Is this normal?

[frias]

My Bluebell laid her first egg 2 weeks ago. She has laid about 8 normal eggs sincethen but last night she laid a soft egg from the perch. Is this normal for a pullet to do or should I be worried ? She doesn't appear to be unwell at all and is not being bullied. In fact she and her friend have settled in very well.

[Suechooks]

I think this does happen with young birds when they're getting into the swing of things, much the same as they sometimes lay a double yolker. Its when it occurs more frequently you need to be worried I think.

[Snadger]

A bit of ground oystershell may help if she is short of calcium? (But you probably already new that)

[frias]

I have several bowls of oyster shell about and also sprinkle some on the ground every week. Have given limestone flour and cod liver oil in food yesterday and today. Another soft shell laid in the night though. I hope it's just a blip. She laid a double yolker last week which was the first I had ever had. The shell on that was really hard.

[Newtothis]

We are going through the same thing with a White Leghorn that has just started laying. First a couple of very small eggs - then a decent sized few, including a double yolker - and now 2 nights of soft sheeled eggs under the roost.
We're hoping it'll be back to normal soon...

[baldrick]

my warrens go all soft shelled when they moult..but they are old.

[Newtothis]

We've been back to normal for a couple of days now - so it must have been just a blip.

[frias]

Back to normal here too.

[Newtothis]

Yay! Go laydees!

[Glutton4...]

I'm getting the occasional softy, and has a tiny egg this week, too. Hopefully they'll start earning their keep again soon. My customers are sulking, as I'm only getting enough eggs for us at the moment.

[Suechooks]

One of my brown girls did a teeny one this week too! Shell was hard as rock but no yolk

[baldrick]

is it a record breaker?

[Suechooks]

is it a record breaker?

Dunno - I ate it! Added it to another in the pan!