pigment

  1. BigBlueHen53

    Weird Pigmentation, Should I Worry?

    One of my EEs laid these eggs over the last two days. I'll be posting two pics of each egg with a comment in between. Thanks for any advice. So as you can see, there was some weird pigmentation going on with this first egg. It looked "painted," with a dark turquoise swirl on one side. Not...
  2. jwebs94

    Anyone have Speckled Sussex from Cackle with egg issues?

    Anyone have Speckled Sussex from Cackle? If you do, egg issues? My girls have always tended to lay strange eggs. Thinner shells (If I find broken ones, it's theirs), the shells all have the "sandpaper" calcium bumps on the pointy end, and now they've lost their pigmentation. I have 7 SS, 6...
  3. richards5

    Science project results of feeding hens pepper to change the yolk color (see picture)

    I thought you folks would find this interesting. My son fed our hens a mix of layer pellets and mashed red peppers and annatto seeds. It was surprising and neat to see the ring that formed on the outside of the yolks. Interestingly, the kids said they liked the taste of the control eggs better!
Back
Top Bottom