When we started getting eggs, we expected some to be small or discolored, but we never expected this. The egg in the above photo has no shell. It looks like it has a discolored, rough shell, but in fact, it is just the membrane frozen by the overnight air. We tried to decide what to do with it and finally concluded, "waste not..." It thawed out in the frying pan and made a delicious breakfast. Since finding this oddity, we have not had any other "weird" egg-laying occurrences.
After a little research (which it seems we are always doing), we started feeding the layers some shell crumbles, oyster shells, and layer pellets to their scratch diet in order to increase their calcium intake which helps produce sturdier shells. After about a week of this new diet, and the shells seem brighter and firmer than before. And did I mention, Oh, so tasty?!
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