Solitary chicken - need advice

[MaxBaz]

Edwina who I think is currently moulting (base of tail has a large bald spot) laid an egg yesterday morning about 7.00am - perfectly OK - then about 6.00pm in the evening whilst she was out in the garden laid a soft shell.

 

She appears absolutely fine - but this is the second or third time it has happened in about six weeks.

 

Is it just a hiccup in her production system?

 

Has anybody else had something similar?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Happened to my Maisie just yesterday . Perfectly normal egg early afternoon then I found a softie early evening. (Both laid in her broody cage so I know the softie was hers!)

 

It's not happened to me more than once or twice, but I think it is just a hiccup and nothing to worry about .

[Guest]

Freaked me out a bit too when Ginger did it first time

Don't think it's anything to worry about.

[sandyhas3chucks]

I have one that keeps doing it, did it once for 4 days on trot. I have been unble to get an explanation anywhere for it.

I thought only last night that perhaps it is just a "fast track egg & that the evening one is really tom mornings early? She 1st did it last Sept I think. She seems ok.

I posted here and , asked vet, wrote to some experts(never bothered to reply) guess they didn't know or would put it in their books.

I wondered if it ws too much protein,

But nothing seemed to be clear.

[Egluntyne]

Just a blip, and the 2nd one would have been shell less as the shell bit of the laying tackle wouldn't have had time to 're-stock'

 

Her hormones are probably in a bit of turmoil because of the moult, and I'm guessing that is the cause.

 

No need to worry.

[MaxBaz]

Thanks everybody! Seems to be one of those things I don't have to worry about. Egluntine - lovely to hear from you!