Transparent Egg - What caused it?

[One_chick_Mama]

My little Dee Dee finally started laying in the nest box and not in the neighbor's yard. She's a good layer and averages 2-3 a day. But this morning I found this in the nest box next to a regular egg. at first glance I thought it was a brown egg. What caused it and how do I fix it? I feed her table scraps, and a cracked corn mix. Should I be buying laying pellets or something else? I'm new at this.

 

[DaWookie]

Shell-less eggs are common in new layers and hens lacking sufficient calcium. You definitely need to get all your layers on a formulated feed from the store. Table scraps should only be a treat. And did you say your chicken lays 2-3 eggs a day?

 

[danceswithronin]

I feed her table scraps and a cracked corn mix

She needs layer feed and oyster shell grit for calcium. Cracked corn is a supplement/treat, not a base feed.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

She needs a complete diet, and do you only have one chicken?
And it is impossible for a chicken to lay 2-3 eggs a day

 

[cleoandtheflock]

Did you mean week or daily for laying eggs 2 to 3 because chickens can’t lay eggs 2 to 3 times a day
How many chickens do you have?
Also she needs calcium in her diet for strong eggs layer feed already contains it cracked corn mix and table scraps is not a complete diet for a laying hen
Do you have a picture of your hen?

 

[PirateGirl]

or maybe she is laying that many eggs a day, which would explain why some come out soft-shelled or shell-less...

Either way, your chicken would benefit from oyster shell in a bowl where she can eat as much of it as she wants whenever she wants. If the problem continues it could be a sign of something more serious going on, but if it's just a one time fluke, it's nothing to be concerned about.

 

[One_chick_Mama]

She needs a complete diet, and do you only have one chicken?
And it is impossible for a chicken to lay 2-3 eggs a day

Yes, I only have the one chicken. She just turned up one day in December. I think a hawk must have dropped her. Thank you for your advice.

 

[One_chick_Mama]

Did you mean week or daily for laying eggs 2 to 3 because chickens can’t lay eggs 2 to 3 times a day
How many chickens do you have?
Also she needs calcium in her diet for strong eggs layer feed already contains it cracked corn mix and table scraps is not a complete diet for a laying hen
Do you have a picture of your hen?

 

[One_chick_Mama]

I have just the one hen. I'm sure she isn't really laying 2-3 times a day. There is usually only one egg in the nest box & today there was this and one whole egg.

 

[cleoandtheflock]

It takes 26 hours for an egg to fully form so something might be happening in her reproductive system
Are you planning on getting more chickens usually chickens do better in a flock