What the heck is this? Strange “egg”

[Ladyelmo1]

Found this in the nesting box today.I have 4, 3year old Golden Comets. I’ve been seeing a lot of rubber eggs lately, so I put out more crushed egg shell for them. All four seem fine. Help!

 

[cherrynberry]

View attachment 2703707Found this in the nesting box today.I have 4, 3year old Golden Comets. I’ve been seeing a lot of rubber eggs lately, so I put out more crushed egg shell for them. All four seem fine. Help!

@aart
To me it looks quite severe, the breeds you have may get reproductive disorders once they are 3-5 years I believe, but @aart would know much more than me on that i think

 

[Weeg]

Can you put gloves on and feel it for us? Does it feel liquidy inside, or hard? If its hard or doughy, can you cut it open? If its liquidy, I guess you would have to crack it. I've never seen anything like so that. @azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock ideas?
It doesn't look good at all. Watch all your hens closely. The breed is very prone to reproductive issues, as the amount of eggs they lay takes a serious toll on their health.

 

[theoldchick]

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

 

[Weeg]

Do you feed free choice Oyster Shell of egg shells? Or do you jut toss out egg shells as they are available? If so, OS is really easy to get ahold of at a local feed store, and its best to have that available at all times. Egg shell works to, I only have expense with benefits of OS though.

 

[aart]

View attachment 2703707Found this in the nesting box today.I have 4, 3year old Golden Comets. I’ve been seeing a lot of rubber eggs lately, so I put out more crushed egg shell for them. All four seem fine. Help!

Can you stretch that out and take another pic?
What all and how exactly are you feeding?
Not surprising to see a 3yo GC have reproductive system issues.
Did they just turn 3yo(36 months)?

Where in this world are you located @Ladyelmo1 ?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!

 

[azygous]

As @Weeg suggested, please take a few more pics. Stretch the "thing" out to its full length and place a ruler next to it for scale. Take a pic. Next, dissect it and take a pic of that.

Tell us if it has a smell. Tell us what it feels like - slimy, dry, rubbery, etc.

A photo has its limitations. It can't tell us what it smells and feels like or how large or long it is unless you place it next to something we all are familiar with for size.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Looking forward to @Eggcessive 's input, and agree with the other posters, gross though it sounds. Golden Comets, as with other similar hybrid egg laying machines, are definitely prone to reproductive problems at relatively young ages. Commercial layers typically only get about a year and a half - longevity of offspring is not something that's been selected for in the parent lines.

 

[Danielpn]

That could be a very misshapen soft shell egg. Does it appear to have a yolk in there somewhere?

 

[ReelFaster]

Wow, what the heck is that.........