- Apr 25, 2013
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Hi all! I'm new at this. I have four, 4-month old pullets. (Two Rhode Island Reds, one golden, and one Ameraucana.) All of them have just started laying, they had their first eggs last week. When I went outside this morning and looked in the coop I noticed two of them pecking at a broken egg on the floor. I was horrified, because I've read about how egg-eating chickens often have to be culled. I quickly removed the egg, and noticed that it had a softer, flexible shell, which is probably why it broke. Should I be worried?? I've put so much time and energy into raising these birds, it would be so sad if I had to get rid of them!