Odd shaped eggs

[SouthPawDixieChick]

I have 5 Rhode Island Red hens, 1 Brown Leghorn hen and a Brown Leghorn rooster. My RIR hens are laying odd shaped eggs. All of them lay these elongated oval shaped eggs. The eggs are long and skinny. My BL lays a regular shaped egg. The chickens are fed egg maker pellets and are let out to free roam 4 to 5 times a week. What is making my RIR lay odd shaped eggs?

 

[Rennie]

How long have they been laying?.. When they are new layers the tend to lay long odd looking eggs ..

 

[the4heathernsmom]

yep I was going to say that I have several first year layers and I get several elongated eggs per week. I think the more they lay the more "normal" their egg shape becomes.

 

[SouthPawDixieChick]

Thanks for the replies.... They have been laying for about a year. Is that still considered as a young layer? I have had RIR before and didn't seem to have this problem. I was wondering if it was deficiency? My BL hen seems to lay regular shaped eggs. Thanks for any reply/help

 

[88Blondie]

I notice my older chickens lay longer shaped eggs sometimes.