interesting egg

[bkbuz1987]

My young Ameraucana layed this today. Smooth tiffany blue on one half sand paper ruff darker blue on other half. My flock is on the last day of Terramycin because of mystery illnness that killed one bird and made another close to death before treatment. They are also getting electrolytes and have had a breakfast of yogurt bread mash for a few days.

What do you think and have you had an egg that felt like sand paper before?

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

OUCH! I've seen some that are bumpy/rough on the outside, but not quite sandpaper...

 

[bkbuz1987]

No one has had ruff sandpaper like shells? Hmmm

 

[schmije]

We get sandpaper shells every once in a while. Usually the 'sandpaper' part is much more pronounced on one end of the egg. We've always written it off to the chicken eating something out of the ordinary. It typically happens once or twice, and then the chicken goes back to normal. I'm not aware of it being a problem, but I always feel sorry for the girl who laid it! LOL!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

All I know about them is they taste as good as the rest

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i have gotten the sandpaper shell. It mainly happens in new layers. It's like everything doesn't get sprayed on smoothly. i've also had it happen at times with hens who have been laying a while.