Warm 'Hello' from Southern Idaho!!

[Willow Whispers]

Hello fellow chicken enthusiast!! I'm relitivly new to the BYC community and a bit green to chicken ownership as well. Hubby and I got 10 australorp chicks this March from the local farm supply store 9 made it to hen-hood. It's been a wonderful experience so far. We convered a shed in our back yard to serve as the coop and built a 10x8 run that seems to serve its purpose quite well. I also free range them 3-4 days a week.

The hens are definaitly my labor of love but the hubby gets to enjoy some of thier quirks when he chooses to also!
The ladies have just started to lay thier first eggs this week which is very exciting of course! The first egg I found was quite an oddity, it was shell-less! Any of you experienced odd eggs such as that with your pullets? havent had any weird ones since!

Lovely being part of the community,
-Willow

 

[N F C]

Hi Willow, it's nice to have you here with us!

Shell-less eggs aren't uncommon when laying first begins. Here's an article in the Learning Center you might find interesting:
common-egg-quality-problems.65923

Best of luck with your flock and thanks for joining us!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens, the pulse beat of the chicken community.

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! Good luck with those hen's!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Agreed - funky eggs are common with pullets new to the laying game.

Here are some links to useful resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - “How to...” guides
• Great go-to resource - Learning Centre
• Good starting point for browsing the site - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue
• Excellent sources of local information - U.S. States

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Willow, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
It is very common for pullets to lay soft shelled and shell-less eggs. They may also lay a normal egg or two then another softie. It takes time for their reproductive systems to fully mature.
How do you get your pullets from the coop to the run? They don't look to be connected.

 

[Claires Poultry]

Hello Willow, and welcome to BYC!
We're so glad to have you here with us!
Thank you for joining our wonderful community of fellow poultry enthusiasts!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Willow and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us