A soft shelled egg?

What a surprise to find a deflated egg in the nesting box this week! At first I thought an old balloon had somehow gotten in! But it turns out that Lady had laid a soft shelled egg! Apparently this can happen due to calcium deficiency, age, or stress. In that both hens share an identical diet, and are just a year old, I have to think it may have been predator stress. Lots of rabbit fur was scattered around the girls’ enclosure, and this kind of stress during the night can affect egg production! Thankfully, her eggs have returned to normal! More questions than answers!