New chicken momma

[Angelpc]

New to the forum and a new chicken momma, we have 4 Rhode Island’s reds. We love our chicks and have a few questions. Glad to find this site.

 

[Angelpc]

All our hens were laying up until this week. We were getting 4 eggs a day. This week only 3 eggs a day. Then found this where they perch and sleep. A shell-less, yolk less egg with a tail. All hens are acting normal, eating & drinking hanging out together and look healthy. One of them did recently fall from a 4 foot distance. Not sure that has anything to do with this. They get a good hen laying feed, fresh fruit and free range so they get plenty of greens and grass. Also starting giving them a trail mix of cracked corn, meal worm, fly large and sunflower seeds. After I found the shell-less egg Istatting giving them oyster shells as well.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC! Feel free to ask any questions.

 

[SilverBirds]

All our hens were laying up until this week. We were getting 4 eggs a day. This week only 3 eggs a day. Then found this where they perch and sleep. A shell-less, yolk less egg with a tail. All hens are acting normal, eating & drinking hanging out together and look healthy. One of them did recently fall from a 4 foot distance. Not sure that has anything to do with this. They get a good hen laying feed, fresh fruit and free range so they get plenty of greens and grass. Also starting giving them a trail mix of cracked corn, meal worm, fly large and sunflower seeds. After I found the shell-less egg Istatting giving them oyster shells as well.

Looks like a shell-less egg. You can read more about them here: Common egg quality. problems. One shell-less egg is okay, but if you continue getting them there may be a health issue.

 

[Blue Raptor]

New to the forum and a new chicken momma, we have 4 Rhode Island’s reds. We love our chicks and have a few questions. Glad to find this site.

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Welcome to BYC! A lack of calcium can result in shell-less eggs. What you can do is after you use their eggs is you can feed the shells back to them because the shells have calcium in them. Or you can crush them up and put in whatever scraps you might be feeding them. Make sure their feed also has a high amount of calcium in it as well. Hope this helps some.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang.

 

[Tookie]

Hello and welcome to BYC!
I wouldn't be too worried about the egg unless the shell-less eggs are consistent.
How old are they? Do you know which one laid it?
Also try not to give too many treats, treats should not make up more than 10% of their diet.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello
Welcome to BYC.