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rubber eggs after a molt?

post #1 of 6
1/1/12 at 7:43pm
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One of my almost 2 yr old easter egger hens just got done with a 4 month molt and started laying again yesterday. Her first egg after the molt looked totally normal. It was large, green with a nice hard shell. Today I went to see if she had layed any eggs and there was a strange rubber like egg sitting in the nest box. It was a normal looking egg..but with a rubber shell. Like the shell coating was just skipped. It actually feels pretty cool! lol   Is this normal after a molt? She has never had these eggs before. And are they safe to eat? I stuck it in the fridge...

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post #2 of 6
1/1/12 at 9:47pm

occasionally, a chicken will have a "mis-fire", and lay one without a shell. Most people feed them back to their girls. I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts occuring regularly wink

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post #3 of 6
1/2/12 at 8:14am
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Originally Posted by kari_dawn 

occasionally, a chicken will have a "mis-fire", and lay one without a shell. Most people feed them back to their girls. I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts occuring regularly wink


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Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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post #4 of 6
1/2/12 at 10:28am
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Thank you! I have had chickens now for 5 years and this has never happened. You learn something new everyday!

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post #5 of 6
1/2/12 at 10:37am
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Thank you! I have had chickens now for 5 years and this has never happened. You learn something new everyday!


good for you ! Good luck for racing chickens..

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post #6 of 6
1/3/12 at 10:30am
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Okay, she laid another rubber egg today. This time it was broken and part of the shell had a long pink piece of meat-like stuff on it. Very gross...I'm kind of starting to worry now.  hmm

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