I have a small flock - 2 silver laced wyandottes, a buff orp, and a rhode island red. They're all young layers, about 7-and-a-half months old and all laying as expected for new layers. (Though, all 4 still sleep on the floor of the coop, except when I physically place them on the roost in the dark).
The past two mornings I've found 2 soft eggs in the coop, when I let them out. The first night, I thought maybe there was some noise and they get startled. That day I got 2 normal eggs during the day, so it seemed ok. This morning, I found another two soft eggs, and yet all 4 hens have laid eggs today at the expected times - the first around 9am, and the last a few minutes ago (1pm or so).
I've also checked everything for mites, and can't see any, and don't see any other problems. Does anybody have any ideas what could be going on?
The past two mornings I've found 2 soft eggs in the coop, when I let them out. The first night, I thought maybe there was some noise and they get startled. That day I got 2 normal eggs during the day, so it seemed ok. This morning, I found another two soft eggs, and yet all 4 hens have laid eggs today at the expected times - the first around 9am, and the last a few minutes ago (1pm or so).
I've also checked everything for mites, and can't see any, and don't see any other problems. Does anybody have any ideas what could be going on?
