Weird Eggs

Disheygirl

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One of my girls - I think a 2 year old OE - has started laying some massive and weird eggs. Aside from the giant size (comparative to her normal eggs it’s 2x) it looks like something is off by the texture. Normally she lays a medium sized green egg. The last four have been bulbous, gray (not really worried about the color) and like her calcium coater is “off”. Anyone see this before? I’m really more worried about her getting eggbound than the oddity of the egg…the insides are normal.

Shes fed layer feed with free choice eggshell and limited snacks of organic veggies (squash, tomatoes), gets some time on grass in the yard, and gets a few mealworms each morning.
 

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Is the shell good and hard or thinner?
That egg looks like it was cracked in the shelling gland, then 'repaired'.
Can happen with stress and banging around.

Could also just be a pre-molt glitch.
Egg production is lowing down for molting soon, you can get some weird eggs at that time.
As long as she's eating/drinking/pooping/moving around OK, I'd not worry.
...but might cut out all but the layer feed and egg shell for now.
 

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