Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

Pale Egg

My girls do not lay dark colored eggs by any means. Most of you know that i get light brown eggs from everyone. One of which I call pink from Aurora and Phyllis' exotic white egg.

I've been noticing for a while that someone's egg is losing pigment. It has turned cream colored,, almost white.
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I can mostly match eggs and layers by shape and size. The egg in question is the shape of Aurora's but too small. It is the size of Lillys but not the right shape. None of the other eggs are Hattie's as they are too small and these are from when Hattie laid in the house. So it is one of the four, Sydney, Aurora, Lilly, or Sansa.

I know stress causes laying changes. Would the stress from the heat cause changes in color? I know eggs can fade as hens get older. That happened with Patsy's eggs they were no longer deep brown at the end.

I guess the real question i am posting is, should I be concerned?

I think the heat has an effect on the egg laying. I'm not sure why, but when it's hot here there is more colour variation and the variation is always less colour, not more.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ha! The French verb "pondre" means to lay an egg. My bilingual brain tripped over Lilly pondering. LOL

That's awesome! I love it when languages connect.

 

[Shadrach]

I've got problems. Cillin and Treacle are fighting again. They've been at it on and off all day.
It's always Cillin that starts it. He's managed to injure himself badly enough to warrant a vet visit in the morning. He's broken the point off one of his spurs.
The problem is I can't do anything about it. There is absolutely no point in separating them, even for a short period. I've tried with others in the past and the fights start as soon as they are able to get at each other.
The rule here is if a chicken is so disruptive it has to be removed from the tribe then it gets eaten. I can't see myself killing and eating either of these two.
I hope one will back down and in the past Treacle has. It's okay when it's just comb and wattle injuries and Cillins are a bit of a mess at the moment. The leg injury isn't really okay. It looks pretty nasty and while it isn't directly from Treacle, it was sustained in a bout of fighting.
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Imagine fighting in 35C plus heat. They looked ready to collapse. If it continues the best I can hope for is one has a heart attack and dies quickly. Not much of a hope is it.
I looked in on them a little while ago and I just want to bang their heads together. They are roosting side by side as if nothing has happened. I fear this is not going to end well. I will be heartbroken to lose either of them.
Cillin, patched up.

Treacle, his tail feathers having been pulled out by his dad.

I'm stressed.

 

[Ribh]

I've got problems. Cillin and Treacle are fighting again. They've been at it on and off all day.
It's always Cillin that starts it. He's managed to injure himself badly enough to warrant a vet visit in the morning. He's broken the point off one of his spurs.
The problem is I can't do anything about it. There is absolutely no point in separating them, even for a short period. I've tried with others in the past and the fights start as soon as they are able to get at each other.
The rule here is if a chicken is so disruptive it has to be removed from the tribe then it gets eaten. I can't see myself killing and eating either of these two.
I hope one will back down and in the past Treacle has. It's okay when it's just comb and wattle injuries and Cillins are a bit of a mess at the moment. The leg injury isn't really okay. It looks pretty nasty and while it isn't directly from Treacle, it was sustained in a bout of fighting.
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Imagine fighting in 35C plus heat. They looked ready to collapse. If it continues the best I can hope for is one has a heart attack and dies quickly. Not much of a hope is it.
I looked in on them a little while ago and I just want to bang their heads together. They are roosting side by side as if nothing has happened. I fear this is not going to end well. I will be heartbroken to lose either of them.
Cillin, patched up.
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Treacle, his tail feathers having been pulled out by his dad.
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I'm stressed.

Oh,no!!! That is not good news.

 

[MaryJanet]

I've got problems. Cillin and Treacle are fighting again. They've been at it on and off all day.
It's always Cillin that starts it. He's managed to injure himself badly enough to warrant a vet visit in the morning. He's broken the point off one of his spurs.
The problem is I can't do anything about it. There is absolutely no point in separating them, even for a short period. I've tried with others in the past and the fights start as soon as they are able to get at each other.
The rule here is if a chicken is so disruptive it has to be removed from the tribe then it gets eaten. I can't see myself killing and eating either of these two.
I hope one will back down and in the past Treacle has. It's okay when it's just comb and wattle injuries and Cillins are a bit of a mess at the moment. The leg injury isn't really okay. It looks pretty nasty and while it isn't directly from Treacle, it was sustained in a bout of fighting.
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Imagine fighting in 35C plus heat. They looked ready to collapse. If it continues the best I can hope for is one has a heart attack and dies quickly. Not much of a hope is it.
I looked in on them a little while ago and I just want to bang their heads together. They are roosting side by side as if nothing has happened. I fear this is not going to end well. I will be heartbroken to lose either of them.
Cillin, patched up.
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Treacle, his tail feathers having been pulled out by his dad.
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I'm stressed.

