Soft shell egg!!!!

[Jdc361]

ok so I'm a new chicken owner and about a week ago we got our first egg!

it was a perfect little egg. But then 2 days ago we got another egg which was very light almost a white egg. Mind u I only have 5 red sexlinks and the first egg was a rich dark brown. These where both in the nesting boxes and golf balls actually work!!! But this morning I went out there and saw no egg

so I took the nesting boxes out and checked the coop. When I went to put the nesting boxes back in(they're removable) I saw on top was this!

i might be panicking for a first time chicken owner but I don't know what to do?!!! Did she lay it from the roost?! Did it just fall out?! Why did this happen and how do I fix it? Thanks!

 

[DeepDishChix]

Sometimes it's normal for chickens to lay soft shell eggs if they aren't getting enough nutrients. You could try feeding them crushed clam or oyster shells. Hope this is helpful!

 

[Jdc361]

Sometimes it's normal for chickens to lay soft shell eggs if they aren't getting enough nutrients. You could try feeding them crushed clam or oyster shells. Hope this is helpful! 

Well I just switched over to the layer pellets and they have oyster shell and grit

 

[Hens rule]

Some of my hens do that sometimes too...

That always wind up eating the soft sheeted eggs.

 

[scrow]

I have 11 new chickens. My first time as well. I have found 2 "jelly eggs" in the last week and also 2 yolks that looked like they were "laid"on the ground without a membrane or a shell. Normal?

 

[Hens rule]

I have 11 new chickens. My first time as well. I have found 2 "jelly eggs" in the last week and also 2 yolks that looked like they were "laid"on the ground without a membrane or a shell. Normal?

Yes, jelly eggs are normal mainly for pullets who just started to lay eggs. They may just need a little extra calcium like some oyster shell in a bowl around their food.

The yolk without a membrane can be normal but sometimes not. It could be a lash egg but I'm not sure. Do you have a picture?

 

[junebuggena]

It's very normal for a new layer to lay the occasional shell-less egg even if they have access to calcium. It can take several weeks for all of the parts of the egg laying system to start working together on a regular basis.