Ande Weathers
In the Brooder
- Mar 9, 2015
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After 2.5 years and maybe a thousand eggs, one of my girls produced this. Looks like something meaty in the yolk and it's pretty red. I've seen blood spots before, but never a case where the albumen is discolored. This one is like the color of tea.
I've done a five minute search and not been able to find any images from the internet of a bad yolk that looks quite like this.
I don't have a rooster.
The birds do free-range the yard.
I give the birds fresh water daily.
I don't use fertilizers on my lawn.
I use cracked corn, dumar layer pellets, and vegetable scraps for the birds.
There are no signs of injury in the coop, so I don't suspect cannabalism.
In prior years I went without any artificial heat. This year, whenever the temp drops to single digits, I use 1 heat lamp.
Aside from that, no artificial light.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I've done a five minute search and not been able to find any images from the internet of a bad yolk that looks quite like this.
I don't have a rooster.
The birds do free-range the yard.
I give the birds fresh water daily.
I don't use fertilizers on my lawn.
I use cracked corn, dumar layer pellets, and vegetable scraps for the birds.
There are no signs of injury in the coop, so I don't suspect cannabalism.
In prior years I went without any artificial heat. This year, whenever the temp drops to single digits, I use 1 heat lamp.
Aside from that, no artificial light.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
