[BiggDaddy]

You got any answers to this yet? I asked a girl I work with that raises some chickens. She gave a quick background that I have never heard of, but it kind of makes sense. Here goes!

When a hen lays an egg, she'll peck at it with her beak. She wants to make sure she's got a good egg there before she sits on it for a few days. This may explain why you've got the cracks in the eggs, or atleast where they come from. She also mentioned that if the hen is able to crack the eggs, then you probably need to adjust their diet. My dad always used oyster shells, as mentioned above. There was always a pile of gravel in the chicken coop as well. We'd get a couple of soft-shelled eggs every once in a while when the hens first started laying, but within a couple of weeks, they were always good eggs. Good luck.

Like I said, not sure if this is true or not, but it does seem to make sense.

BiggDaddy