Ameraucana Thinks She's a Reptile

[HollyKMS]

1 of our Ameraucanas laid her first egg today (about 6 wks before I'd expected her to, age-wise). I had to look twice when I saw it because I thought a dinosaur had possibly invaded the henhouse. It's long and thin like a reptile egg! What the--

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

That's funny! I've had a few of those from when my girls were younger!

 

[HollyKMS]

So this happens normally sometimes? *phew* ..That's just freaky!

 

[jeremy]

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It probably is a double-yolker! You should crack it open and see.

Does she have oyster shell readily available? Increased amounts of calcium can help the overall uniformity of egg shape.

 

[HollyKMS]

Yeah- plus I give them bird vitamins regularly, so she's prob getting enough from that anyway....

It'll be interesting to see how often she lays. My two bantams, the only 2 laying until today, both suddenly stopped laying nearly 2 wks ago and haven't started back up. Don't know what's up with that (they're under lights and it's not cold here) but at least I can now look forward to something in the box from time to time! And I love the blue-green color more than I even expected to!!!

 

[schmije]

When I first read the title of your post, I thought your chicken was making the velociraptor sounds. LOL!

We've gotten funny shaped eggs like that - usually from new layers.

 

[jeremy]

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L0L! I've had a couple of hens bawk at me like that. Then I realize where they got their sound effects from for Jurassic Park!

 

[Mahonri]

I have a wheaten ameraucana that lays long eggs like that. We named her Long Jean. My kids named one of her eggs before it hatched and at 6.5 weeks it looks like a beautiful blue wheaten pullet. one of the few pullets I got!

 

[b.hromada]

Yep, I've had a few of those kind myself. Not to worry!

 

[Happy Chooks]

It's a beautiful color blue! And I have to ask, since I'm getting 4 week old Ameraucana babies this week, how old is she for her first egg?