Shell less egg and thin shell egg under the roost - one hen?

[kuntrychick]

We bought a couple hens last week. One of them is a Buff Orphington and the other an EE. At least that's what I was told. One is yellow and the other is multi-colored. We were also told they're about a 1 1/2 years old.

I mostly got the EE because I felt sorry for her and wanted to rescue her and see if she gets more healthy looking. Her butt feathers are totally gone and looked wet looking around them. Also, a lot of her back feathers look out of place or missing. I got the BO too because they seemed to be friends and I wanted her to have a familiar face around.

We've got these two together separated from our others for now in a temporary coop/run.

The EE is already looking better. The butt no longer looks wet and she's eating good.

The BO seems real shy..doesn't want to come out much or anything. I'm hoping she'll adapt soon.

Anyway, here's the issue. I can understand laying stopping for a while to adjust to a new environment and all. But, last night I went to check on them and while they were on the roost, the EE had 2 eggs on the ground under her. One had no shell at all and the other right beside it was cracked (but the contents still inside) and had a very thin shell..I mean thin. The yolk looked good and orange though. The white looked a little iffy...not quite sure how it's supposed to look. The shell was a very light brown (was hoping she'd lay green/blue eggs and the man said she did

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Did that EE lay both of them eggs while on the roost? I mean, when they've went without laying whether it be for molting, change of environment...whatever....can they do something like that to get their equipment back in order?

She's also in the nest box this morning.

I am giving them layer pellets and providing oyster shell but the oyster shell doesn't look like it's been touched.

I'm not sure why her feathers are like they are....if it's because of molting or just bad conditions she was living in. But, she is looking a lot more healthy already than when we got her.

I'm just wondering about the 2 eggs...if she could have possibly laid them both trying to get things working again or something?

I've got to work on her thin shell eggs as well.

 

[ging3rhoffman]

I think it is just going to take some time for the eggs to get better. They eat oyster shell when they need it. I use the Purina Layena crumble they didnt like the pellets, i dont know why. Just give those poor girls some time. As far as the eggs coming from the EE, i bet they were from the BO. My girls walk over each other on the roost all the time so it could have easily been the Buffs.
I applaud you for rescuing those girls. Oh, also give them a little yogurt each day for a couple of weeks, just a 1/4 a cup each day, that should help put some probiotics in them. Also give them some treats and they will start trusting you and loving you. Post some pictures of them for us and then post pics again in a few weeks.
Again...

for helping those poor girls.

 

[cmom]

I agree. It will take them some time to adjust so their laying might be off a bit for awhile. My birds wouldn't eat just the yogurt but when I mixed some up in their feed they loved it.

 

[kuntrychick]

OK, here's a picture of her back feathers:

Here's one of her face:

What is that white stuff at her ear area on the pink...not sure what part that's called, but the same pink that the comb and wattles are but up close to the ear?

Here's one of her rear end. I was trying to get a better picture but she wouldn't be still...LOL:

She looks A LOT better now than the day we got her. The feathers she has left around her rear end were wet looking and all that day.


Here's a pic of Blondie:

She has a little of that white stuff close to her ear too. She also has some back feathers missing ...couldn't get them in the shot because she was already getting mad at me taking pictures..her comb and wattles went from pale pink to bright red just from me trying to take a couple shots because I disturbed her. She also has some head/neck feathers missing right close to the comb.

 

[M To The Maxx]

That is not a EE but the other one is a orpington. It looks like they are just molting.

 

[kuntrychick]

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What kind is it then?

So, that's how molting looks? Even the rear end feathers totally gone down to the skin?

Oh, and what about that white stuff?