Why does my hen poop on her eggs?

[Robin Leffert]

Hello! One of my hens ALWAYS leaves poop on the side of her eggs. What gives? She happens to lay the biggest eggs of any of our hens, but I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it (I'm just wondering if maybe pushing out such a big egg leads her to leak a little poop at the same time?). Thoughts?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Some hens seen to do that on a regular basis. I'm sure it has something to do with the internal structure not being quite right. There's nothing you can do about. I wouldn't breed from any hen who does this.

 

[aart]

Some hens seen to do that on a regular basis. I'm sure it has something to do with the internal structure not being quite right. There's nothing you can do about. I wouldn't breed from any hen who does this.

Yup, I have a couple of those...malfunctioning 'two way door'.....it's frustrating.