eggshell

  1. FranzBear

    Is this a shelless egg?

    Found this yesterday with what appeared to be a broken yolk, a clear gel patch (potentially albumen) and a wet brown poop smear as well, but quite distinct from each other. I did recently buy 4 point of lay Rhode Island reds recently...and then today I found remnants of an eggshell with the...
  2. HenriettaPizzaNolan

    Eggs with holes

    Hi everyone. One of my Golden Comets has been laying some strange eggs lately. She often lays ones with bumps (calcium deposits) and I don't really mind. I still eat them. But lately, she has laid a few with these strange holes/divets in them, and I don't know what this is. I tried searching...
  3. Bama-chicks

    Eggshells explained?

    We get this assortment often, just wondering what causes the two in the middle? I think the left middle is from the olive egger and the right middle is from one of two golden cuckoo marans. Thanks!
  4. Chicken Eggshell Color Genetics

    Chicken Eggshell Color Genetics

    While it seems like the genetics of chicken egg color would be straightforward, this is not the case. Today we will dive into the intricate process of how eggs get their colors. This journey will start with a basic overview of poultry genetics and the process of coloring an egg. Then we’ll get...
  5. Phantom_k9

    Egg Discoloration? + Other issues...

    Attached is a picture of 5 eggs from 2 of our birds. Recently, these two have seen a sudden change in their egg color / texture. The picture shows this change in egg shell color from top to bottom. We have also lost several eggs to (what we think) was them having very thin shells (from our...
  6. emu6200

    Emu needs help hatching!

    Hi I have an emu chick and it poked the first hole two days ago. The whole has increased in size to about the size of 5 quarters layed out next to each other. It's a little less than half of the egg that the emu has already pushed out. The emu has been like this for about two days now. Should I...
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