Recent content by Karen -Johan

Thanks all for your input. Sorry I hijacked another OP. Don't often drop eggs - I was just curious to know. Have only had my hens for 10 months. They free range all day and have a continuous feeder with a chicken mix from our local Co-Op plus scraps.

Thank you so much. I crush all my egg shells and add it to their food. The eggs that get laid in the nest are perfect. It is only the ones that they lay when they are on the perch which is when they roost for the night!! I find them on the floor next morning! I was wondering if it would be a...

I also have Plymouth Rocks and yesterday got an egg the size of a Brussel Sprout in the nest! Have had them for 10 months. They also sometimes drop an egg from their nesting perch. The interesting thing is that these eggs never have a hard shell. What makes the shell harden?