What kind of egg is this??

[allameraucana]

Found on the droppings board beneath the perches. What is this???? It looks like a deflated balloon!!!

 

[Chookwagn]

One without a shell

 

[Isadora]

Looks like a shellless egg that broke.

 

[WhySayWhat]

Shelless, or soft-shelled, egg. It got laid without the hard calcium coating...it happens sometimes. May need to check your calcium (recycled (cleaned) egg shells crushed up or oyster shell) availability.

 

[allameraucana]

Shelless, or soft-shelled, egg. It got laid without the hard calcium coating...it happens sometimes. May need to check your calcium (recycled (cleaned) egg shells crushed up or oyster shell) availability.

If I have that in a feeder separate from their layer feed will they just help themselves for as much as they need??

 

[Battlepants]

If I have that in a feeder separate from their layer feed will they just help themselves for as much as they need??

I just dump the eggshells directly on the ground in the run and they will grab as much as they want. Sometimes I like to mix in some sourdough - it's like a little smoothie for the chickens!

*Of side note, I ONLY give eggshells from the eggs that I have harvested. If I buy eggs from the store, those shells go into the trash as I am pretty sure those are bleached.

 

[WhySayWhat]

If I have that in a feeder separate from their layer feed will they just help themselves for as much as they need??

yes! i use an old strawberry planter with a Terra cotta pot in the center hole as a lid, lol.

 

[aart]

If I have that in a feeder separate from their layer feed will they just help themselves for as much as they need??

They should, but sometimes it takes awhile for them to catch on.
You can also sprinkle some oyster shell around on the ground.
I mix crushed egg shell in with the oyster shell.

 

[3KillerBs]

*Of side note, I ONLY give eggshells from the eggs that I have harvested. If I buy eggs from the store, those shells go into the trash as I am pretty sure those are bleached.

Store eggs are not bleached.

They are disinfected with a food-grade sanitizer that is safe for human consumption and thus perfectly safe for chickens.

 

[allameraucana]

They should, but sometimes it takes awhile for them to catch on.
You can also sprinkle some oyster shell around on the ground.
I mix crushed egg shell in with the oyster shell.

I tried hand feeding it to them and they are rejecting it! I put it in a separate feeder and they are sticking their beaks up to it! Would you recommend mixing it in with their food for a bit of time? I found another soft shelled egg yesterday