[dave1960]

im am new to keeping chickens (jan 28th) . i have two run of the mill brown chickens that i got at piont to lay, thay have laid to date 7 eggs with no problems untill today (feb 12th). this morning i found an 'egg' with no insides just a brown prun like shell in one corner of there run, later i found an egg coverd in what looked like a membrian with again what looked like the white of an egg in it ?. im feeding the on sweet corn , chopped up sprouts, layer mash thay have fresh water with garlic in it. can you help please ? this has only happend once and to only one bird. thank you 

[Kym503]

Hi Dave.  There's no need to worry.  When a hen starts laying this can sometimes happen.  It certainly happend a few trimes with my hens.  Just make sure they have a supply of oyster shell/grit available.  Someone else more knowledgable will be along to offer further advice soon ...
Kym

[kegs]

They do take a while to settle down when they are young.  So long as they have access to their layers food all day (as well as the oyster shell which helps with the quality of the egg shells, the grit helps the food break up) and you keep other foods to a minimum shared out late in the day when they've got all the goodness they need from their layers food, they should get the hang of it and start laying you lots of lovely eggs (if we ever get any sunshine!!)

[GrannieAnnie]

Yes dave, like Kym said, with new point of lay birds, it can take a while for their systems to get used to laying, and even older hens can have the odd egg.

Don't worry about unless it a continuous thing, but it should only happen occasionally.

[dave1960]

  phew thank you, iv beeni npanic all day, thank you all very much 

[Kym503]

Sorry Dave - I forgot to say 'Welcome to the forum...'.  You will find everyone on here very helpful.  It's been a god send to me over the last few years!
Just remember = there's no such thing as a stupid question...if you don't ask, you don't learn!

Kym

[bygrace]

Just remember = there's no such thing as a stupid question...if you don't ask, you don't learn!

Kym

....and we all learn too