I'm kind of hoping the pressure from the leg dressing will distract Cillin from starting fights. It's a long shot but maybe it will attract his attention as he goes into fight mode.

 

[BY Bob]

Ha! The French verb "pondre" means to lay an egg. My bilingual brain tripped over Lilly pondering. LOL

That's awesome.

 

[BY Bob]

I think the heat has an effect on the egg laying. I'm not sure why, but when it's hot here there is more colour variation and the variation is always less colour, not more.

That's very comforting. Thanks.

 

[BY Bob]

I've got problems. Cillin and Treacle are fighting again. They've been at it on and off all day.
It's always Cillin that starts it. He's managed to injure himself badly enough to warrant a vet visit in the morning. He's broken the point off one of his spurs.
The problem is I can't do anything about it. There is absolutely no point in separating them, even for a short period. I've tried with others in the past and the fights start as soon as they are able to get at each other.
The rule here is if a chicken is so disruptive it has to be removed from the tribe then it gets eaten. I can't see myself killing and eating either of these two.
I hope one will back down and in the past Treacle has. It's okay when it's just comb and wattle injuries and Cillins are a bit of a mess at the moment. The leg injury isn't really okay. It looks pretty nasty and while it isn't directly from Treacle, it was sustained in a bout of fighting.
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Imagine fighting in 35C plus heat. They looked ready to collapse. If it continues the best I can hope for is one has a heart attack and dies quickly. Not much of a hope is it.
I looked in on them a little while ago and I just want to bang their heads together. They are roosting side by side as if nothing has happened. I fear this is not going to end well. I will be heartbroken to lose either of them.
Cillin, patched up.
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Treacle, his tail feathers having been pulled out by his dad.
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I'm stressed.

Im so sorry Shadrach. This is clearly an impossible situation. Hopefully it settles down.

 

[LozzyR]

I've got problems. Cillin and Treacle are fighting again. They've been at it on and off all day.
It's always Cillin that starts it. He's managed to injure himself badly enough to warrant a vet visit in the morning. He's broken the point off one of his spurs.
The problem is I can't do anything about it. There is absolutely no point in separating them, even for a short period. I've tried with others in the past and the fights start as soon as they are able to get at each other.
The rule here is if a chicken is so disruptive it has to be removed from the tribe then it gets eaten. I can't see myself killing and eating either of these two.
I hope one will back down and in the past Treacle has. It's okay when it's just comb and wattle injuries and Cillins are a bit of a mess at the moment. The leg injury isn't really okay. It looks pretty nasty and while it isn't directly from Treacle, it was sustained in a bout of fighting.
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Imagine fighting in 35C plus heat. They looked ready to collapse. If it continues the best I can hope for is one has a heart attack and dies quickly. Not much of a hope is it.
I looked in on them a little while ago and I just want to bang their heads together. They are roosting side by side as if nothing has happened. I fear this is not going to end well. I will be heartbroken to lose either of them.
Cillin, patched up.
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Treacle, his tail feathers having been pulled out by his dad.
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I'm stressed.

I’m so sorry to hear this!

 

[RoyalChick]

I've got problems. Cillin and Treacle are fighting again. They've been at it on and off all day.
It's always Cillin that starts it. He's managed to injure himself badly enough to warrant a vet visit in the morning. He's broken the point off one of his spurs.
The problem is I can't do anything about it. There is absolutely no point in separating them, even for a short period. I've tried with others in the past and the fights start as soon as they are able to get at each other.
The rule here is if a chicken is so disruptive it has to be removed from the tribe then it gets eaten. I can't see myself killing and eating either of these two.
I hope one will back down and in the past Treacle has. It's okay when it's just comb and wattle injuries and Cillins are a bit of a mess at the moment. The leg injury isn't really okay. It looks pretty nasty and while it isn't directly from Treacle, it was sustained in a bout of fighting.
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Imagine fighting in 35C plus heat. They looked ready to collapse. If it continues the best I can hope for is one has a heart attack and dies quickly. Not much of a hope is it.
I looked in on them a little while ago and I just want to bang their heads together. They are roosting side by side as if nothing has happened. I fear this is not going to end well. I will be heartbroken to lose either of them.
Cillin, patched up.
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Treacle, his tail feathers having been pulled out by his dad.
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I'm stressed.

Oh I am so sorry. I can only imagine how stressful that is. I am freaking out from a bit of squabbling and that looks like serious stuff.
I really hope it calms down.