What's causing this?

[bittymom23]

RIR laying very large liquidy eggs with crackled shells.

 

[bittymom23]

This is the picture I meant to post.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/14/hairline-cracks
on the left column of this site you can select other problems to look at too

When you say liquidy do you mean that the egg white is watery?

Do you give oyster shell and what are you feeding?

 

[bittymom23]

Yes, the egg white is watery.

Free range almost all day but access to oyster shell and layena pellets. Also have cooked shells to ground into powder and added to food before. Think it's a calcium issue? I did find a shell-less egg tonight as well.
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[ChickensAreSweet]

Yes, the egg white is watery.

Free range almost all day but access to oyster shell and layena pellets. Also have cooked shells to ground into powder and added to food before. Think it's a calcium issue? I did find a shell-less egg tonight as well.
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http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/30/watery-whites
I hope this helps.

If they have access to the oyster shell and they are on layer feed that should take care of the calcium issue as far as I know.

Are they being disturbed by a predator in the coop? Are they afraid to go in the coop? You see, a chicken can just drop the egg out of her before the shell is formed completely if she is afraid or startled.