What caused this egg

[Mtnred]

I get double yokes occasionally but this is different, cracked all over. Has anyone had this happen before and what might cause it? It looks chalky and has an irregular shell also.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Thin shell

 

[Kanekoded]

I get double yokes occasionally but this is different, cracked all over. Has anyone had this happen before and what might cause it? It looks chalky and has an irregular shell also.

This might be helpful:

https://petkeen.com/abnormal-chicken-eggs/

 

[aart]

I get double yokes occasionally but this is different, cracked all over. Has anyone had this happen before and what might cause it? It looks chalky and has an irregular shell also.

What was inside?
How did the shell look when broken?
How old is bird that laid it?
Is this the only one or does she regularly lay eggs like this?
It's some kind of shell gland issue, hard to say if it's a one off or something else.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Hi! Anyone in the flock seem unwell? Any new layers?

 

[Mtnred]

Inside is perfect double yokes, very thin irregular shell with some thicker in spots. I suspect a rescue chicken laid the egg, she was very malnourished. I've had her almost a month. I offer oyster shells, baked egg shells and flock feed. Treats of mixed scratch and a few BSF larvae. They have a large coop/shed conversion, plenty of space for 27 birds. Fenced chicken yard and I free range them several hours every evening if weather permits. I honestly thought she was past laying with age and health. All my other hens are less than a year old, a soft shell roost slip up has happened a few times. No signs of unhealthy hens.

 

[Mtnred]

This might be helpful:

https://petkeen.com/abnormal-chicken-eggs/

Thank you

This might be helpful:

https://petkeen.com/abnormal-chicken-eggs/

What was inside?
How did the shell look when broken?
How old is bird that laid it?
Is this the only one or does she regularly lay eggs like this?
It's some kind of shell gland issue, hard to say if it's a one off or something else.

Hi! Anyone

Hi! Anyone in the flock seem unwell? Any new layers?

Sorry, I have a new rescue pup and was busy for a few. I think it may be my older not sure how old hen. I got her from an abandoned building she had been living at. I've had her close to a month and she seems healthy other than she was extremely malnourished at the time. She hasn't produced any eggs yet to my knowledge but this may be it. All my other hens are less than a year and healthy layers.

 

[FunClucks]

If it is from your rescue hen, I'd say it's a sign of you doing something right - she's laying again which means her health is improving. I'd give her some time, make sure she eats plenty of calcium, and then see if her shell quality improves.

You might give her some human calcium citrate with vitamin D tablets (I think they come in 600 mg Ca?), one per day for about three days, to give her a calcium boost? I'm not an expert on this, but I don't think it would hurt her - others may need to weigh in on this suggestion. Odds are good that even doing nothing her shell quality will improve with time.

You could try the food coloring trick - put food coloring over her vent so that when an egg passes through, it gets marked with the food coloring - to see if that egg is hers. Also, have you done a butt check? Her pubic bones should be spread apart and her comb should be dark red and plump if she's indeed laying.

Good luck! I'm happy for your chicken.

 

[Mtnred]

If it is from your rescue hen, I'd say it's a sign of you doing something right - she's laying again which means her health is improving. I'd give her some time, make sure she eats plenty of calcium, and then see if her shell quality improves.

You might give her some human calcium citrate with vitamin D tablets (I think they come in 600 mg Ca?), one per day for about three days, to give her a calcium boost? I'm not an expert on this, but I don't think it would hurt her - others may need to weigh in on this suggestion. Odds are good that even doing nothing her shell quality will improve with time.

You could try the food coloring trick - put food coloring over her vent so that when an egg passes through, it gets marked with the food coloring - to see if that egg is hers. Also, have you done a butt check? Her pubic bones should be spread apart and her comb should be dark red and plump if she's indeed laying.

Good luck! I'm happy for your chicken.

Thank you for you input. I hadn't thought of the food coloring trick, she will be colored up soon. Her comb had some frost bite when I got her, bones seemed spread apart normal when I inspected her for injury and such. She will have a home either way I just want her to be healthy and was afraid I was missing something. Thank you again and I will try the calcium citrate with vit D.