Soft Spot on Egg

[Redbear1950]

I have one chicken that regularly has been laying an egg with a soft spot and hole on the narrow end. What causes this. Not see before.

 

[AshVau22]

This is a good read, #17 Holes in Eggshell looks like your eggs. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/
What there diet?

 

[Redbear1950]

This is a good read, #17 Holes in Eggshell looks like your eggs. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/
What there diet?

Thanks for this article. She is a young hen and has 5 "sisters" All are doing just fine on the diet which they have been on for a year. I guess I'll have to separate her and monitor. I don't think she is pecking at it. The "spot" is soft and has a little hole in it.

 

[AshVau22]

Thanks for this article. She is a young hen and has 5 "sisters" All are doing just fine on the diet which they have been on for a year. I guess I'll have to separate her and monitor. I don't think she is pecking at it. The "spot" is soft and has a little hole in it.

what kind of feed? Protein %? Treats, if any how often? Do they have oyster shell on the side to take what they need? Some hens require more calcium than others. They also need more calcium as they age.

 

[Redbear1950]

what kind of feed? Protein %? Treats, if any how often? Do they have oyster shell on the side to take what they need? Some hens require more calcium than others. They also need more calcium as they age.

16% or 17% protein; calcium from oyster shells and ground egg shells. Treats are mealworms and scratch. I also make hot meals of oatmeal, brown rice, quinoa, raisins with cayenne pepper as a meal add on. i'm going to give the one hen some liquid calcium to see if that helps. She could be upset with all the unseasonably cold weather and now the 18" of snow we just had in NC. I've been caring for chickens for 15 years. Never saw this before. ChatGPT gave some good advice too.

 

[AshVau22]

I've seen it before but only in my hen who suffers from ascites.
Weather stress could definitely be a cause.