Chicken bald back

[mrsm_jones]

I have just found a soft shelled egg on the roosting bars. It was directly underneath Kiev, who was up on the perch. She has only been laying for 3 weeks.

We already had eggs today from both our layers, so could this little softie be the first egg from one of our others? I only ask because it was about the size and colour of Kiev's normal ones.

[Egluntyne]

Impossible to say really.

 

If it looks like one of Kiev's and she was standing over it, them it very likely was one of hers.

 

Just a blip I expect.

[Janepie33]

Sounds like it.

We had a selection of soft eggs in unusual places when our girls started laying, but they soon turned into normal eggs.

Our girls also seemed slightly unwell for a few hours when they laid soft eggs. They went a bit puffed up and hunche over, but soon recovered. I think it's a bit of a hazard of chicken keeping.

 

Good luck!

[chelsea]

We got a lot of softies and odd shaped eggs when our girls started laying.

 

It should tail off eventually.