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Does anyone know why I keep getting these eggs from my Mallard hen Pinecone? I'm fairly certain its her because of how blue it is. Could be Rose's egg, she's a Mallard cross. Her eggs are usually larger and lighter blue.
I've been getting this misshapen eggs consistently for about 5 days now. Its really weird. It was soft shelled today, the shell cracked just by grabbing it. I'm going to blame that on running out of Os for about a week.
I looked through this article and read about causes for misshapen eggs-
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/
Causes-
- Immature shell gland (young layers);
She's not a young layer, and this is the first time I've noticed this problem.
- Defective shell glands; ? I don't think so. She's never had this issue before, unless this can just pop up out of no where?
- Disease such as infectious bronchitis; ? I'm not seeing any symptoms for it as far as I can tell. Sunny, an older hen of mind has always had a bubbly eye, but I think thats a lingering eye infection which I need to get back on board for treating. But honestly, following Junies death its definitely concerning.
- Stress, frights, or disturbances; Seems unlikely? The drakes and separated, and the hens get along fine. Maybe theres predators lurking at night? I'll have to turn on the security camera to check. Otherwise everything is completely normal.
- Overcrowding in the coop and/or run.
The "coop" is an 8x8 outdoor dog run/kennel. Plenty of space for 7 hens. I only have 6 in there since Junie passed, but I say 7 since it started before Junie's passing.
Any ideas? Is it something I should be concerned about? Honestly, following Junies death its definitely a concern.
Photos of egg in comments.
I've been getting this misshapen eggs consistently for about 5 days now. Its really weird. It was soft shelled today, the shell cracked just by grabbing it. I'm going to blame that on running out of Os for about a week.
I looked through this article and read about causes for misshapen eggs-
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/
Causes-
- Immature shell gland (young layers);

- Defective shell glands; ? I don't think so. She's never had this issue before, unless this can just pop up out of no where?
- Disease such as infectious bronchitis; ? I'm not seeing any symptoms for it as far as I can tell. Sunny, an older hen of mind has always had a bubbly eye, but I think thats a lingering eye infection which I need to get back on board for treating. But honestly, following Junies death its definitely concerning.
- Stress, frights, or disturbances; Seems unlikely? The drakes and separated, and the hens get along fine. Maybe theres predators lurking at night? I'll have to turn on the security camera to check. Otherwise everything is completely normal.
- Overcrowding in the coop and/or run.

Any ideas? Is it something I should be concerned about? Honestly, following Junies death its definitely a concern.
Photos of egg in comments.