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I tried to read it -- that is entirely over my head. I have turned the lights down so they go off at 20:30 and don't come back on until 07:00. That's more dark than they get in the summer months so I hope it helps reduce any stress on them.

They have open access to Purina Layena 16% pellets and crushed oyster shell in the run plus whatever bugs they scavenge around the yard and we give each of them a pinch of mealworms every evening by hand. That was my first thought but that seems even more curious for one of them to try wrapping...

We haven't had any other odd eggs for a few days. We got an even more confounding egg today. It appears to be an extra large fully formed thin shell egg with a fullmsize hard shelled egg inside. When I checked the nest box, the thin shelled outer was already broken and egg white and yolk had...

I'm not concerned about the beauty of each egg, but I'd rather rule out and avoid any health problems.

We're not sure if it's from a single hen or not. We have three Brahmas and have been averaging 5 or 6 brahma eggs per week since winter. We've assumed they are each laying a little more than every 3rd day. The more recent egg looks just like the "banded egg" example in your link. It says it...

The egg is fully formed and has a hard shell. Today's egg was "mispainted" differently. We've never had any glitches with the Brahma's until now. None of them are acting differently and they all feel like a healthy weight and build. They knocked over two nesting box dividers today though, so I...

We've been keeping chickens for a year now and have had our Brahmas laying for nearly 10 months. This morning for the first time one of the brahma eggs looks like it has a flakey shell. Their eggs are normally solid tan and speckled but this one has the tan peeling off. Is this just a curiosity...