In your photo, it looks like a mended egg. If she's laying o.k. I wouldn't worry too much.Thanks for all the responses
Yeah, I usually don’t try to bother them in hot weather. My mom is the current care taker for the birds, since life has been super hectic for me of late. I just happened to have a rare moment to check up on them, so I took the opportunity. She didn't seem to be panting today looking from afar, but the top of her comb is looking kind of purple, which as I understand could be indicative of a heart issue?
She hasn’t gone into the yearly molt, although some of the others have started. Her bottom has been looking bare for a while now, so I don’t think that is it. She’s 2.5years young, and a relatively slim bird - compared to my chonky midnight marans.
Yeah, it’s kind of squishy, like a crop when its full of liquid not like a taut water balloon - so that sounds like good news?
I don’t have a photo of the squished looking egg, but it’s not a slab side egg, just looks like someone slightly flattened one side of a playdough egg, It’s more like a pebble. This bird lays more weird eggs than normal, so we usually eat those first in case the integrity is compromised and it doesn’t survive the counter.
She does get to the nesting box on time, I have several. But in typical chicken fashion they all have the one favorite box. she’s a bit lower on the pecking order so sometimes I see her getting chased out by another hen.
Their staple is nutrena 20% all flock and whatever they pick off the lawn during free range time. Occasionally they get some greens or meat from bone scrap used to make soup stock (unsalted unflavored) since my mom volunteers at a local kitchen. We also have consistent supply of oyster shell for them on the side
I’ll keep an eye out, what do you mean by lying down? like resting during the day?
At this point, I'd just go into observation mode.
https://www.yellowbirchhobbyfarm.com/weird-eggs-101-the-oddities-explained/
