Eggs are mostly yolk

[ErnieBerley]

The eggs my chickens are laying are mostly yolk...is this due to a protein deficiency? or is this normal. They are young and new to laying (first few months). Egg size seems normal.

thanks !

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Could you elaborate? Do you mean the contents of the shell is all yellow or that there is little albumen and a huge yolk?

 

[chrissynemetz]

Can you crack one open and take a picture?

 

[SilkieLoverFarm]

What breed? It could be breed related. ie: silkies

 

[ErnieBerley]

breed is Ameuraucana - and it's mostly large, beautiful orange yolk with a little albumin (egg white). The polish hens I have also have smaller albumin vs. the yolk

 

[BigBlueHen53]

ALL your hens are doing this? How many hens do you have? What are you feeding them, including treats and supplements? Is feed available all day? Oyster shell, grit? Have any of them been sick lately, or have you examined them for lice or mites? Any other possible stressors? How old are they, how long have they been laying, and have their eggs always been this way or is this a change? Thanks.

Edited typos, twice, sorry. Sigh, 3x

 

[ErnieBerley]

ALL your hens are doing this? How many hens do you have? What are you feeding them, including treats and supplements? Is feed available all day? Oyster shell, grit? Have any of them been sick lately, or have you examined them for lice or mites? Any other possible stressors? How old are they, how long have they been laying, and have their eggs always been this way or is this a change? Thanks.

Edited typos, twice, sorry. Sigh, 3x

i have 5 hens and 3 roosters (I know, not balanced but that's what happened). 3 hens are Ameraucana, 1 white crested blue polish and 1 golden polish. They are all under a year old - this is their first few months of laying..

I feed them Scratch/Peck Layer food (they were raise on grower, 18% protein) plus i feed them raw seeds (sesame, chia, sunflower, pumpkin others) and mix with ground up veggies from cabbage, squash, shiitake, broccoli, carrots, kale, other veggies......treats are mealworms, blueberries and raspberries, sometimes boiled eggs which they love !! also xtra oyster shell and 2 sizes of grit (the small stuff and then larger dime size- maybe a little smaller). My problem is I feed them on the ground in various areas (covered but still may get damp). so there's this huge pile of food.

The stressors are really low - feed available all day whenever they want. Not sure how to examine for lice and mites i'll look into that. thanks.

 

[ErnieBerley]

Could you elaborate? Do you mean the contents of the shell is all yellow or that there is little albumen and a huge yolk?

little albumin, large nice orange yolks; shells intact and fine

 

[so lucky]

Why would any one consider this a problem? The yolk is what I eat an egg for.
My Easter Eggers have large yolked eggs, with little white. I love it.

 

[ErnieBerley]

Why would any one consider this a problem? The yolk is what I eat an egg for.
My Easter Eggers have large yolked eggs, with little white. I love it.

lol . right! I was just curious as I've never raised chickens before. Thanks!