Hoping I am in the wrong forum? Eggs without shells?

[Enchanted1s]

I am really hoping that I am worrying for nothing...

LittleBit - is a Crested Cream Legbar - 24 weeks. She just started laying last week. She was giving us small blueish eggs. Sunday, we were thrilled that we had 4 eggs from our 4 hens for the first time! Monday we had 4 again! But, as we are shutting everything up for the night LittleBit lays another egg - in the middle of the yard - she seemed as surprised as we were! As if it just slipped out? This egg was not blue. It was as if it had no shell - just squishy, translucent - you could almost see the yolk. I posted about it here and the consciences was she is fine - just because she is young and just started laying.

The next morning, around 7am - when I went out to take care of the littles and clean the coop - there was another shell-less egg! She did not lay a blue egg on Tuesday. Today - so far there is another shell-less egg in the coop. It wasn't my morning, so I cleaned the coop around noon and found this egg. As I was leaving, LittleBit showed me her poop - it looked like dark green water. Otherwise she shows no signs of illness.

We are still pretty new to poultry. Should we be concerned? Anything I need to look for or do? THANKS IN ADVANCE

EDIT - Forgot to mention. They have layer pellets AND free choice Oyster Shells in a bowl on the side. The are free to roam half of the property all day.

 

[chickenluver10]

One of my RIR hens has the same problem!! Are you giving her oyster shells?

 

[GldnValleyHens]

I get alot of squishy shelless eggs, and I just give em to the dog. It can happen if a hen is stressed and lays an egg before the calcium forms, or if a hen is really hot. It could also be a calcium disorder, which is fixed by oyster shells or crushed egg shells. ( feeding the shells back to the hen)
But in my opinion, as I have had plenty of these eggs and my hens are thriving and healthy, I don't worry about it. I am sure your hen is ok!

 

[Enchanted1s]

They have layer pellets AND free choice Oyster Shells in a bowl near their food.

Just to recap - she laid one normal and 2 shell-less eggs in less than 24 hours.

 

[sawilliams]

Shell less eggs do happen and are usually fine if its only 1 or 2. But repeats can cuase issues.

1 are they on layer feed? They need a fed with calcium to help provide enough calcium to shell the eggs

2 do you have oyster shell availible? With or without layer feed extra calcium should be provided seperatly. Any type of calcium supplement including egg shell is fine but they need to have a good amount avilible free choice at all times when laying.

Now in not saying layer feed or oyster shells will slove your issue but if she just needs more then others it may help. Some hens don't learn to eat the supplemental calcium, or don't know they need it. Adding a treat oon top may help them find it the first few times. Now the other possiblity is a defective shell gland. There just isn't much you can do about this. Or ouff they get scared or stressed the egg can pass to quickly. Ouff you have tried every means of adding calcium to get her back to normal and she still isn't laying normally then unfortunally a defective shell gland may be the case and there isn't much to do but love your pet and watch for other future complications. Issues from shell less eggs can include internal laying and internal infections

 

[sawilliams]

See

They have layer pellets AND free choice Oyster Shells in a bowl near their food.

Just to recap - she laid one normal and 2 shell-less eggs in less than 24 hours.

I'm always toying while others comment

 

[sawilliams]

They have layer pellets AND free choice Oyster Shells in a bowl near their food.

Just to recap - she laid one normal and 2 shell-less eggs in less than 24 hours.

Sounds like an over production issue then possibly. Hopefully she will normal out as she lays longer

 

[Mr&MrsSimmonsCalifornia]

My RIR is the same she lays eggs like that sometimes most of the time!! And I have tried everything!!

 

[Enchanted1s]

Sounds like an over production issue then possibly. Hopefully she will normal out as she lays longer

Thanks. I do not know if she has a blue egg today or not - the nest is occupied. I will update this thread if she lays another anything today. And, yes she is brand new to laying.

 

[Sylie]

Thanks. I do not know if she has a blue egg today or not - the nest is occupied. I will update this thread if she lays another anything today. And, yes she is brand new to laying.

I have a duck that has been laying shell less eggs. For mine, it's the heat, I noticed a pattern when it was hot, shell less, then it cooled down and we got storms for like 2 weeks, the eggs went back to normal. I don't know what your temperatures are like but one of those box fans set up to blow on them may help.
This can also happen with new layers as well as, sometimes shell less eggs indicate a lack of Vitamin D. Does she get to eat grass/weeds etc? They get a lot of Vitamin D from weeds and grass.
Here is a link for you to read more about shell less eggs and preventing them

https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2014/04/soft-shelled-or-rubber-eggs-causes-and.html