First egg! Safe to consume?

[Happy hen lover]

Does this include eggs with too thin a shell? I found two of those this morning... it would be nice to just toss them to the dog then throw them out.

Yes that doesn't hurt the contents of egg as long as not cracked it's fine. You can also scramble with shells and feed dogs hens etc. Do you have free choice oyster shell? I also feed back the hens eggshells after processing them in oven and crushing coarsely.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Does this include eggs with too thin a shell? I found two of those this morning... it would be nice to just toss them to the dog then throw them out.

As long as the shells are intact they can still be eaten.

If you're unsure or nervous about it, then it's still suitable as a dog treat.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I was the same with my first egg. I ate it after a few cringe lol

 

[chickndays]

Yes that doesn't hurt the contents of egg as long as not cracked it's fine. You can also scramble with shells and feed dogs hens etc. Do you have free choice oyster shell? I also feed back the hens eggshells after processing them in oven and crushing coarsely.

They do have access to oyster shells. They seem to like scattering them.
"Processing them in oven"? This is a new one to me.

 

[Happy hen lover]

They do have access to oyster shells. They seem to like scattering them.
"Processing them in oven"? This is a new one to me.

I don't know if it's necessary but I read it's changes the taste of raw eggs so I do it plus they are easier to crush up foe me once dried.

 

[Happy hen lover]

It's supposed to change the flavor from raw eggs. Pbly a myth but they're easier to crush up if dried.

 

[rosemarythyme]

plus they are easier to crush up foe me once dried.

I bake the shells that I'm putting back out for calcium for the same reason - much easier to break up vs unbaked shells.

To simplify, I keep cleaned eggshells on an oven safe tray, and if I happen to be baking something for dinner, I put them in during the preheating time and remove them before the food goes in.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

We feed the dogs (we've got two now!) an occasional hard boiled egg, I do remember reading something that I one shouldn't feed to many, I think it was the yolks that were the problem, in that they could destroy vitamin B, or something like that.
However I don't know if this was reliable information and I've never got round to doing more research, so I'd be interested to hear more about it!

Its the whites that arent good for them-its hard on their kidneys but I dont remember why exactly. My dogs get a couple egg yolks in the kibble a week if I have a dirty egg

 

[Happy hen lover]

I have microwaved them also.

 

[Suzz]

Not expecting eggs till next month at the earliest, I was pleasantly surprised to find this one in the laying box this evening and perfectly clean. Chickens have been transitioning to layer feed less than a week and oyster shells almost two, but it seems a solid egg and well-formed.
Is this safe to eat?

I suspect the layer is the Barred Rock pictured in the background below since it seems the fastest developer (and "head hen"). But it couldn't been one of the Dominiques too, I suppose.

Have fun enjoying first eggs double yolks are fairly common early on enjoy!