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    What's going on with this white thing in the egg

    We also have meat birds (separated) and a dog. Should we worm all animals? When worming I know there is a hold time for using eggs -- do you discontinue egg usage from now until hold period is over? (We have about 4 dozen eggs on the counter)
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    What's going on with this white thing in the egg

    What would you recommend for worming? Headed to l and m fleet today.
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    What's going on with this white thing in the egg

    Regardless of what I use to deworm, Do I need to wait until post treatment to use/eat eggs? Should all pets be dewormed? (We have a dog and a flock of meat birds separate from these hens)
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    What's going on with this white thing in the egg

    They are more cranky than usual because they are not allowed to free range... They got caught digging up the neighbors garden 🙃🙃. We have one broody girl, but otherwise nothing that is out of the usual for them. Their run and coop is in need of a clean! I have no experience in worming, but...
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    What's going on with this white thing in the egg

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    What's going on with this white thing in the egg

    Unfortunately, I tossed it with the eggs. It was approximately 3 inches long. Squishy but held form. Looked like a flattened tube structure with something darker approx 1/8 inch diameter in one end. The other end did not appear to be enclosed.
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    What's going on with this white thing in the egg

    I was cracking a bunch of eggs to cook up fory girls and found this. It is squishy and holds form. Is it some sort of worm??
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    Cold weather and egglaying

    We have 6 girls, 3 Australorps and 3 ISA Reds all under 1 year old. They were all laying this fall, and the Australorps started molting early winter and so their egglaying (as expected stopped). Now I get 2 to 4 eggs a day, but today I found a teeny tiny egg (17 grams) our typical egg is 50-70...
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    Shell less egg

    The birds are about 8 months old. The ISA reds have been laying since August. The Australorps have been laying for 1-2 months. They get layer feed, minimal treats, and are out and about in the yard about 2 days a week. My guess is it was the 2nd egg of the day and the shell just hadn't...
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    Shell less egg

    I have a flock of 6. 3 black Australorps and 3 ISA reds. Today I harvested 7 eggs. I am confident they all came today. This evening, the final egg was shell-less. Is this something we should be concerned about? Should we increase their calcium available to them? I didn't expect to ever get 2...
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    Late bloomer or different breed???

    Thank you! I was pretty sure on the gender but all of her "sisters" have matured! Glad to hear she could mature after winter, daylight is already starting to leave us here in MN!
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    Late bloomer or different breed???

    We got our hens in early May 2021 and 5 of them developed as expected and started laying. One of my black Australorps isn't maturing as I would expect. Their comb is still black-ish red. I am pretty sure it is a female black Australorp, but it seems strange that she hasn't matured yet. Is she a...
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