No shell egg!

[blueberrychickens]

I found an egg this am on the poop board, it has no shell & then next to it was just a yolk!! Why does this happen??? They have access to oyster shell 24/7 & are fed layer pellets & treats. They have only been laying since early Dec & some of the girls only started laying this past week.
Here's a picture.....

You can kinda see the yolk covered in sand in the bowl.

 

[bills]

Fairly typical of young pullets and there first eggs. Just make sure they are getting proper laying pellets, and all should be right in a few days. The oyster shell should help with the calcium, but you can always give them a little yogurt as well.

 

[Toast n Jelly]

Just a little glitch in the production chamber.

 

[rungirl]

That's common when a pullet is first starts laying. Her egg-laying mechanism is still young and there are kinks to work out. If they have a good diet and they're not stressed out or anything, it will probably be a very rare occurence. It is freaky to find them though, isn't it? There are some hens that have this as a chronic problem, but if it happens when they are young and then the next few eggs are normal, then I wouldn't worry about it. You may also get a few double yolk eggs. That's another common "kink" that usually resolves itself as the hen matures.

Lisa

 

[blueberrychickens]

Glad to hear that its a normal thing. They did have alot of thanksgiving leftovers this past week & I have only given them yogurt 1x this week. I'll be sure to give them some more yogurt in the next few days & maybe some cottage cheese too.
Thanks!

 

[dldolan]

I just found two like that this morning! It is kind of weird, isn't it?? Hope it is my two Welsummers about to start doing their job! All other five hens already on task...!!