Pullet laying double and triple yoker!

[Bette-Mae-Ginger]

Hi everyone thank you for adding me .


One of my pullets Mae has laid a double and triple yoker. I am really worried that this is too much for her as the egg this morning weighed 135 grams, she has only been laying for 3 weeks. Is there anything I should be doing to make things easier for her.
I have cleaned her vent with baby shampoo this morning as best I can.

 

[JaeG]

Wowser, that's a big egg!

Until their systems get into the groove of laying you can get some odd pullet eggs, including massive ones.

Hopefully things settle down for her soon.

 

[Bette-Mae-Ginger]

Wowser, that's a big egg!

Until their systems get into the groove of laying you can get some odd pullet eggs, including massive ones.

Hopefully things settle down for her soon.

Thank JaeG for your reply. I hope so, she is so lovely I hate to think of her in pain, having chickens is as worrying as having a newborn baby :0/

 

[aart]

I have cleaned her vent with baby shampoo this morning as best I can

Why did her vent need cleaning?
What breed is she?
What all and how exactly are you feeding?

 

[aart]

having chickens is as worrying as having a newborn baby

Ha! It's comparable.
Like getting a tiny sip of water out of a firehose,
there's a lot to learn......but we can help.

 

[Bette-Mae-Ginger]

Why did her vent need cleaning?
What breed is she?
What all and how exactly are you feeding?

Why did her vent need cleaning?
What breed is she?
What all and how exactly are you feeding?

Hi aart,
She was dirty around her feathers in the vent area.
She is a rhode Island red/hybrid.
She has access all day to layer pellets and gets treats like corn in the evening, melon or spaghetti or larva bettle or cabbage late morning.
Thanks for replying i love all three chickens, but Mae is my favorite she is the one that follows me everywhere.

 

[Bette-Mae-Ginger]

Ha! It's comparable.
Like getting a tiny sip of water out of a firehose,
there's a lot to learn......but we can help.

Thank you

 

[aart]

She is a rhode Island red/hybrid.
She has access all day to layer pellets and gets treats like corn in the evening, melon or spaghetti or larva bettle or cabbage late morning.

So she's a RIR mixed with something else.....or a red sexlink?
High production birds can have amplified ovary action.
Does she always lay multi yolkers, every day?
Hopefully things smooth out a bit in time.

I'd cut out everything but the layer feed for a week or two,
Juicy foods make for juicy poops.

 

[Aapomp831]

So she's a RIR mixed with something else.....or a red sexlink?
High production birds can have amplified ovary action.
Does she always lay multi yolkers, every day?
Hopefully things smooth out a bit in time.

I'd cut out everything but the layer feed for a week or two,
Juicy foods make for juicy poops.

X2. I would cut out the spaghetti completely; high carb treats aren’t good for chickens.

 

[Bette-Mae-Ginger]

So she's a RIR mixed with something else.....or a red sexlink?
High production birds can have amplified ovary action.
Does she always lay multi yolkers, every day?
Hopefully things smooth out a bit in time.

I'd cut out everything but the layer feed for a week or two,
Juicy foods make for juicy poops.

Mae was advertised as a rir but I think she is hybrid as she is not the deep red of a rir, no the egg she laid this morning was normal thank goodness. I will follow your advice no treats for a couple of weeks....they will not be happy lol. Mae is the one on the right.
Thanks for your help