soft egg

[tingle]

I have just collected eggs from one of my serama pens and discovered a broken egg with a very soft shell,the egg looked complete but was empty I gather it had broken because of the soft shell,I could crush the shell between my thumb and forefinger and it felt almost elasticy with soft brittle bits (only way I can describe it)The four hens in the pen have all laid before,3 of them in their second season and the other one about 7 months old.Diet has crossed my mind but I havnt altered it in any way for the past year and all the other eggs have been perfect Any answers please????

 

[joedie]

I think sometimes it's just not formed right in the development process. As long as it's not happening frequently I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[gritsar]

I agree with Joedie. Soft shelled eggs sometimes just happen.
ETA: This link for future reference, but again, sometimes they just happen:

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publi...ndbook/16/thinshelled-eggs-and-shellless-eggs

 

[tingle]

Thanks gritsar thats an interesting article!