Hello my chicken loving friends! What does it mean when a hen’s eggs after being hard boiled seem to be largely a lovely huge yolk and a very thin white part ? Even the ones that peel easily seem to be thinner than what I’m used to regarding the albumin. It’s like they’re lately a huge ball of yolk. She’s a brown hen who lays brown speckled eggs with a very greenish blue shell interior. The eggs are fresh. No more than a couple of days old before boiling.
What are they eating?
They eat Layena crumbles and scratch grains. Plus whatever kitchen (veggies) scraps I throw them. Ohhh and lots of bugs as they free range during the day. I wonder if this oppressive heat could be lowering her water intake?
I doubt it unless they are wanting to stand in their water? Are all your chickens eggs like this or just 1 hen? Is she older?
I have had some that were mostly yolk at times but I don’t hard boil too often lately.
Just one hen. And it’s the first time I noticed it. She is young. And my most prolific chicken. Eggs every single day no matter the time of year.
I would be happy since the yolk is my favorite part 
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Same! I wonder if she is laying double yolks and boiling the eggs just makes one big yellow center.
Anyway… thank you for responding!
I never thought of something like that!
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Are her eggs on the smaller side? It may be a normal sized yolk but just missing as much albumen as normal. You say it’s very hot, that usually leads to an increased water intake, which can make the whites runny. I would try to supplement a little bit of animal protein if you can when it’s super hot, they tend to eat less overall in the heat which lowers their protein intake, which directly affects their egg laying. Especially if you’re giving them vegetables and such, which also lowers the protein content for the day. Do make sure you have a bowl of oyster shells out for them, calcium is also important in the heat and the oyster shell form is the best because it takes longer to break down (unlike egg shells when fed back) so they have calcium available overnight while they’re forming eggs. They burn through more in the summer with the respiration from the heat. If you have a higher protein feed available locally I would suggest switching if possible, for the summer. Something like an 18%, or 20% if your vegetable additions are a regular occurrence.
I doubt it’s two yolks coming together as one, they normally sit side-by-side.
Is this egg composition new for this chicken or is it just now becoming noticeable?
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Wow thank you for your response! So much good info. Her eggs are normal sized. About the same as a “large” grocery store egg. This is a new occurrence. Over the last week. I will definitely follow your feeding recommendations!
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If it’s not water or feed related I would probably chalk it up to “weird eggs just happen sometimes” 
Also, I’d call her an olive egger type, with that blue on the inside of the egg shell. Fun fact - white and brown eggs are both basically white eggs and are both white inside, brown is just an extra color painted on the outside. But blue/green eggs are an entirely different color, all the way through, which is why they’re that color on the inside too 
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Also! I never have good luck boiling super fresh eggs. I’ve done all the methods. Waiting a week or two still ends up working best for me. It irritates me. I have tons of pullet eggs and they never seem to set up right regardless.
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