Folks.. i've read through a number of posts on the topic of eggs changing colours - most of than answers seem to contradict each other.
I have 10 hens, 3 of which are laying. #2 layer was an EE/Ameraucana that was laying bright blue eggs.
The blue eggs suddenly stopped, but I am still getting the same amount of eggs.. cream/white from an RIR/EE cross, small brown ones (similar in size to what was the blue eggs) and speckled brown/white eggs (also similar in size to what the blue where).
I haven't seen a blue egg in two weeks, and the EE was laying them daily at a regular time when she started, and they were very blue. I didn't see any odd blue/brown eggs or green - i simply no longer have any blue eggs.
I can only assume 1 of four things...
1 - they've changed to either the small brown, or the weirdly speckled eggs.
2 - the chickens are eating them (but don't seem to touch the non-blue eggs?) I have seen some poop with a blue tinge in the white part, could this indicate they are being eaten?
3 - she is egg bound? some sort of medical condition? (my EE seems happy, alert and normal)
4 - she was a new layer - could she be taking a break?
Hoping someone with real EE/Ameraucana knowledge can give me a definite answer.
Steps i've taken so far;
1 - checked to make sure my ee girl is healthy/normal. She seems to be.
2 - added golf balls to each nest box (as a method to discourage pecking/eating of the eggs)
any help is appreciated!!
I have 10 hens, 3 of which are laying. #2 layer was an EE/Ameraucana that was laying bright blue eggs.
The blue eggs suddenly stopped, but I am still getting the same amount of eggs.. cream/white from an RIR/EE cross, small brown ones (similar in size to what was the blue eggs) and speckled brown/white eggs (also similar in size to what the blue where).
I haven't seen a blue egg in two weeks, and the EE was laying them daily at a regular time when she started, and they were very blue. I didn't see any odd blue/brown eggs or green - i simply no longer have any blue eggs.
I can only assume 1 of four things...
1 - they've changed to either the small brown, or the weirdly speckled eggs.
2 - the chickens are eating them (but don't seem to touch the non-blue eggs?) I have seen some poop with a blue tinge in the white part, could this indicate they are being eaten?
3 - she is egg bound? some sort of medical condition? (my EE seems happy, alert and normal)
4 - she was a new layer - could she be taking a break?
Hoping someone with real EE/Ameraucana knowledge can give me a definite answer.
Steps i've taken so far;
1 - checked to make sure my ee girl is healthy/normal. She seems to be.
2 - added golf balls to each nest box (as a method to discourage pecking/eating of the eggs)
any help is appreciated!!
