Ridges on eggs

[Backyard Hencam]

I had a lot of trouble with poorly formed egg shells with my first six hens. The BO had eggs break inside her. I wrote about it on websites below. She lived to be almost six but she had the problem for the last few years. I've learned they don't have to be sick, the part of their "egg maker" is just working correctly to produce a nice covering. Don't get discouraged, it doesn't sound like they are sick. Just make sure they have quality feed and oyster shells. Stress seems to cause rubber eggs in mine. My granddaughters were here this week and we got a "rubber" egg. Perhaps when you can let them out again, it will correct itself.

 

[mjhclifton]

I have a two year old RIR who has been laying the same kind of ridged eggs as the two in the picture. I'd say if she laid 5 eggs a week (which she does on average), then 2-3 have the ridges. But not every week. It's like when she lays one with ridges, then the next day its even worse and then again for like 2-5 days straight. Then she will go a week or two without ridges, it will just have a lump on the narrow end of the egg. Her eggs are always very, very thinned shelled and the white part of the eggs are always watery. She doesn't have any weezing, sneezing or anything else that I've noticed other than she seems to have lost weight. I'm worried now because she has watery poop, like pretty much just water. I don't know if its just water or water and poop also. She is with 5 other chickens. Also, I have a broody sitting on eggs right now and that worries me with the other posts talking about brochitis. She had bronchitis symptoms when she was young, this was over a year ago. I gave her tetracycaline (duramyacin) in her water for the recommended dosage. I found this thread looking up the watery pooping symptom. Thanks ahead for any advice.