2 of my chickens started laying yesterday..

[ayeitsjosecx]

Hi two of my chickens layed eggs yesterday but today they didn't how come s that normal

 

[Chicken Review]

Hi two of my chickens layed eggs yesterday but today they didn't how come s that normal

Hi, yes this is very normal for new hens. Depending on the breed you may get an egg every two days up to every 3 or 4 days...What are the breed of your hens?

 

[ayeitsjosecx]

thank you and today she layed again

she is an EE

 

[Chicken Review]

thank you and today she layed again

she is an EE

Great! Typically EE's are good laying hens.

 

[thelaforces]

Hello lovely people of BYC
I'm super new to the backyard chicken world... Wondering if y'all can tell me what this brown thing is? My Phoenix (Miss Maryland) just started laying about a week ago... And I do have 1 Dominique Roo (Mr. Okinawa). He's been trying to mate with her-- so I'm pretty sure she's already fertilized.

Also, any idea what their little babies would look like?

 

[Chicken Review]

Hello lovely people of BYC
I'm super new to the backyard chicken world... Wondering if y'all can tell me what this brown thing is? My Phoenix (Miss Maryland) just started laying about a week ago... And I do have 1 Dominique Roo (Mr. Okinawa). He's been trying to mate with her-- so I'm pretty sure she's already fertilized.

Also, any idea what their little babies would look like?

Hello there, I fail to see a brown thing? Where am I missing it. For some reason the pic would not load when clicked for me.

 

[krista74]

Hmmm, I can't see anything odd either.

All I can see is what appears to be a perfectly normal egg.

Eat it up and enjoy!

Krista

 

[thelaforces]

Sorry about that, Krista! I guess it's not really brown... But more of a beige color? It's the blob thing near the top of the yolk, Is that the little chickie, or a meatspot? I'm such a newbie, it's embarrassing!

BTW... I really appreciate your quick response! I'm really loving this BYC community! You guys really help and encourage those of us that are just starting off

 

[krista74]

OK, I'm not getting a clear picture of it on my screen (darn computer monitor is obviously not up to scratch) but I'm wondering if it may be the blastoderm?

From what I understand (and I am fairly new to this myself - feel free to correct me everyone!) all eggs have what is referred to a blastodisc, which is a tiny white spot of genetic material under the membrane of the yolk.

When a rooster's sperm meet with the blastodisc after mating it becomes a blastoderm (or embryo). At that point it changes from a white spot to a white bullseye in appearance, and from there the cells then begin dividing to eventually form a chick. The blastoderm is therefore the sign of a fertilised egg, and eggs with this appearance are fine to eat.

I wonder if this is what you are seeing?

If not, my apologies for the long 'birds and the bees' talk, ha ha! (Still trying to understand a lot of this myself.....)

Best wishes, Krista.