egg abnormalities

I have an egg that’s half and half. When I move it a small amount moves. Like fluid the size of my pinky but the black blob is almost stuck. Is this a dud?

Hey all long time no see, 4 days ago my ducko pipsqueak laid a pretty nasty looking soft shell egg in the pool so I've been giving her daily calcium supplements since, but the next day I noticed it looked like another egg was in her chamber and after feeling it through her it is clearly another...

One of my Golden Comets laid this thing. I have 2 Golden Comets and two new Leghorns. For months now only one of the Golden Comets has been laying, whereas previous they both had been every single day. I wasn't terribly worried, otherwise they both seem quite healthy and I thought one might be...

I have an isa brown who lays nearly every day, her eggs are quite often a little weird though. Some are so thin that they crack almost as soon as she lays them, some are completely normal, some have a rough bumpy texture, sometimes the color isn’t evenly distributed on the egg (like the top 1/4...

Hi everyone. I have a vet appointment on Wednesday and I have the option to give two of my hens that have issues a Suprelorin implant. My EE (3 years) that was previously egg bound with a bursted shell less egg. She has been very active and acting very healthy, however still has watery poo...

Hello hatchers, I am currently on day 16 with a batch of chicken eggs. I candled last night and saw good development and movement in most, but almost every single one had a very small, nonexistent, or abnormally placed air sac. They were shipped, but I let them sit for about 36 hours before...

I purchased a silver laced Sussex and a sapphire gem last fall as chicks I took care of them just the way I have any of my other chicks over the years but they were my first fall chicks ever. coming this spring they both produced eggs early and both produced extremely large eggs. the Sapphire...

I noticed she was lethargic and had a penguin stance. When I picked her up I immediately saw clear egg yolk-mucus goop out of her vent, which looked enlarged. She was quickly declining so I soaked her in epsom salt and tried to feel around for an egg with a lubricated gloved finger. I couldn't...

I went outside to collect my eggs this morning and I found this egg. It looks almost like a umbilical cord is attached to the eggs. I’ve never seen anything like it. I cracked the egg and even the yolk had what looks like a cord attached to it. Is my hen sick or is there something wrong? She’s...

This egg has had 5 days in the incubator, 37.5-38.5*C, trying to keep humidity around 55% though I found it dropped so suddenly overnight a couple times without warning. Photo is before incubation started, video is now (video on youtube as can't attach videos on here directly). Please could...

I have a Black Copper Maran Pullett who has been quite the mystery. She layed her first egg about a month ago after at least a week of doing egg songs and wandering in and out of the coop. The egg was fine but the shell was overcalcified. A couple days later, she had a soft shelled egg. Keep in...

I’ve noticed several of my hens are laying eggs that have some darker spots on them. It almost looks like the marks are inside the shell. I noticed this seemed to start around when the weather got colder. Could it have something to do with condensation maybe? The eggs seem normal when I open...

Hi guys, I have three jumbo quail hens that I keep in one coop all around 1 year old. They typically lay in the afternoon. This morning I found something really strange that seems to be a deformed egg. It is dark green, seems to have a leathery but also fragile shell. It must be from a hen...

Hello all, On Tuesday when I came home my 8 month old Indian Runner Custard seemed very quiet and still. Not her usual cheeky self. Shortly after this she laid an egg without a proper shell, it had a sort of soft membrane. Now this was unusual because Custard has been laying 2 eggs a day for...

I have an Easter Egger, about a year and a half old who has been laying for a while now. She has recently started skipping one or two days of laying and then laying two it three eggs in a day, either all softshell or only one is normal. Some of the time the egg bursts on the way out. She lays...

Hello! So, I have this Swedish Blue duck that I took in about two weeks ago. She’s around 10 months old, so this is her first time laying. Every single egg she’s laid so far has been small and soft shelled, right up until today where I found a huge, hard, double yolker. I’m confident it’s her...

Hi All, I have a 7mo old Silkie hen, Mango, who started laying about a month ago. This morning we noticed her acting lethargic so we brought her inside and gave her some poultry cell. While holding her, she passed a shell less egg. This is the second time she’s done this. She seemed to be...

I don’t even know why this egg looks like this. It’s from a chicken that’s already been laying this is her first year.

Anyone ever get a super long egg with a bit of an indention? I can usually tell which egg comes from which chicken (I only have 2 layers right now. I have bad luck getting roos among sexed chicks) I want to say by the color and small white marks it's my buff that I just broke out of being...

Help! Today whilst I was at work my duck Custard laid her first egg but there was some kind of cord attached. Is this normal? My duck seems very sad and tired now. Also could anyone recommend food I could buy in the UK or any special supplements for laying ducks? I already give my ducks...