What does it mean if my hen keeps laying oddly shaped eggs?

[Maybelline_Goode]

I have a hen, Salmon Faverolle, who keeps laying misshapen eggs. she's laying about 2-3 times a week at the moment and every 3-4 eggs I get from her has something "wrong" with it. I've gotten oblong ones, ones with bumpy shells, ones that are 2 different shades of color on the same egg.

My chickens eat an all flock feed and have free feed calcium. I don't really mind if the eggs are weird shapes, I just was wondering if this could be signaling to a health issue. TIA

 

[TesoroSena]

Hens will get a misshapen egg every once in a while, which is normal, but if it is happening often she may just need more calcium. When egg is 'bumpy' are they calcium deposits or just lumpy? If it is calcium, i recommend feeding her cattage cheese, my hens love it and it helps their shells very quickly.

 

[Maybelline_Goode]

Hens will get a misshapen egg every once in a while, which is normal, but if it is happening often she may just need more calcium. When egg is 'bumpy' are they calcium deposits or just lumpy? If it is calcium, i recommend feeding her cattage cheese, my hens love it and it helps their shells very quickly.

ty!! kind of both, she has some eggs that are just bumpy and others have calcium deposits.

 

[Logar]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[aart]

I have a hen, Salmon Faverolle, who keeps laying misshapen eggs. she's laying about 2-3 times a week at the moment and every 3-4 eggs I get from her has something "wrong" with it. I've gotten oblong ones, ones with bumpy shells, ones that are 2 different shades of color on the same egg.

Pics of 'odd' eggs would help immensely here.
Also how old(in weeks or months) is this bird and how long has she been laying??

 

[Maybelline_Goode]

Pics of 'odd' eggs would help immensely here.
Also how old(in weeks or months) is this bird and how long has she been laying??

she's about 3 years old. I don't have any photos of her eggs because we've used them all but these are very similar to what I have found.

 

[aart]

she's about 3 years old. I don't have any photos of her eggs because we've used them all but these are very similar to what I have found.
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I wouldn't worry much about those types.
Surprised she's laying this time of year.

 

[Maybelline_Goode]

I wouldn't worry much about those types.
Surprised she's laying this time of year.

both my faverolles lay pretty late into winter. ty for your help btw!

 

[NorthernHomestead]

One of mine has calcium deposits every now and again on her eggs. Same hen. I'm assuming she either eats more of the oyster shells I put out for the girls or her little body is just better at finding a healthy way to get rid of the extra calcium. As far as misshapen, if it looks like an egg, it's not misshapen. Sometimes when she sleeps at an odd angle her body may just form the shell a bit differently. If it's something you really want to study a bit deeper, note the shape of her eggs laid at different times of the day. Maybe she is crowded out of a comfy sleep position. Further, a more unflattering analogy is to ask if every one of your BMs have the same shape. If she has no problem ejecting, and what comes out is a yolk and whites safely packed in a shell - she's doing fine.

 

[NorthernHomestead]

she's about 3 years old. I don't have any photos of her eggs because we've used them all but these are very similar to what I have found.
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That first pic almost looks like there were loose calcium deposits that didn't adhere to the shell and probably remained in the canal until her next, well, you know.