Hello! I found this “egg” in the nest this morning. It’s the second time I’ve encountered one that looks like this - no shell, no discernible yolk, some weird pink brains. Last time was perhaps a month ago. My flock is all female & consists of 4 buff orpingtons of undetermined age - somewhere between 5 and 7(?). One red star also unknown age. Two 7ish month old speckled Sussex & one Easter egger who have just started laying within the last 3 weeks.
some background info: much of my flock are rescues, so that’s why I’m uncertain of ages.
The red star used to lay pretty consistently
Until 6 months ago or so when her “sister” (the only other red star) was killed in front of her by a fox. All the girls went off lay for a while. The buffs went back to laying one egg maybe every 4-5 days, but for the one who I suspect has never laid — she’s a little weird haha — Has never sat on a nest, has an odd-shaped head. The red star has laid a couple of shell-less eggs since the attack (but not with the weird pink membrane) but otherwise hasn’t laid at all. She had some diarrhea right after the attack as well — for a few weeks which we treated with probiotics and ACV and.
All the older girls are molting now so no one but the babies are laying.
The Easter egger lays nearly every day. The speckled seem to lay every 2-3 days. I suspect this weird “egg” is from one of them due to the tiny size, but I can’t be sure.
they have access to grass every day, and have a fully enclosed run for when we’re not home. They have both free access to calcium and I sprinkle calcium in with their food (which is organic purina pellets).
Has anyone seen this kind of thing before? And should I be worried? Everyone’s acting/eating/drinking completely normally, which in my years of experience seems to be the best indicator of wellness.
Thanks for any ideas!
some background info: much of my flock are rescues, so that’s why I’m uncertain of ages.
The red star used to lay pretty consistently
Until 6 months ago or so when her “sister” (the only other red star) was killed in front of her by a fox. All the girls went off lay for a while. The buffs went back to laying one egg maybe every 4-5 days, but for the one who I suspect has never laid — she’s a little weird haha — Has never sat on a nest, has an odd-shaped head. The red star has laid a couple of shell-less eggs since the attack (but not with the weird pink membrane) but otherwise hasn’t laid at all. She had some diarrhea right after the attack as well — for a few weeks which we treated with probiotics and ACV and.
All the older girls are molting now so no one but the babies are laying.
The Easter egger lays nearly every day. The speckled seem to lay every 2-3 days. I suspect this weird “egg” is from one of them due to the tiny size, but I can’t be sure.
they have access to grass every day, and have a fully enclosed run for when we’re not home. They have both free access to calcium and I sprinkle calcium in with their food (which is organic purina pellets).
Has anyone seen this kind of thing before? And should I be worried? Everyone’s acting/eating/drinking completely normally, which in my years of experience seems to be the best indicator of wellness.
Thanks for any ideas!