/ Register

  1. If this is your first time on BYC, we suggest you start with one of these three options:
    Raising Chickens Chicken Coops Join BYC
    If you're already a member of our community, click here to login & click here to learn what's new!

My Aracauna seems to have laid an egg, but...

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by Ana Robin, Sep 16, 2014.

Most Liked Posts
  1. Sep 16, 2014 #1
    Ana Robin

    Ana Robin Out Of The Brooder

    49
    1
    42
    Apr 29, 2014
    She did so in the run and the egg shell was almost nonexistent, as though she laid more of just a yolk. She then just sort of stood there while all of the others ate what she had laid, not moving much at all. Is this normal? Could there be a problem?

    Many thanks.
     
  3. Sep 16, 2014 #2
    Judy

    Judy Moderator Staff Member

    34,028
    450
    448
    Feb 5, 2009
    South Georgia
    Was it her first egg? Then it's pretty common. Strange things will probably happen to at least some of the eggs for a month or so, til they "settle in." She may not have had any idea what was about to happen -- and then she will have to learn to look for a nest to lay in. Also, chickens will always eat a broken egg.
     
  5. Sep 16, 2014 #3
    Ana Robin

    Ana Robin Out Of The Brooder

    49
    1
    42
    Apr 29, 2014
    This was her first egg. Our Sagitta went straight for the nesting boxes and her eggs have been perfect, albeit small, since day one. So, I guess what I have to go by isn't really the norm. LOL Thanks for the input!!!
     
  7. Sep 16, 2014 #4
    Ol Grey Mare

    Ol Grey Mare One egg shy of a full carton. ..... Premium Member

    16,515
    4,539
    481
    Mar 9, 2014
    Oregon
    My Coop
    X 2 - out of our current flock of 15 we had probably six shell-less eggs in the first two months of production as different birds came into production. We had some that were like your Sagitta and others that experienced things similar to your Araucana - it really just varies from one bird to the next, but all falls within the "normal" category.
     
    Last edited: Sep 16, 2014
  9. Sep 17, 2014 #5
    Ana Robin

    Ana Robin Out Of The Brooder

    49
    1
    42
    Apr 29, 2014
    This is good to know... thank you!!!
     

BackYard Chickens is proudly sponsored by