Hens egg is like JELLO!

[AnimalsComeFirst]

I went to go get a egg from our Barred plymouth rock (Gloria) and i picked it up and it feels like a water balloon or a peice of jello! The egg shell is flexible.
What is this?

 

[anderson8505]

It happens. It's okay.

 

[FarmCoe]

Don't worry, "Jello" eggs are pretty common for pullets still working out the egg-laying process. There's nothing wrong with your hen. She should start laying hard-shelled eggs very soon

 

[AnimalsComeFirst]

No, Gloria is not a pullet. She is at least 2 years old. I don't know for sure because she is a rescue chicken.

She has been laying hard eggs for months. She just layed one yesterday that was hard.

 

[hmmcc123]

Is she getting enough calcium? If you are not supplying ground up oyster shells, you may want to try that. Good luck!

 

[FarmCoe]

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[silkiechicken]

It happens time to time. No worries.

 

[OregonChickenGal]

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[ECBW]

If you are already providing calcium supplement, it might be that she is about done. I also have a 3-year-old Production Red going through the same. She now lays sporadically and "soft shell" half of the time.

 

[AnimalsComeFirst]

I have oyster shells that I have fed her as long as i've had her... but i think the problem is that I refilled their fooddish a few days ago and forgot to put some in. I'll go do that right now.... hopefully thats the problem

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Thanks for replying!