egg quality

  1. K

    Egg Quality. Blood spots?

    Hello Chicken experts! I had a friend of mine who receives my extra eggs send me this photo this morning. She just started a new carton of eggs and found this when she cracked three eggs. Two of the three had red or pink tissue. I’m used to seeing the occasional blood spot but this looks...
  2. RynsHens

    Egg Quality: Too Much Calcium?

    Hello all! I'm new here but have really loved reading all your posts. Thank you for having me. I have a question!!!! We have 4 hens: An Australop, a Black Copper Marans, an Olive Egger and a Red Star. 4 months ago, we moved from our "country house" way out in a rural area outside of...
  3. L

    infectious bronchitis virus 🦠

    Hi, does anyone have a good resource for a home test kit for IBV? My main layer flock or 6 month old hens have had a bit of rattling going on since late March. I gave herbs, VetRX and garlic/ACV and they improved in about 3 weeks but now their egg quality has dropped significantly. Thin...
  4. G

    Found something on my egg yolk

    I was about to make scrambled eggs but one of my duck eggs had this attached to the yolk I'm not sure what it is the egg is no older than 4-5 days is it safe to eat and what is it
  5. StephanieRose44

    One of my hens (unexpectedly) laid her first two eggs

    Sapphire (who laid first two nice eggs above) My Sapphire Gem (Her name is Sapphire) laid her first egg on 2/26 (it was warmer out that week) Than her second came the next day. The temp dropped here the following night so I couldn’t get her to go into the coop where she’s able to lay ( I...
  6. Ann10

    Odd Disease Making its Rounds

    Over the last two years, I've had three chickens come down with some odd malady where first they have pour egg quality such as just membranes instead of shells and then it progresses to cessation of laying eggs. These chickens are typically between the ages of 9 months-2 years. When they first...
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