How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Marle94]

One Banty egg from Goldie.

 

[akroberts1085]

All 7

 

[Winderdear]

Going to start using disposable gloves to collect for sure. But, five pretty eggs today! The two 'whiter' ones on the diagonal underneath the top egg are light blue tinted in person. I love it!
Yesterday, we had a soft shell egg and it scared me to bits. One of the pullets was acting a little off too. I gave her some extra calcium, made sure she hydrated, and she's doing great today! We've got 7 pullets in the oldest crew. The others are catching up in age FAST so we're double-timing it on building nesting boxes in the big coop for everyone. I think we've got about 20-30 pullets. I... should really count my chickens, since they've hatched.
These will be starring in our stir fried rice with stir fried rib eye tonight. So excited!

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Beautiful eggs! I really wish I had some green and blue egg layers!

It’s always so distressing when they lay soft eggs, but it’s not uncommon for pullets who are just starting to lay. At least three of my girls had this trouble. You did the right thing giving her calcium. A calcium deficiency isn’t always the cause, but calcium supposedly helps them contract their muscles and push the soft egg out. I hope you don’t have to deal with it again!

 

[Winderdear]

1 egg today, from Helmikuu

 

[Tookie]

(8/19) 6. 4 duck and 2 chicken.

(8/20) 7. 4 duck and 3 chicken.

(8/21) 4. 3 duck and 1 chicken.

 

[newchickychick]

Beautiful eggs! I really wish I had some green and blue egg layers!

It’s always so distressing when they lay soft eggs, but it’s not uncommon for pullets who are just starting to lay. At least three of my girls had this trouble. You did the right thing giving her calcium. A calcium deficiency isn’t always the cause, but calcium supposedly helps them contract their muscles and push the soft egg out. I hope you don’t have to deal with it again!

This is so comforting to know! I was assuming it was a new layer thing, but gosh I worry over our chickens. We have… a lot but they’re all beloved pets. These were our very first!
I think it was from the same layer who laid an egg that looked like two fused together (it was so strange!). Hopefully her printer will get on board before too long.
I can’t wait to see what eggs we get today!

 

[Bsmac]

9 yesterday been the norm here lately!