Weird egg development

[chattycathy4444]

My chickens have been laying for about 4 weeks. I went out this morning and there was an egg on the floor of the roosting quarters that looked like the inside of an egg with a slight beige cover over it...like the start of a shell, but it was not at all a shell...I guess I would say kinda "jelly" like. Should I be concerned?

 

[Jesusfreak101]

With new layers itd common, do you offer oyster shells?

 

[chattycathy4444]

I haven't. My feed store says there is plenty in my layer feed. Maybe I will throw a bit in with mealworms/scratch....thanks!!!!

 

[Jesusfreak101]

You might just want to offer it by its self as 24/7 access. Because some we eat it and other wont if they dont need it but they tend to eat quite a bit as its supplements calium they need for eggshells.

 

[aart]

That's what's known as a softshell egg...not uncommon in the first month or so of laying.
Softshells from new layers is not necessarily a product of low calcium, it's about their systems getting tuned up to using the calcium.
But having oysters shells available in a separate dish all the time is never a bad idea.

 

[chattycathy4444]

thanks for the advice!!! I'm learning way more than I ever thought possible!!! Having fun with it all the way!

 

[chattycathy4444]

Thanks for the advice! I will get that and start putting it out there...