firmer yolks?

[NuggetTender]

let me preface this by stating I was a cook at a breakfast joint for many years. I know 99 ways to cook an egg, so my issue is not due to my method. neither cracking, storage, skillet temp, handling. I've got that dialed.
I was excited to get into having fresh eggs because of that experience. but I've noticed that half of my yolks break either going into the pan, or upon flipping.
is there a supplement that I can feed them that will yield more fortified yolks? are they missing a certain part of nutrition?

 

[CabritaChicks]

That is unfortunate, may I ask what you are feeding currently, the age and breed of chickens you have?

 

[Jener8or]

Are you somewhere where it is hot? I've found sometimes the yolks fall apart or lose their integrity if the girls get any chance to sit on them or the eggs are out in the heat too long before you gather them. Maybe others have other suggestions.

 

[BDutch]

How old are your chickens?
What breeds?
Do they free range?
What do they eat?
And what do/can they eat apart from the chicken feed?

 

[C Siena]

Do you leave your eggs on the counter? or fridge?
I'm wondering if the yolks are firmer when chilled? Just a thought.

 

[NuggetTender]

That is unfortunate, may I ask what you are feeding currently, the age and breed of chickens you have?

their daily feed is the Costco "organic (and I use that term with a grain of salt. no pun intended)
they're all about 15 months old. breeds vary from buff, lavendars, marans, olive, wyandotte, jersey giant, probably missing a few

 

[NuggetTender]

their daily feed is the Costco "organic (and I use that term with a grain of salt. no pun intended)
they're all about 15 months old. breeds vary from buff, lavendars, marans, olive, wyandotte, jersey giant, probably missing a few

but besides their feed. they range and also get a lot of kitchen and garden scrap. they love watermelon and BSF

 

[CabritaChicks]

their daily feed is the Costco "organic (and I use that term with a grain of salt. no pun intended)
they're all about 15 months old. breeds vary from buff, lavendars, marans, olive, wyandotte, jersey giant, probably missing a few

I love that the phrase 'organic' doesnt carry much weight.

 

[C Siena]

I love that the phrase 'organic' doesnt carry much weight.

The only things I know are mostly organic are from our garden. No chemicals since 1993.

 

[NuggetTender]

Are you somewhere where it is hot? I've found sometimes the yolks fall apart or lose their integrity if the girls get any chance to sit on them or the eggs are out in the heat too long before you gather them. Maybe others have other suggestions.

I live in northern California, so yes, typically it gets hot. but I have automatic misters to cool down the ambient temp in their run. and currently we're going through the historically coolest July on record.
that being said, I have one hen who went broody, so I try and clear the eggs several times a day