I didn't know how else to title this to set this problem apart from those asking how to fix the problem.
We have 9 hens and a roo (for flock protection and he does a great job). One hen regularly deposits either soft shelled or no shelled eggs. They are free range all day and pop in at different times but all of them lay the eggs in the same spot. I gather multiple times a day, but often there will be a shell less mess all over 2 or 3 other eggs.
I'm doing the calcium thing, but right now, this post, I'm asking what do/would people do with the icky eggs? I don't want to wash because then the bloom is gone and there's going to be bacteria in the yolks stuff. Are they OK to keep and eat with the sticky residue?
ETA, they are all adults that have been laying for a while.
Please be kind. I'm asking for help. TIA
We have 9 hens and a roo (for flock protection and he does a great job). One hen regularly deposits either soft shelled or no shelled eggs. They are free range all day and pop in at different times but all of them lay the eggs in the same spot. I gather multiple times a day, but often there will be a shell less mess all over 2 or 3 other eggs.
I'm doing the calcium thing, but right now, this post, I'm asking what do/would people do with the icky eggs? I don't want to wash because then the bloom is gone and there's going to be bacteria in the yolks stuff. Are they OK to keep and eat with the sticky residue?
ETA, they are all adults that have been laying for a while.
Please be kind. I'm asking for help. TIA