Nasty Eggs from New Pullet - will it go away?

[Hens_And_Chicks]

I have new pullets starting to lay - one in particular is laying the weirdest/oddest shaped and textured eggs with curly cues on the end that look like an ice cream swirl, very rough sandpaper like texture and every single egg for the past week has had nasty blood gunk spots in it.

I am not sure which pullet is laying - I suspect one of the Buckeyes but cannot confirm.

Will this go away? I have 35 hens/mostly pullets and this is the first bad egg layer I have had - should I cage them to figure out who it is? Should she be culled?

(just to clarify, I have Buckeyes, Jersey Giants, one White Rock, Barred Rocks, Golden Buffs, Light Brahmas and Dominiques.

 

[lauralou]

I thinks it's normal for young layers to lay strange looking eggs. Also, seems to me that the younger pullets have more blood and meat spots inside the eggs. After a while, they usually get the system running better. I would give her some more time before I made any decisions.

 

[hen-thusiast]

I agree. I'd give her some time to settle in with the laying before any decisions are made.

 

[technodoll]

sandpaper shells may be an indication of too much calcium in the diet, too...

good luck!