Interesting, when that happens are the eggs nrmal other than having spots on the shell?
I'll let everyone know if it looks fertile when I candle all the eggs. If it is fertile then we'll know for sure it is a chicken egg as I have no drakes but in the mean time I will tentatively figure it is a...
Why do you say duck egg?
We have had the ducks for over 4 years and never seen one anything like this before.
Not saying it isn't possible but just wondering what your reasoning is.
Hello everyone,
I'm seeking help identifying what bird may have layed this egg and why it looks the way it does. The egg is presumably chicken or duck as that is all the poultry we have, it has a white shell with green dots of color on the shell. The dots are part of the shell not something...
We feed Bar M Flockraiser or Purina Flockraiser and we normally give them egg layer grit that is ground limestone and says it is about 30-45% calcium. We were out of the grit for a little less than a week.
Do you think we need oyster shell as well?
My wife went into the coop and found a bloody mucus/egg white like pile near the corner. I am hoping someone here knows what it is and whether we need to do something right away. All the girls look and act healthy and they just started laying about a week ago.
Any idea what this is? Thanks in...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I had them as a kid and just recently got back into them.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
18 chickens + 3 ducks
(3) What breeds do you have?
Americana/easter eggers, blue copper marans, welsummers, gold laced...