Green ringed eggs - Japanese Coturnix.

[katagra]

I get a few of these every now and then, wondering why and if it's common?


I used two different white balance settings on my camera trying to get a "true-to-life" picture.

They're usually white, but I've had a few brown eggs with green rings too.

 

[Fleabuskitty]

I have no idea why or if it is common, but that's so cool! I wish my coturnix laid eggs like that

 

[TheRealTimShady]

probably just a glitch in the matrix lol. i get odd balls sometimes as well.

 

[bfrancis]

It's common to get old balls every once in a while, the paint factory just had an off day. Nothing to fret over.

 

[katagra]

A few more pictures of some "odd ball" eggs. =)

 

[MobyQuail]

does seem the paint dept took the day off.

I get those every once in awhile, if you notice, is the shell as thick as a normal shell?
do you get them consistently from the same bird?


I have birds that lay either polka dot or camo but evey once in awhile I get a blank and its usually thinner shelled too.

 

[katagra]

Nice eggs. I don't get a lot of the red camo eggs like that. Mostly the polka dotted kind.
I do get quite a few solid white eggs, and it does seem like the shells are thinner on those.
I usually start mixing crushed egg shell into their feed when that happens.
Most of my birds are together in a large pen, so I usually can't tell which one lays what eggs.