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Free ranging and warty eggs

post #1 of 9
3/25/12 at 2:28pm
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Up until the past couple of weeks the eggs my hens have laid have had perfectly smooth shells.  Lately I've been letting them free range, and I've started to get warty shells.  Not lots of bumps, but a small cluster at one end.  What could the darn birds be getting into that is making their shells warty?

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post #2 of 9
3/25/12 at 4:25pm

Same bumps on the eggs here.  Hope you get an answer. 

 

Deb

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post #3 of 9
3/25/12 at 6:20pm

I had a egg teh size of a regular birds egg in coop that has bumps all over it, I am thinking one of the guineas laid it. Would like to hear wha the bumps could be.

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2 Barred Rocks Hens, 2 Partridge Rocks Hens.
2 Black Australorp.2 Black Sex-Links Hens.
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2 Ameraucana Rooster, 2 Rhode Island Red Hens
2 Barred Rocks Hens, 2 Partridge Rocks Hens.
2 Black Australorp.2 Black Sex-Links Hens.
8 Easter Egg Hens, 5 Ameraucanas .
1 Blue Cochin,2 SL Wyandottes,2 GL Wyandotte.
1 White Leghorn, 1 Speckled Sussex
2 Guinea Hens Royal Purples.
3 Peacocks India Blue,Black Shoulder,Silver Pied 1 Jade Spalding & BS Peahen
2 Royal Palm Turkeys
2 Rottweilers,1 Male...

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post #4 of 9
3/26/12 at 8:16pm

Hope you all get the definitive answer, 

 

I think that it isn't anything to worry about, but just an irregular deposit of calcium.  

 

Here is one list where egg shell irregularities are mentioned with their causes....there are several others around as well.  Hope someone will come on and post a link

 

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9014

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post #5 of 9
3/28/12 at 5:29pm
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I know that much like blood spots and meat spots, they're harmless, and unlike blood spots and meat spots, aren't even gross, but it still makes it harder to sell my eggs :(

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Chicken math, because story problems are hard

School presentation: Incubation; What's Going On In There? (pdf)

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post #6 of 9
3/28/12 at 9:47pm

My regular customer, who is also a friend, doesn't care about the shape of the eggs, including the clumps. She knows they're farm fresh eggs and the appearance doesn't affect the taste. Her husband absolutely LOVES our eggs.

SAHM of 3, wife to 1 hard working hubby, 4 RIR hens, 2 BR hens, 1 NHR roo, 4 BO hens, 1 BSL hen, 2 Ameraucana hens, 1 Game/Buff rooster, 5 LBs, always have chickies and have lost count lol, 1 Blue Swedish duck, 4 Pygmies and 2 Great Pyrs with pups on the way! Life is good.

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SAHM of 3, wife to 1 hard working hubby, 4 RIR hens, 2 BR hens, 1 NHR roo, 4 BO hens, 1 BSL hen, 2 Ameraucana hens, 1 Game/Buff rooster, 5 LBs, always have chickies and have lost count lol, 1 Blue Swedish duck, 4 Pygmies and 2 Great Pyrs with pups on the way! Life is good.

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post #7 of 9
3/29/12 at 10:29am
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My regular customer, who is also a friend, doesn't care about the shape of the eggs, including the clumps. She knows they're farm fresh eggs and the appearance doesn't affect the taste. Her husband absolutely LOVES our eggs.



I saw this picture on facebook and thought it was really cool on free ranged eggs.  Thought you might enjoy.

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Bantam Red Cochins, Mille Fluer D'Uccle, Free ranging guineas - Pearl, Pied, Buff, Violet, Lavender.  One RIR hen and one Black Australorp hen (Henny) who is a spoiled rotten pet.  Variety of Maran babies.  One great husband, three kids, and two dogs.  I'm a chick-a-holic so I have an ever changing number of feather kids.

My Swap Page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-swap-shop

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post #8 of 9
3/29/12 at 12:51pm

Mine have also started getting these warty eggs.  All 6 hens - they were smooth until a week or 2 ago.  Mine free range half the day.  Must be something in the spring weeds:)

Michiele: Newbie Chicken owner!
3 kids, 1 hubby, and 8 chickens - 1 Welsumer, 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Barred Rock, and 4 misc cochin mix
6 out of 6 hens laying so far!

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Michiele: Newbie Chicken owner!
3 kids, 1 hubby, and 8 chickens - 1 Welsumer, 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Barred Rock, and 4 misc cochin mix
6 out of 6 hens laying so far!

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post #9 of 9
3/29/12 at 2:52pm
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Very educational! I'll have to keep this information in mind!

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Chicken math, because story problems are hard

School presentation: Incubation; What's Going On In There? (pdf)

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Chicken math, because story problems are hard

School presentation: Incubation; What's Going On In There? (pdf)

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