how to get hard eggs

[chickencoop789]

I'm doing this project in school where you take an egg and put it in a capsule thing that you make and drop it off the roof of the school. If the egg isn't broken you get an A. You have to supply your own egg so I figured I could take advantage of my chickens and try to make them lay hard shelled eggs. Does anyone have any ideas on how to make them lay hard eggs? Or how to make the egg survive the fall? I haven't been getting many eggs lately either. Does egg production drop when it gets cold outside?

 

[Veer67]

Egg production does drop when it gets near winter because of the shorter daytime hours and light, which is why some chicken owners decide to put light in their coops during fall or winter. I prefer giving my hens a rest from laying in the winter.

 

[boyswillbeboys]

I don't know about making the shell harder, make sure there is a good amount of calcium in their diet, because that is what makes the shell hard.

My boys did this in kndergarten, no grade, I helped my second son, we put the egg in a box, padded with polyfill, then taped styrofoam around the box, and made legs to cushion the impact, and the egg survived.

 

[sepaditty1]

I did that in 5th grade. Got an A. Remember, the egg doesn't break in the fall, it breaks in the landing. I had the egg suspended in a sling that was hooked to each end of the box. it had enough room to move around without hitting the edge. Imagine a bungee jumping egg. That's what you're going for.

 

[flockanuts]

how to get hard eggs? Boil them longer????

 

[donrae]

Your project isn't about how hard the egg shell is, it's about cushioning the egg.

 

[chickencoop789]

Your project isn't about how hard the egg shell is, it's about cushioning the egg.

I know but if it's hard then it won't break as easily. So if the egg hits the ground it has a better chance of surviving.

 

[GuineaMama]

Do the rules specify that it has to be a chicken egg? Have you thought about using a Guinea egg? Their shells are a lot tougher to break than a chicken egg.

A guy I bought hay from once was telling me his daughter had to do this same project. She used a Guinea egg and it didn't break. She got and A.

 

[chickencoop789]

It doesn't specify what kind of egg but where will I get a guinea egg???

 

[shoregirl68]

Buy guinea eggs online if you're unable to find locally. You can buy just about anything online. My pekin and mallard eggs are pretty tough as well, reptilian like