laying eggs...

[chicken.farmer]

My chickens are having their first lay (a couple months before expected). Several of the eggs have a tiny hole, can't even see it, but they bubbled when i put them in water. Are they safe to eat? Have any of you fed eggshells to your chickens for extra calcium?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Could the chickens have pecked the hole in them?
I occasionally get a tiny hole in some eggs.
If the eggs were clean and they are thoroughly cooked, they are likely OK.
What were they eating prior to resuming laying?
I sometimes mix dried and crushed egg shells with the oyster shell in a separate container from feed - especially when only some are laying.

 

[NikAndHerChicks]

Were they big bubbles or tiny bubbles? Egg shells are porous, so some tiny bubbles are to be expected when you hard boil them. Even store-bought eggs will have some tiny bubbles when they are hard boiled & they typically have the roll-out nest boxes where the hen can't peck the egg. They're perfectly safe!

 

[NikAndHerChicks]

Oh, and yes, I feed my girls their egg shells, crushed.

 

[chicken.farmer]

Were they big bubbles or tiny bubbles? Egg shells are porous, so some tiny bubbles are to be expected when you hard boil them. Even store-bought eggs will have some tiny bubbles when they are hard boiled & they typically have the roll-out nest boxes where the hen can't peck the egg. They're perfectly safe!

The bubbles were teenie tiny and in a constant stream, I was soaking them in the cleanser/water mixture. Do you think they are safe to eat?

Thanks!

 

[chicken.farmer]

Oh, and yes, I feed my girls their egg shells, crushed.

This may sound silly, but how do you wash them? Just warm water?

 

[chicken.farmer]

Could the chickens have pecked the hole in them?
I occasionally get a tiny hole in some eggs.
If the eggs were clean and they are thoroughly cooked, they are likely OK.
What were they eating prior to resuming laying?
I sometimes mix dried and crushed egg shells with the oyster shell in a separate container from feed - especially when only some are laying.

They were eating their pellets, grit, and cracked corn scratch. I give them meal worms and a snack mix too some. This is the first lay, 3 of the eggs out of 8 had the little bubble line when I soaked them in the cleanser. I guess they could have pecked them, but i can't see the holes, just the bubbles. Actually, come to think of it, if I had used the wipes on them instead of soaking, I wouldn't even have known! I've been wanting to try the oyster shells, too. Thanks!

 

[alexa009]

When my chickens lay their first eggs I usually wait a few days because mine birds always lay soft shelled eggs then turn thicker once they lay a few times after. Your chickens eggs are probably soft shelled and formed a whole when it is easily pushed around or pecked at. Anyway, I am sure the bubbles are fine.

 

[chicken.farmer]

When my chickens lay their first eggs I usually wait a few days because mine birds always lay soft shelled eggs then turn thicker once they lay a few times after. Your chickens eggs are probably soft shelled and formed a whole when it is easily pushed around or pecked at. Anyway, I am sure the bubbles are fine.

Thank you! this forum thing is Really helpful!

 

[Lazy Farmer]