Yolk question

[JB8907]

If they're free ranging all day, it sounds like she could be laying anywhere.

I've thought of that however I haven't found any of hers in the nests their all RIR and the black Maran... I think.

 

[JB8907]

UPDATE: My oldest said he found a white egg in the burn pile yesterday so maybe she's got her own nest in there. I'll need to try to find it. Don't want her going broody in the burn pile. She's exposed in there.

 

[aart]

I dont have a picture of it but I'll get one of it happens again. One of my RIR layed an egg with a yolk that had different shades of yellow. Part looked normal the other part was darker and appeared to be less dense. It tasted fine though. Any thing wrong with it or just something that happens? They free range with free choice feed and calcium.

Sounds like a 'mottled yolk'....scroll way down here to see:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

I have a few hens that lay those pretty consistently... I don't worry about it, unless I want to hatch.

UPDATE: My oldest said he found a white egg in the burn pile yesterday so maybe she's got her own nest in there. I'll need to try to find it. Don't want her going broody in the burn pile. She's exposed in there.

Free range birds sometimes need to be 'trained'(or re-trained) to lay in the coop nests, especially new layers. Leaving them locked in the coop for a week or so can help 'home' them to lay in the coop nests. Fake eggs/golf balls in the nests can help 'show' them were to lay. They can be confined to coop and maybe run 24/7 for a few days to a week, provided you have adequate space and ventilation, or confine them at least until mid to late afternoon. You help them create a new habit and they will usually stick with it. ..at least for a good while, then repeat as necessary.