My broody got off her hatchlings and the couple remaining eggs for a moment today and I happened to be around. I peeked in her nest and found the oddest thing I’ve seen in my 3+ years of chickening: this bluish-greenish egg encased in a brown egg shell. It was not viable—I checked for peeps—so I took it to photograph it and ask around. Have any of you ever seen such a thing? How did it happen? I have blue layers, brown lagers, and what are supposed to be Olive Eggers, though their eggs are a pale bluish-green. I’m thinking of opening it to see what developed. Just curious whether others have seen such a double-shelled egg.
As you can probably tell, there is a membrane from the brown egg surrounding the bluish egg. I pulled some of the brown egg shell off to see if there was a pip or anything on the bluish egg, but didn’t see any pip. Then I wanted to photograph it before I took all the brown off.
As you can probably tell, there is a membrane from the brown egg surrounding the bluish egg. I pulled some of the brown egg shell off to see if there was a pip or anything on the bluish egg, but didn’t see any pip. Then I wanted to photograph it before I took all the brown off.
