Strange Eggs, Are My Girls Lacking Something??

[Chickeemariee]

I recently got two new hens into the flock, I’ve done the isolation then slowly introducing them to the old flock thing. I’m adding this in as maybe stress is causing this?

The weird egg laying is coming from one of my old flock (only about 1 1/2 years old) members who’s pretty high if not top of pecking order. Yesterday & today she laid weird eggs with a circular part that seems to be a different consistency or thickness than the rest of the shell. So 2 eggs in total, one egg has two pics of it because the color variation seemed really strange.

I cracked the discolored one for the girls this morning as I was afraid to crack it in my house (cracked a bad egg in there once, took about 12 candles and 4 hours of incense to get that smell out). The egg was totally normal inside, no weird smell color or consistency. I haven’t cracked the second one yet as she just laid it but does anyone know why this is happening? They eat their egg shells that I wash and give back to them and are on layer feed and free range about half the day with mealworms and kitchen scraps given in moderation.

Just a weird fluke or should I be concerned?

 

[FrostRanger]

I would only be concerned if this was a regular thing with her. Hens occasionally lay weird eggs, as long as it's only a once in a blue moon thing, it's nothing to worry about

 

[Chickeemariee]

I would only be concerned if this was a regular thing with her. Hens occasionally lay weird eggs, as long as it's only a once in a blue moon thing, it's nothing to worry about

Very true, it was the 2 back to back that had me start raising an eyebrow but I guess just keeping and eye on things and hoping tomorrow or the next day she lays a normal one

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Just a weird fluke or should I be concerned?

Back to back make it's seem a bit like what is called slab sided in the following link..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

As it's one of your original flock members, I might not be too concerned. Maybe she will be getting close to molting and having some reproductive hiccups taking place? Watch the cool video in that link if you have time or interest.

 

[Chickeemariee]

Back to back make it's seem a bit like what is called slab sided in the following link..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

As it's one of your original flock members, I might not be too concerned. Maybe she will be getting close to molting and having some reproductive hiccups taking place? Watch the cool video in that link if you have time or interest.

I think you’re exactly right here. I’ll keep an eye out for any issues but with stress being a cause this adds up