What’s wrong with this egg?

[Lacieboo]

I’ve been getting weird eggs from this chicken for the last month since she started laying after the winter. This is her first year of laying. She acts normal but has been laying these fragile thin shelled eggs with calcium deposits. There have also been soft eggs laid as well. I thought she was a cream legbar chicken but with the color of her eggs I think she might be an Easter egger.

 

[Anon112]

Those are calcium deposits.

 

[FernwoodHollow]

I’ve been getting weird eggs from this chicken for the last month since she started laying after the winter. This is her first year of laying. She acts normal but has been laying these fragile thin shelled eggs with calcium deposits. There have also been soft eggs laid as well. I thought she was a cream legbar chicken but with the color of her eggs I think she might be an Easter egger. View attachment 4315315View attachment 4315316View attachment 4315319

It's strange that they're both thin shelled and have the deposits because usually those deposit bumps mean there's actually too much calcium in the diet and that's excess calcium deposited onto the egg during formation. Theyre still safe to eat as long as they arent cracked.

Because they're thin and deposits not thick and deposits it could also be an issue with her shell gland causing uneven distribution of calcium. Usually its sorts itself out if shes still a new layer but can sometimes also be permanent if theres somwthing really wrong wjth the gland.

 

[Anon112]

The person in this thread has exactly your same problem: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/eggs-have-too-much-and-too-little-calcium.1672711/

No answers aside from it being a genetic issue, unfortunately.

If they are eating a good feed and have access to oyster shell, it seems like there's an issue with her internal processes.

 

[Anon112]

And one final thought:

Hopefully her body will sort itself out. But in the meantime, if she is laying soft-shelled eggs, you'll want to keep a close eye for any signs that she's eggbound or dealing with an internally broken egg so that you can offer quick intervention.

 

[Lacieboo]

It's strange that they're both thin shelled and have the deposits because usually those deposit bumps mean there's actually too much calcium in the diet and that's excess calcium deposited onto the egg during formation. Theyre still safe to eat as long as they arent cracked.

Because they're thin and deposits not thick and deposits it could also be an issue with her shell gland causing uneven distribution of calcium. Usually its sorts itself out if shes still a new layer but can sometimes also be permanent if theres somwthing really wrong wjth the gland.

Thank you for the insight. I’ve seen calcium deposits before but nothing like this. Hopefully it will sort itself out since she’s still young.

 

[Lacieboo]

And one final thought:

Hopefully her body will sort itself out. But in the meantime, if she is laying soft-shelled eggs, you'll want to keep a close eye for any signs that she's eggbound or dealing with an internally broken egg so that you can offer quick intervention.

Thank you for this info. I will keep a close eye on her