Goose lays a 'hard boiled egg' and its not April Fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pete55]

Hi All

One of our Dewlap females passed egg membranes a few weeks ago which we posted about. After antibiotic treatment she re-gained her appetite and acted normally. In the last week she has been mated by the gander and shown signs of coming back into lay This morning I found another membrane in the straw. Then this afternoon I watched her lay an egg on the grass which looked like an intact egg without a shell. Felt rubbery and very heavy when handled. Decided to cut lengthways and its appeared like a soft boiled egg

The intact egg though lacking a shell.

On cutting open it appeared as a large yolked soft boiled egg.

The large yolk was wrapped in its own membrane and the albumen looked like cream lumps.

This was then all wrapped in another thick outer membrane.

I hope this has'nt put you folks off your Easter Eggs

Pete

 

[schellie69]

I hope your goose gets better and no more hard boiled eggs for her.

 

[Emmalion]

I was just reading a thread where someone was finding "hard boiled" eggs from on of his birds. Everyone thought it was a joke on him but he doesn't believe it. I should find it and point him here.

 

[pete55]

Well this one's 100% genuine though I suspect oviduct problems

I think its more than one yolk and its old egg contents thats shes finally managed to pass. Wasnt very pleasant and no hard boiled eggs for me for a little while

I read the duck post but that one sounds like a prankster

Pete