Gross!

[KnitswithChickens]

OK, so I knew from reading posts here it was probable that at some point, my 23 week old Red Sex Link would lay a shell-less egg, but boy do I wish I had thought to bring a flashlight to the coop yesterday afternoon. Joy was in the nesting box at 4 pm when I left to run errands, and so I blithely went straight to the coop when I got home (it was dark by then) and lifted the lid. I could see a shadowy outline of an egg and reached in to pick it up. Ack!

It was a dreaded shell-less egg, all cold and rubbery.

 

[dichotomymom]

Speaking of gross, lol, when I process my birds, we just eat the shelless ones with smoked sausage......but, it'd be different reaching your hand into the nesting box to find one

 

[Tala]

I too often collect eggs in the dark. I'm more afraid that a snake will eventually find us! So far no trouble, but eeeep!

 

[NC Chicken Gal]

*Note to self - NEVER collect eggs in the dark*

 

[gritsar]

Been there, done that. And man those hens were quick to jump off the roost and scarf that egg up.

 

[Kanga77510]

I always bring a flashlight when I collect eggs. I even have a nifty headlamp that works great too.

 

[KnitswithChickens]

Aha, Kanga good idea. To do list - "borrow" son's headlamp. "Why, no son, I have no idea where you put your headlamp."

 

[mychookschick]

LOL love your post, swimmom! I also use a flashlight and have recently started getting eggs... but I never got any shelless eggs... it was wierd bcause I was expecting one... guess I got lucky! LOL!!

 

[teach1rusl]

Oh boy, something else to look forward to when mine start laying...lol

 

[Hippie Chick in PA]

I use to not use a flashlight to lock up the chickens and or collect eggs. Until one night I went to lock the chickens up, lifted the lid to the nesting box and a pair of beedy eyes were staring at me. To my surprise it was a opossum. Lesson learned do not put your hands in the nesting box with out using a flash light.