Our first shell less egg

[hlhutchinson]

So far we have had all normal eggs today we got our first odd egg.

We have 4 chickens 3 are laying. I’m not sure if this is from our last non laying gal. It was not in the nest box however my gal (not sure if it’s Barbecue who has started up again after going broody or Chicky who is a leghorn/EE who has started laying. When we got a green egg again it was not a typical small egg it was actually larger then normal and was a bit bloody. All other green eggs have been a bit smaller with no blood
I have not been able to catch the culprit in the act yet. the other day our (green mystery egg layer) layed her egg in the coop, and today the odd egg was in the coop different spot but in Chicky sleeping spot. Yet again just leads to more questions who did it This could have been my fault I was blocking the nest box at night to stop one from sleeping in it at night normaly I open it up well before any eggs are layed but... so we are no longer blocking it however she has taken to sleeping on the floor of the coop. Makes me sad she’s not with the rest, but it is what it is.
I might be odd but I have enjoyed trying to figure out who is laying what egg. Our other two gals I am able to recognize who’s egg I’d who’s. This mystery I’m hoping will be solved when I have two green eggs or one green and one white. I’m thinking Chicky could have a white or green egg.
Can I scramble the odd egg and feed it back to them?

 

[sunflour]

Can I scramble the odd egg and feed it back to them?

I would

 

[chickens really]

New layers lay strange eggs...Do you provide oyster shell in a separate bowl?....

 

[kgb6days]

I've got one hen that lays an egg with such a thin fragile shell that it often breaks just with her laying it or me picking it up. I have plenty of oyster shell available to them as well as giving them quality food. I figure she just has a faulty laying system.

 

[chickens really]

I've got one hen that lays an egg with such a thin fragile shell that it often breaks just with her laying it or me picking it up. I have plenty of oyster shell available to them as well as giving them quality food. I figure she just has a faulty laying system.

She might not be consuming the oyster shell?...I trick mine into using it by adding some scratch grains for a couple of days..

 

[kgb6days]

I'll try that - actually never thought of it

 

[sunflour]

I've got one hen that lays an egg with such a thin fragile shell that it often breaks just with her laying it or me picking it up. I have plenty of oyster shell available to them as well as giving them quality food. I figure she just has a faulty laying system.

What specific feed do they get?

 

[kgb6days]

What specific feed do they get?

DuMor from TSC - layer 16% crumble. They all do well on it but the one. She will occasionally lay an egg with a good shell but still thinner than all the others. I also raise mealworms for their treats. This time of year they get pumpkin too - meat scraps off the table and I let them out of the run each evening to wander the yard

 

[sunflour]

DuMor from TSC - layer 16% crumble. They all do well on it but the one. She will occasionally lay an egg with a good shell but still thinner than all the others. I also raise mealworms for their treats. This time of year they get pumpkin too - meat scraps off the table and I let them out of the run each evening to wander the yard

It has enough calcium. Do you think she is eating enough of the feed, maybe leave off the "treats" and entice her to eat the feed and supplement with the oyster shell.

But since she has just started laying, maybe her system needs some time to improve? Or she may have a defect in the shell gland?

Hope things improve.

 

[kgb6days]

[QUOTE="sunflour, post: 19151901, member: 180990"

But since she has just started laying, maybe her system needs some time to improve? Or she may have a defect in the shell gland?

Hope things improve.[/QUOTE]
She has actually been laying over a year now - I think she has a defect in her shell gland. She is otherwise happy and acts perfectly normal. I love her enough to feed her without any reward