I have a 1 year old red sex-link who is/has been a very good layer. Only took a couple of days off since she started laying. She started out laying very pretty large, smooth brown eggs. A few weeks into her laying career, her eggs became a lighter brown with some darker brown spots and very rough shells like sandpaper. She has never shown any signs of illness. She has been acting normally. Alert, eating/drinking well, eating oyster shell I keep available, as needed, normal droppings, not molting. I feed the flock Nutrena Organic feed, I believe it's 18% protein.
Today she laid her usual rough shelled egg, but it had a few spots of yellow yolk on the shell when I collected them this morning. No eggs were broken and they were all 3 there. I only have 3 layers at the moment. Is it just an anomaly that happens from time to time or is this something that is a precursor for a serious issue I need to worry about?? She's running around today normally with her sisters happily scratching the grass on the bug hunt and squats every time I walk by. lol
Looking forward to all y 'all's helpful insights.
Today she laid her usual rough shelled egg, but it had a few spots of yellow yolk on the shell when I collected them this morning. No eggs were broken and they were all 3 there. I only have 3 layers at the moment. Is it just an anomaly that happens from time to time or is this something that is a precursor for a serious issue I need to worry about?? She's running around today normally with her sisters happily scratching the grass on the bug hunt and squats every time I walk by. lol
Looking forward to all y 'all's helpful insights.