soft egg? total newbie...

[lmvalentino]

Morning! I have 4 GC 18 wks old. One has given me her first two eggs this week! I just went out to check and found this...is this normal? I cleaned out the nest box it was in and went about my business. The hen who has been laying was in the opposite nesting box, so I didn't want to disturb her.

 

[aart]

Not unusual at all for newly laying pullets to drop a few softies.
Can take up to a month or so for things to smooth out.
Meanwhile, eggs everywhere, some of them can be rather funky looking, soft or thin shelled, huge double yolked eggs.

 

[lmvalentino]

thanks so much! i kinda figured that, but wanted to make sure. i took it as a good sign - any egg is better than no egg i suppose!

 

[carlf]

Yep, completely normal. Just make sure to clean it up, don't want to attract predators or have moldy bedding.

Congrats on first eggs too! .
My pullets are 19 weeks, no eggs yet. But they finally stopped scratching in the nest boxes a week or so ago.