Tricky Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 We have been waiting for our Columbine hen to lay her first egg, which we thought should have hapened by now. The last couple of days she has been acting strange and running in and out of the eglu house. Anyway, when we put them away tonight, noticed a shell less egg which would have been the Columbine as the other two had laid earlier in the day. So my question is, is it normal or OK for the first egg to be a softie or could it be something else.Please advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 First eggs can be very very strange, just make sure she has access to grit, and you will be eating tasty egg in no time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJChick Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Hi My two new girls arrived on Sunday evening and yesterday one laid a normal egg but the other one laid a shell-less egg just before bedtime . Although its not the first eggs they've every laid i think it is because she has moved home and is just a little unsettled so hopefully over the next few days they'll both be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-real-tinkerbell Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 both of my blue layers and my copper black started with softies after about a week i was getting beautifull eggs from them ,i think its just a learning curve for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 They lay all sorts when they first start laying. Flora laid her first eff last week and it was a perfect 55g egg. Then we had a softie, then a couple of very thin shelled eggs one of which was only 37g. todday shec laid a 67g perfect egg so she's getting the hang of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
