My Not Sue, aka Fat Sue lays like that all the time.Mr. Stink is going to burst into flames any minute...
View attachment 4860525
Is the shell thick?Biggest chicken egg ever today - 109g or 3.9oz. Too much calcium perhaps No wonder they squawk after laying.
View attachment 4860668
I'm not sure as I haven't cracked it yet, but guessing so. Hoping for a double yolk. I'd already have your answer, but she wanted chia pudding with pumpkin seeds and strawberries this morning - so I'll find out tomorrow.Is the shell thick?
Know which bird did it?I'm not sure as I haven't cracked it yet, but guessing so. Hoping for a double yolk. I'd already have your answer, but she wanted chia pudding with pumpkin seeds and strawberries this morning - so I'll find out tomorrow.
This is proof that humans aren’t the only animals that can write.Biggest chicken egg ever today - 109g or 3.9oz. Too much calcium perhaps No wonder they squawk after laying.
View attachment 4860668
No, not sure which one is responsible. I do feed them oyster shells to keep the shells harder. The yolks are getting more orange vs yellow now that grass and bugs are available to them.Know which bird did it?
'Wrinkled' egg?
I have seen a few of them occasionally with my 'old' hens, but one of the adult hens I bought recently is consistently laying 'wrinkled' eggs. Does anyone know how this happens? I'll post a picture if it's not clear what I mean.www.backyardchickens.com
I used to save the shells from the eggs I used. Would throw them back to the chickens with the other veggie scraps from the kitchen.No, not sure which one is responsible. I do feed them oyster shells to keep the shells harder. The yolks are getting more orange vs yellow now that grass and bugs are available to them.
Great link/write up BTW. TY.
Try dolomite; “needs cal-mag”No, not sure which one is responsible. I do feed them oyster shells to keep the shells harder. The yolks are getting more orange vs yellow now that grass and bugs are available to them.
Great link/write up BTW. TY.
I'm apprehensive to feed them their own shells as I assumed they'd start eating their own eggs. A couple if golf balls exist in the coke box/nest to deter that behavior. I have broken an egg or two while gathering them and the hens quickly devour the broken embryo - cannibals!I used to save the shells from the eggs I used. Would throw them back to the chickens with the other veggie scraps from the kitchen.
Yeah you can tell when the bugs come out. The eggs get better. That is a great site lots of good knowledge there.
They start eating the eggs if they need the nutrients......or it breaks. I've never heard of the golf ball trick for that.....but people do put them in the nesting box to train the hens where to lay.I'm apprehensive to feed them their own shells as I assumed they'd start eating their own eggs. A couple if golf balls exist in the coke box/nest to deter that behavior. I have broken and egg or two while gathering them and the hens quickly devour the broken embryo - cannibals!
Without using a vernier caliper, I'd say the shell wasn't any thicker than the others but the egg did have a double yolk. Odd how the two yolks stuck together in the bowl like twins. Added a couple tablespoons of salsa to the mixture, along with some garlic seasoning, scrambled, and served with bacon, multigrain toast, crunchy PB and creamed buckwheat honey. Only thing missing was an avocado.Is the shell thick?
I have that app , I enjoy reading the articles.Know which bird did it?
'Wrinkled' egg?
I have seen a few of them occasionally with my 'old' hens, but one of the adult hens I bought recently is consistently laying 'wrinkled' eggs. Does anyone know how this happens? I'll post a picture if it's not clear what I mean.www.backyardchickens.com