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I have a bowl of oystershell for them... today I missed Daisy's egg, so it was in the coop for most of the day with Elsa hanging out in there, and she didn't break it! I am hopeful that we are out of the egg breaking woods!Sometimes a new layer could just lay shell-less, or funny shaped or strange looking eggs at first. Or really tiny eggs. The worst problem is a too large egg, sometimes an egg has 2 yolks and the new layer has trouble laying it. Keep oyster shells out for her, she might eat some.
At least those were fixable. Be glad that she didn't lay any that look like this one>I have a bowl of oystershell for them... today I missed Daisy's egg, so it was in the coop for most of the day with Elsa hanging out in there, and she didn't break it! I am hopeful that we are out of the egg breaking woods!
No bowling pins, thankfully!! The bad eggs looked round, but the shell just instantly crumbled.. like some of the store bought eggs makes me mad when that happens!At least those were fixable. Be glad that she didn't lay any that look like this one>
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ten-pin-bowling-shaped-egg.1454459/
Here's another crazy egg that's 3 layered>No bowling pins, thankfully!! The bad eggs looked round, but the shell just instantly crumbled.. like some of the store bought eggs makes me mad when that happens!
Her eggs are really cute and surprisingly smaller than the D'uccles.. i wasn't expecting that. But she is still young and growing, only 25 weeks now. She is back to snuggling me and not attacking the D'uccles. So I think she definitely had some puberty mood swings going on!
Very interesting! I was reading up on chicken anatomy and the egg formation process.. and technically they do have a uterus, which is where it creates the shell, followed by a contraction to rotate it and force it out.. so the soft shells could be either not enough calcium or timing wrong on the contraction.. looks like this one didn't contract before getting another egg to process.Here's another crazy egg that's 3 layered>
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/crazy-huge-3-layered-egg.1454714/
Very interesting! I was reading up on chicken anatomy and the egg formation process.. and technically they do have a uterus, which is where it creates the shell, followed by a contraction to rotate it and force it out.. so the soft shells could be either not enough calcium or timing wrong on the contraction.. looks like this one didn't contract before getting another egg to process.
There's a place in Phoenix - I haven't been there for years but they used to sell these really amazing tarps in all kinds of sizes. Edges seamed, great quality, have lasted for years! It was this weird "hole in the wall" place off I-17 and sold all sorts of odd and ends - but had this IMMENSE selection of tarps and shade cloths, I mean just aisles of them? It's been about 3 years so maybe call before heading over to see if they're still stocking them.Hey fellow Arazonians,
Does anybody know of a tarp for our “wonderful” weather? I use a tarp on my run to keep the hawks out but I end up replacing it at best every season. It seems to sun-rot/UV rot very quickly — even in winter just slower.
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