Shell-less egg blob on poop board

[Stephanie8806]

Okay... so I know soft shelled eggs are common with new layers... as are eggs laid in just a membrane.
I have also learned that it is quite normal for a pullet to lay occasionally on the roosts at night.
I got a few soft shell eggs in the first weeks of a chicken laying as well as additionally when the weather has been in the triple digits.

But the last week or so, I’ve come to the coop in the morning to find that a mixed eggy messy blob in 1-3 places on the poop board. Like a clear blob of egg whites with maybe a streak/swirl of yolk, but certainly no formed yolk. No sign of membrane or shell... either soft or solid.

I’ve got 11 pullets, a mix of breeds. 7 are laying. Even on days where I have these blob eggs, I have also gotten legit eggs from all my layers. Is this normal? Should I be concerned?

 

[Stephanie8806]

Bump

 

[DougVC]

Personally I wouldn’t be too worried yet. You mentioned 7/11 are laying so it could be one of the 4 not laying yet that is doing it. If you are not already try offering some calcium supplements (ground up egg shells or oyster shell) apart from the feed. When pullets start laying you get all kinds of weird things.

 

[Stephanie8806]

Personally I wouldn’t be too worried yet. You mentioned 7/11 are laying so it could be one of the 4 not laying yet that is doing it. If you are not already try offering some calcium supplements (ground up egg shells or oyster shell) apart from the feed. When pullets start laying you get all kinds of weird things.

Okie dokie. Am already offering egg shell and oyster shell, free choice in a container in the coop, as well as sprinkled in their run. And they are on a layer feed

 

[DougVC]

You are doing all you can right now then. They will likely address the issue on their own then. Chickens are very good at knowing what they need in their diet.

 

[Stephanie8806]

You are doing all you can right now then. They will likely address the issue on their own then. Chickens are very good at knowing what they need in their diet.

Okay thank you so much! It seems patience will out with so many chicken questions

 

[ADKcluckers]

Yep, exact same thing in my coop in the mornings but then usually it stops and I start getting more eggs than before, so they seem to get over whatever it is and begin laying normal eggs in a few days. The good news is that your daily egg harvest is about to increase