My chicken just laid a YOLK???

[sheeshshe]

OK... I have one hen laying and another that has been looking ready... There was an egg in the nest this morning from my laying hen.. AND a yolk in the run. A HUGE yolk. just a yolk.?

is everything OK? there is no remnants of anything besides the yolk. Do I need to be worried about pieces of an egg stuck in her body? do I need to be worried about infection? can a chicken just lay a yolk and not anything else? I know I've read about a partially formed shell or membrane. but this was just the yolk.

help please!

 

[happi752]

Yes this can happen. Especially when they first start laying. I would not worry about it.

 

[k2chickens]

give her a few more days to a week. she will give you normal eggs soon

 

[boxwoman]

I had the opposite yesterday -- just egg white or clear slime. Today she layed a nicely formed eggi with a good shell that was covered with what looked like egg white. Is that normal? Pretty gross to pick up!

 

[sheeshshe]

this is so interesting!

I'm over here laughing at her though because I can just picture her being embarrassed like, OH Gosh! What just happened? Oh no! My yolk!!! oh dear! LOL!

 

[teach1rusl]

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[sheeshshe]

another yolk this morning.... hmmmmm

I hope she figures it out!

 

[bwebb7]

Does she have access to oyster shell?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Is it covered with anything, or is it just like a yellow blob? Is she getting feed with calcium in it? What about a calcium supplement (oyster shell/limestone)?

 

[sheeshshe]

its jut a yellow blob.


this is her second try at laying an egg,

the other hen has laid 8 so far and hers are all perfect.

They are on layer pellets... I haven't introduced oyster shell yet since they jsut started laying and the first hens eggs are perfect, I figured they're getting enough so far. But this hen isn't figuring it out... she dropped this one from the roost this time!