Egg Shape Change

[Disheygirl]

I have a two year old Barred Rock who always laid normal-shaped eggs. She took a break this winter and is laying again, but they’re all long and thin now. Shell is normal, but the shape is really weird.

They are on layer feed with free choice egg shell. Limited snacks - mealworms, some veggies, clover sprouts I grow, grass once or twice a week.

All I can think about is people - a sign of colon cancer is misshapen (long and thin) poop.

Same thing with chickens? Reproductive issues = misshapen eggs?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She's just now coming back into lay, so the shape may be a little off. Wait and see if they go back to "normal". It's possible as hens age, that they may have some reproductive issues or even extra fat that can affect the shape of the eggs.

Sometimes bodies change and we need to learn to accept this. If she's doing well, laying her egg and is chickening, then it's not something I would worry about.

 

[nuthatched]

How long has she been laying since her break?

 

[Disheygirl]

How long has she been laying since her break?

About two weeks. Wasn’t sure who was laying the funky shaped egg until today when I caught her in the box, laying it.