Weird egg

[mackielane]

My ladies have been laying normal then today we had a soft shell egg, and then we had this.. they have oyster shells available to them.. any ideas what this is? It’s hard on all sides but what is this circle of indents?

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

How old is your chicken?

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

I assume that the egg is hard?

 

[mackielane]

I assume that the egg is hard?

Got them this spring. Yes it is hard

 

[CherishedFowlGuardian]

Sometimes hens lay a soft-shell egg, which happens when the egg comes out before it has a full, hard shell. This can happen if the hen is stressed, laying too fast, or doesn’t have enough calcium, even if she has oyster shell to eat. After laying a soft-shell egg, her egg-making gland can be a little off-balance. The next egg might come out fully hard but with little circular bumps or dimples on the shell. The bumps are just on the outside—the inside of the egg is normal and safe to eat. This usually happens only occasionally and should go back to normal on its own if I’m correct, especially if the hen has a good diet. This is my idea of what might be going on, though maybe someone else knows better.

 

[HolyHenHouse]

My ladies have been laying normal then today we had a soft shell egg, and then we had this.. they have oyster shells available to them.. any ideas what this is? It’s hard on all sides but what is this circle of indents? View attachment 4230871

I got an egg that looked just like that a while back!

 

[HolyHenHouse]

I gave them some high protein foods and extra people food and it seemed to help. but im not sure it may have been something else.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Got them this spring. Yes it is hard

So are they new layers? (Started within the last month)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Check out this article:

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