Crazy Eggs... this doesn't seem normal

[CindyMichelle3]

Haha! That was our conversation almost exactly!

 

[sumi]

I can't tell you which hens laid which, but I see, from left, bottom row, 2 body checked eggs, a malfomed egg and a fart

This article explains odd egg shapes (and sizes):

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-egg-quality-problems

 

[donrae]

Don't feel bad. Often you can't know (or even find out) what kind of birds you're getting from a feed store unless it's very obvious by their colors or patterns. Often they're mixes and not even the breeder knows for sure, especially those that sell chicks in bulk batches to feed stores. At least that's how it is around here —

Me: Excuse me, sir, do you work here?
Clerk: Yes I do. Can I help you?
Me: Can you tell me what kind of birds these are?
Clerk: Yep. They're chickens!
Me: Yes, but what kind?
Clerk: Well, to me, they look like little ones.
Me: (Sigh.) Thank you. I'd like four, please.

Someone here posted last spring what most TSC employees know about chicks----
little white ones
big white ones
red ones
black ones
tiny different colored ones

Translations....
leghorns
Cornish X
Various production red birds--could be RIR, New Hamps, sex links, etx
barred Rock or Aussie
Assorted bantams

 

[sumi]

 

[Hooligans7]

Thanks for translation, donrae. Everyone who buys chicks at feed stores should make a copy of it! Heck, we might even impress the feed store employees with our knowledge (or not). Ha.

 

[CindyMichelle3]

Got three normal eggs so far today. Chickens are weird.

 

[enola]

Oops... Thank you for your reply. Our laying hens are about 10 months old. The bottom of the coop is about 3 ft off the ground and I haven't seen the silkies go that high but who knows.

The barred rock lays white eggs, I think she might be a cross cause her body type is similar to our leghorn

Your "barred rock" that is laying white eggs is probably a California gray.

 

[CindyMichelle3]

My chickens are named after the golden girls. Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia. Sophia is the one I initially thought was a barred rock until she laid white eggs. I still call her a barred rock because I don't know what else she would be. Here is a picture from today.

 

[CindyMichelle3]

Your "barred rock" that is laying white eggs is probably a California gray.

After looking at the breed info for California grey's I think you may be right!

 

[donrae]

Yep, a Cali Grey.

Love the names!