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Has anyone ever seen an egg with a residue like this on it? It scratches off in tiny individual balls. They are on the outside of the formed egg shell and can be cleaned away leaving a normal looking egg. They are egg shell color but I can’t tell if they are egg shell material. This has happened on the last 5-6 of this chickens eggs. The chickens all appear healthy and eating normally.
 
They eat a layer pellet plus extra kitchen scraps. They have the option of oyster shell if they want it. Maybe the veggies they are getting are putting them over on their calcium needs. They got broccoli two weeks ago. They normally free range but our coyote and fox pollution became too active when it got cold. So now they are in their coop 24/7. I give them veggies for some “entertainment.”
 
oldhenlikesdogs said:
They are calcium deposits. Do you feed a layer ration? Sometimes they get too much calcium. It can also just be a glitch in the system.
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EggSighted4Life said:
Hi, welcome to BYC! :frow

Check out this article...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

What is the age of the birds? What is fed including supplements?

Looks like excess calcium... but could be a shell gland hiccup.
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They were born last summer. I added more details below about their food regimen
 
AliKimKim said:
They eat a layer pellet plus extra kitchen scraps. They have the option of oyster shell if they want it. Maybe the veggies they are getting are putting them over on their calcium needs. They got broccoli two weeks ago. They normally free range but our coyote and fox pollution became too active when it got cold. So now they are in their coop 24/7. I give them veggies for some “entertainment.”
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If it continues for more than a few eggs you could try changing things up. I personally no longer feed a layer, I feed an all flock ration with a separate bowl of oyster shells for the calcium needs, and I no longer see egg shell quality problems. Some hens just get too much calcium from the layer ration in my opinion.
 
oldhenlikesdogs said:
If it continues for more than a few eggs you could try changing things up. I personally no longer feed a layer, I feed an all flock ration with a separate bowl of oyster shells for the calcium needs, and I no longer see egg shell quality problems. Some hens just get too much calcium from the layer ration in my opinion.
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That makes sense. I also was worrying about my one chicken who doesn’t lay any longer. She’s definitely taking in too much calcium because she’s eating the community food. That would solve both problems.
 

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