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post #1 of 8
3/16/12 at 3:54pm
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I have two female Muscovies, one of which is laying.. At least I think only one of them is. Regardless, in the last few days we've had some funky eggs that I was hoping someone could help me with..?

Straight out of the coop they look almost hard boiled! Some are completely solid, some are a little less solid, and some are just fine.. hmm.png

Any ideas? Suggestions as to stop this from happening? It hasn't even gotten hot, hot here yet!

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Wife to the most amazing husband, Mommy to a precious baby girl, the sweetest American Bulldog, a rotten Mini Pig, 2BB Hens, 4SLW Hens, a Mottled Japaneese Banty Hen, a Red Cochin Banty Hen, 2 Birchen Cochin Banty Roos, a Penciled Cochin Banty Roo, Splash Cochin Banty Roo, a Grey Jap Banty Roo AND 2 BTB Jap Roos... Couldn't ask for anything better!

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post #2 of 8
3/16/12 at 4:06pm

hhhmm, thats weird.  Never heard of it....  all my duck eggs come out fine...

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A small flock of ducks (3 welsh harlequins and a rouen) a pair of american geese, a lovely anatiolian shepherd, and 10 ducklings ariving on march 18th!!!!!!

Come visit the blogs!!!

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post #3 of 8
3/16/12 at 4:26pm
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I know.. It's really strange sad.png

Wife to the most amazing husband, Mommy to a precious baby girl, the sweetest American Bulldog, a rotten Mini Pig, 2BB Hens, 4SLW Hens, a Mottled Japaneese Banty Hen, a Red Cochin Banty Hen, 2 Birchen Cochin Banty Roos, a Penciled Cochin Banty Roo, Splash Cochin Banty Roo, a Grey Jap Banty Roo AND 2 BTB Jap Roos... Couldn't ask for anything better!

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Wife to the most amazing husband, Mommy to a precious baby girl, the sweetest American Bulldog, a rotten Mini Pig, 2BB Hens, 4SLW Hens, a Mottled Japaneese Banty Hen, a Red Cochin Banty Hen, 2 Birchen Cochin Banty Roos, a Penciled Cochin Banty Roo, Splash Cochin Banty Roo, a Grey Jap Banty Roo AND 2 BTB Jap Roos... Couldn't ask for anything better!

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post #4 of 8
3/16/12 at 5:25pm
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Originally Posted by MrsKemmerlin View Post

I have two female Muscovies, one of which is laying.. At least I think only one of them is. Regardless, in the last few days we've had some funky eggs that I was hoping someone could help me with..?
Straight out of the coop they look almost hard boiled! Some are completely solid, some are a little less solid, and some are just fine.. hmm.png
Any ideas? Suggestions as to stop this from happening? It hasn't even gotten hot, hot here yet!


 are they young an just laying for the first time? they can lay some strange eggs when first laying. even though i have never heard of what you have discribed.

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #5 of 8
3/17/12 at 12:00pm

If it is just the yolks, often duck yolks are very thick and can seem nearly solid.  They are raw yolk color, though, not cooked yolk color.

 

If eggs freeze, the whites will get cloudy and can appear nearly white.

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post #6 of 8
3/17/12 at 12:08pm

I read on here a while back of someones chicken doing this. They cut the egg in half because it was solid, to take pictures of it. Try a sreach on it...can't remember what the thread was called or what the problem was.  Good luck

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silkies and (projects), sumatras, lakenvelders, frizzles, polish and (projects), sultans, buff orps, black sexlinks, turkeys, red golden pheasents, Peepers, dogs, cats, fish, horses, wild kids, and one very understanding DH, come on over for a visit to the crazy farm

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post #7 of 8
3/17/12 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by ramirezframing View Post

I read on here a while back of someones chicken doing this. They cut the egg in half because it was solid, to take pictures of it. Try a sreach on it...can't remember what the thread was called or what the problem was.  Good luck



Was it called a "Lash Egg"?

 

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post #8 of 8
3/17/12 at 1:28pm

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/622490/have-you-ever-seen-an-egg-like-this/10

its a zoo here:

12 call duck....2 geese -1 female saddleback pom. ....1american buff.

10 peafowl chicks <3

2 bantam cochins....

5 silkie hens and 4 splash juvis....

6 goats.....2 ponies....3beef cows.

an african grey parrot....2 fish tanks...

6hermit crabs... 3 betas... a turtle

and some guineas (all ages)

 

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its a zoo here:

12 call duck....2 geese -1 female saddleback pom. ....1american buff.

10 peafowl chicks <3

2 bantam cochins....

5 silkie hens and 4 splash juvis....

6 goats.....2 ponies....3beef cows.

an african grey parrot....2 fish tanks...

6hermit crabs... 3 betas... a turtle

and some guineas (all ages)

 

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