Squishy egg within egg

[ScarletinaVixen]

I found this while looking for my evening eggs about 15 min ago. Each layer revealed a new egg-thing. I hang out with my flock multiple times a day and no egg is left in there over an hour. The one who laid this is one of the leghorn cross "Ideal" hens. She is almost 3 years old. She eats Layena feed with cooked shells fed back, some oats, and whatever hi-pro dog feed she can capture. She is also eating all the seed heads off the grass, some clover, wood sorrel, possibly some scarlet pimpernel, and for certain a few leaves off my papaya saplings. The weather has been around 92* for several days. I freeze juice jugs full of water and put them in the shade where the hens go cool off. She lives with 5 other hens and a gentleman rooster who really only wants to mate with my wellsummer. Please let me know what this is, what to expect, and what I should do, if anything. THANKS!

 

[Eggcessive]

It is a glitch in the egg laying process. It could be from salpingitis (inflammation of the oviduct,) impacted oviduct, or just a one time glitch. I would give her some extra calcium—half of a human calcium tablet or Tums for 3 days in a row, just to see if there is improvement. Does she act weak or mopey? Here is some reading:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/oviduct-impaction

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is another article and a similar thread from today:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/really-weird-egg-what-is-it-please-help.1388118/

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...-system/defective-or-abnormal-eggs-in-poultry

 

[ScarletinaVixen]

It is a glitch in the egg laying process. It could be from salpingitis (inflammation of the oviduct,) impacted oviduct, or just a one time glitch. I would give her some extra calcium—half of a human calcium tablet or Tums for 3 days in a row, just to see if there is improvement. Does she act weak or mopey? Here is some reading:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/oviduct-impaction

She is not weak or mopey. She is staying out of the sun, but so am I. I will read the links provided and give her some tums. Thanks!