slowlyshego
Hatching
- Aug 3, 2017
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Either we've been luck all of these years, or this is rare.. We've had egg laying birds for over a decade now. We are a small, mixed organic farm. Our present layers are a mix of heritage breeds. They've been with us for just over a year now. We have 18 hens and one roo. They all look happy and healthy, no sickness evident. There has been no change in feed, they free range.
So, what the heck is going on?! For the last month, cracking open an egg is an exercise in disgust! The eggs, some perfectly fine, but the others are bloody and the cloudy, yellow yolk is just blended into the white with no delineation between the two. There have even been some with 'fragments' of tissue in them. I know, I know, it sounds like those eggs were out there for too long, but I promise you, we are collecting them twice a day. I just don't get it. Is this a chick trying to form on warp speed? Is this some sort of bacteria issue? Is our rooster causing problems biologically?
We have had to stop selling eggs. I don't even want to crack them open, never mind selling them to anyone. I would be so grateful for any suggestions or ideas you may be able to share. Thank you. Tara
So, what the heck is going on?! For the last month, cracking open an egg is an exercise in disgust! The eggs, some perfectly fine, but the others are bloody and the cloudy, yellow yolk is just blended into the white with no delineation between the two. There have even been some with 'fragments' of tissue in them. I know, I know, it sounds like those eggs were out there for too long, but I promise you, we are collecting them twice a day. I just don't get it. Is this a chick trying to form on warp speed? Is this some sort of bacteria issue? Is our rooster causing problems biologically?
We have had to stop selling eggs. I don't even want to crack them open, never mind selling them to anyone. I would be so grateful for any suggestions or ideas you may be able to share. Thank you. Tara