Chicken bald back

[nin-chicken]

Im worried about one of my girls...

recently a couple of her eggs have been soft with a funny long bit attached. Then we had several completely normal ones. I also found a little piece of something in the nestbox which i think was a lash. Shes been behaving normally but then about an hour ago she was looking a bit funny and my other chicken was following her around, looking at her bottom and pecking it. Then all of a sudden an egg came out of her with no shell or membrane, just the white and yolk, all runny. Her friend then ate it!

What could be causing this? Should i take her to the vet?

thanks

[Grandmashazzie]

Hi Nin Chicken what age is your girl,sometimes this can happen when they are older. Also does she have access to oyster shell for calcium? Make sure she is eating plenty of layers pellets and not filling up too much when FR or treat time. I bake some egg shells in the oven and ground it into the mash occasionally, maybe once every 8 weeks.Also greens can be good.

[gavclojak]

Ditto to the above

Also limestone powder can be added to the feed as a calcium supplement, I think netex do one called mineral powder. One of our rehomers uses it regularly and recommends it. It's funny because my old girl lays softies fairly often now and she had exactly the same last week to the point I thought she had a prolapse!!!

[nin-chicken]

Thank you so much for your replies, you have put my mind at rest! She is 2, so not that old, but has never laid softies before. They have access to oyster shell & grit but ive never seen them eat it! I bought some limestone flour a while back so will try that, and some cod liver oil mixed in with the food. Im flubenvetting them this week so i know they are only eating the pellets (& whatever beetles and slugs they are finding among the woodchips!)

Thanks again!