Why did egg color change?

[Skipper81]

2 of my hens layed eggs layed unpainted eggs today and I was wondering what would cause this.
I put there normal eggs next to today's eggs in photo.

 

[nightowl223]

They were likely startled right before time to lay their eggs, and the eggs rushed through the system. Could have been something minor like a scuffle between birds, or they thought they saw a predator, or who knows what.

 

[ChickenGirl555]

In one article about egg quality problems and a pic of something just like that, it said:
These eggs are the result of two eggs entering and making contact with each other in the shell gland pouch. When this happens, normal calcification (egg shell formation) is interrupted and the first egg that entered the pouch will get an extra layer of calcium, seen as the white band marking. Causes for this are:

- Stress in the flock;

- Changes in lighting, for example adding artificial light in the coop to encourage laying over winter;

- Diseases such as infectious bronchitis.

 

[Skipper81]

Ok I switched them to a different pen last night. Would that cause something like that?
I was kind of worried because I caught 1 of them pecking the paint off the coop door so that's why I switched them to another coop.

 

[Skipper81]

They seem healthy although maybe they just want back in the hen coop with the other girls. I don't think they like the boy I put them with.
This makes sense because 1 of them is
pulling feathers from the other hens like she is stressed out .

 

[Skipper81]

I washed the eggs and they turned brown I think it was from me making them scrambled eggs last night because it seems like calcium deposits lol

 

[chickengeorgeto]

.... 1 of them is
pulling feathers from the other hens like she is stressed out .

Feather picking especially when the hen picking the feathers eats them is a sure sign of a protein deficiency.

Also hens naturally lay eggs of decreasing color intensity as the laying season progresses and a hens' limited supply of shell pigment chemicals becomes exhausted.

The shell gland is somewhat like a paint booth and eggs laid by brown or colored egg layers receive a quick spritz or paint job about an hour before the egg makes its entrance. Two eggs jockeying for space at the same time in the shell gland can create problems.

 

[nightowl223]

I washed the eggs and they turned brown I think it was from me making them scrambled eggs last night because it seems like calcium deposits lolView attachment 1280531

It won't be from scrambled eggs. The extra layer of coating will, yes, be washable. It's certainly almost 100% likely due to the switching of the pens.

 

[Skipper81]

The following day both of those hens layed wrinkle eggs and then today nothing at all.
One hens poop is super watery and undigested pellets. Should I be concerned? I took pics if poop and eggs

 

[Skipper81]

That egg should be really dark brown