Flameweave Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hi! I'm new to chicken keeping, having got my two girls, Bella (Miss Pepperpot) and Sessy (Gingernut Ranger) from Omlet 5 weeks ago. When I got home from work today and went to let them out of their run, I noticed a patch of clear thin jellyish stuff on the grass. I'd say there was about a tablespoonful. It almost looked like raw egg white, the same consistency. Any ideas what it might be? I wondered if it's the remains of an egg, but there was no sign of yolk or shell and the egg in the nest box was intact. Bella lays regularly now, but I'm not sure if Sessy has laid an egg yet. We've only ever had one egg a day, but as we've had an egg for the last 8 days now, I'm wondering if one might have been hers on Bella's day off. Both girls look well and are behaving normally, though Sessy has been sneezing on and off since we got her. I've been adding Citricidal to their water for the past week and am hoping this will cure it. Could the sneezing be delaying the egg laying, or is she just slower to mature (they're both about 25 weeks now)? Any thoughts, advice or reassurance much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 sounds like a shelless egg also know as a softy it's not unusual in young birds the yolk would have been eaten the 'jelly' is just the white of the egg the sneezing could delay egg laying but it's more likely the shortening days and the term point of lay covers a multitude of sins any were from 16 weeks to 30+ weeks personally I don't like my girls to start to lay before 20 weeks I've had a couple that started bang on 18 weeks both are poor layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flameweave Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thanks, it's reassuring to know it's nothing to be concerned about! Nothing odd in the run today thankfully. No egg either, but Bella has laid for the last 8 days running and is having a well earned day off! I'm sure Sessy will get there eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...