Wrinkled egg in new hen

[BigBlueHen53]

That's good. But some individual hens have trouble absorbing calcium without an extra boost. If it were my hen I would have oyster shell available for those who might need extra (those that do will help themselves others will ignore it), and for this particular hen, I would give her a Calcium Citrate + D3 tablet every day for a week. These are available at any grocery or pharmacy in the vitamin/ supplement section. Just pop one into her beak after she goes to roost every evening, it may look big but she can swallow it no problem.

 

[rosemarythyme]

No, ive been feeding an organic layer feed thats fortified with oystershell, D, and manganese and an organic layer mash that has 4.25% calcium.
I dont have trouble with my original hens eggs.

Some birds may require more calcium than others, layer is supposedly formulated to meet the average. So it's still a good idea to have a source of calcium available, even crushed eggshells should do if you strictly use layer feed.

For now since you know which bird is having issues, giving her calcium citrate as BigBlueHen53 suggested would help with figuring out if more calcium is the solution, or if there's something else going on.

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

Update: I havent tried the calcium yet but i intend to. The hen laid 2 or 3 well shelled eggs which seemed to have improved slightly from her previous ones. Wrinkling was more subdued and fewer and less prominant calcium spots.
She laid her best looking one yesterday so I thought maybe she had acclimated.

However she seems to have aborted a frail shell egg on the roost last night or early this morning. It was busted on the shavings. Very thin shelled, caved in with gentle pressure.

She continues to have somewhat dribbly poo that catches on her butt fluff.

 

[LaFleche]

Where did you purchase this hen?
Her eggshell problem may be the reason she was sold by the previous owner.

If you haven't already I would deworm any new bird properly, then add some poultry vitamins and electrolytes to the water for a few days and in her case, give her a daily tablet of calcium citrate 600+Vitamin D3 for at least 7-10 days to help wirh the shell formation.

Then reassess.

EDS is a virus that comes to mind when you mention her laying soft shelled eggs during the night.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/egg-drop-syndrome-76/egg-drop-syndrome-76#Control_v3343866

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

Where did you purchase this hen?
Her eggshell problem may be the reason she was sold by the previous owner.

If you haven't already I would deworm any new bird properly, then add some poultry vitamins and electrolytes to the water for a few days and in her case, give her a daily tablet of calcium citrate 600+Vitamin D3 for at least 7-10 days to help wirh the shell formation.

Then reassess.

EDS is a virus that comes to mind when you mention her laying soft shelled eggs during the night.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/egg-drop-syndrome-76/egg-drop-syndrome-76#Control_v3343866

I used fendbendazole paste for my chickens last year. Should i do them all together this year? The hen came from the same flock as the other hen, given to me by a friend who had too many.
I checked her egg from yesterday closely and it had a hairline crack.
This particular hen also has a bit of a flop to her comb and very tiny bumps where a roosters spurs would typically be.

 

[Ridgerunner]

This particular hen also has a bit of a flop to her comb

Purely comb genetics, nothing to worry about unless you plan to show her. The judge might not like that flop. There are a lot of different genes that affect comb appearance. Unless they are bred for show most chickens are not as pure in comb genetics as some other genetics.

and very tiny bumps where a roosters spurs would typically be.

Every chicken, male or female, should have those spur buds. Sometimes they are tiny little bumps, especially on chicks and young pullets. Some hens can eventually grow a decent set of spurs. If she did not have spur buds it would be really unusual.

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

Purely comb genetics, nothing to worry about unless you plan to show her. The judge might not like that flop. There are a lot of different genes that affect comb appearance. Unless they are bred for show most chickens are not as pure in comb genetics as some other genetics.


Every chicken, male or female, should have those spur buds. Sometimes they are tiny little bumps, especially on chicks and young pullets. Some hens can eventually grow a decent set of spurs. If she did not have spur buds it would be really unusual.

Then maybe I am confused because i dont notice them on my other 3 hens. Hm...

 

[Ridgerunner]

Could you post photos of that area on the leg of a couple of them?