Holes in the eggs???

[quailbrain]

A few weeks ago I found a small egg in the mixed button pen that had a small hole on the large end of the egg. I figured they had pecked it though it didn't have a crack but a clean hole with no rough edges. I could see the small area of skin through this hole and it was not damaged. I threw it out and the next day the same thing. Figured my flock was having a bad day and pecked another.... well this has happened everyday this week since.

On the third day I thought the eggs had a simular look so I have been collecting all these eggs together now. Of the 7 eggs a day from that pen it is only one egg everyday that has this hole. Always the same size hole. It is always a small egg with the same pattern. Never the larger eggs. Never the greener eggs. I was thinking it was a newer hen to the group but I'm about positive at this point that it is the way she is making / laying the eggs. To much of a pattern for me to think otherwise. Same shape with a small smooth edged hole on the fat end always. Only one hole out of all the eggs but everyday. Must be her. So I am wondering if anyone has heard of this before in any bird? Will it go away? I feed my birds game bird starter and supplement a large amount of oyster shell so I don't feel it is a calcium deficiancy.

I will have to take some pictures tonight. Don't know why I didn't think of that yet!!!

 

[nivtup]

Seems odd, although it sounds like you are on the right track.

We have seen some pretty weird looking eggs. Usually they get over it.


Good luck

 

[monarc23]

by your discription with the hole and then you can see the membrane down in that normally happens when the egg shell is cracked before the egg settles so the air cell forms there and or drys out

eggs like that can sitll hatch if you put wax on them

(done it lol)! Atleast when that happens here it's from a beak or a toenail