Hi There I'm New and Have a Problem.

[jkschafer]

Hi I am Julia and I have 5 lovely red hens in the Gold Coast Qld Australia. One of my girls has been laying weird shaped eggs all of which are very fragile even though I have calcium powder and shell grit in their feed. They also free range over two acres. If anyone can tell me what is wrong I would really appreciate it. I had to remove one from her physically the other day. Poor girl.

 

[Judy]

My guess is she has a defect in the egg producing system, unfortunately.

Here is a link that tells about many things that go wrong with eggs:

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/20/bodychecked-eggs

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC. Excellent link by Flockwatcher.

 

[Red Barn Farms]

Greetings from Kentucky! So glad you joined us.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Sorry to hear about your hen/egg problems.

 

[Kevin565]

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings, Julia, and

! Hope you find the reason for the strange egg. I think sometimes chickens churn out one like that. Best of luck to you!!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard.