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post #11 of 16
1/28/12 at 8:58am
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Throw it away and let's just forget that ever happened! 

 



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3 RI, 4 black sex links, 1 beautiful golden sex link, 3 leghorns, 3 EE's

Dental assistant for 32 years:  Chickens don't have teeth
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post #12 of 16
1/28/12 at 9:07am

I am making a mental note to not ever sell the abnormally large eggs to the public......imagine a buyer opening that up  sickbyc.gif   We as chicken owners can tolerate stuff like this, but other people don't.  I have a doctor friend who will only buy eggs from the store.....he says they are "cleaner"

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post #13 of 16
1/28/12 at 9:22am

I forget where but somewhere there is a thread/ link/ page about all the weird stuff that can be found in eggs. 

 

In my opinion, in this particular case the hens oviduct factory wasn't working correctly and sometimes bits of egg get "jammed up" on the assembly line, and are then coated with more and more layers. 

 

You are lucky she passed it. Sometimes that happens and they can become internal layers. I would keep a good eye on her to make sure she is laying regularly.

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Cari J. 

♠ www.whitemountainsranch.org ♠ Working on an organic sustainable farm!

The Ranch: English Mastiff & Pyrenees LGD's, Californian Rabbits, Nubian Goats and Blackbelly Sheep.

Poultry: Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, & White Ameraucanas, Easter & Olive Eggers, & Red Jungle Fowl, Silver Appleyard Ducks and Sweetgrass Turkeys.

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post #14 of 16
1/28/12 at 9:27am
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  • All things share the same breath- Chief Seattle

It happens occasionally, called a "Lash" someplaces. There's not much info about it out there, but I found this a few years ago. Need to read all the way down.

 

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/rule-roost/strange-object-nest-box_25234.html

 

Imp

 

 

If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit,

for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man.

All things are connected.
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If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit,

for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man.

All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.

 

       ― Chief Seattle

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post #15 of 16
1/28/12 at 4:08pm
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Thanks for that link Imp, although you're right there isn't much more info.  I wish I knew more about it, at least now I have a name.  As far as identifying which bird, well that's not going to happen.  They've all been crazy on the laying cycle because of so much molting going on.  I've also had a lot of soft shell eggs lately (every other day or so), and haven't seen a soft shell since.  Maybe the same bird?

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post #16 of 16
1/29/12 at 6:26am

  With the eggs being empty and so large,  what kept it from being broken. That's amazing.

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