MJ's little flock

[RoyalChick]

Aww, Princess Pigletine!

She checked out nest boxes yesterday. I am not ready for her to be grown up. She is still very small and full of childish adventure.
It seems I have fallen hard for Princess Pigletine!

 

[BY Bob]

She checked out nest boxes yesterday. I am not ready for her to be grown up. She is still very small and full of childish adventure.
It seems I have fallen hard for Princess Pigletine!


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How could you not? Just look at that face!

 

[MaryJanet]

She checked out nest boxes yesterday. I am not ready for her to be grown up. She is still very small and full of childish adventure.
It seems I have fallen hard for Princess Pigletine!


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She's adorable! Her tufty hairdo gets me every time. Not to mention her gastronomic enthusiasms.

 

[MaryJanet]

The color is definitely fading. Perhaps she is entering the "Lilly phase" and will only lay a rare egg.

I'd prefer if there were no more "eggs" from her, ever.

I don't know. I've never seen this.

It's very odd. I think the safest thing to say is that it confirms her status as a hen whose reproductive system is failing in an unhealthy way.

I have never seen anything like that before. It does not look like lash material. There is something that people get in eggs called 'meat spots' - it is not a cause for concern and look a bit like those, but I don't really understand what causes it.
But every picture I have seen shows a regular egg yolk and white with a meat spot floating in it. If those were meat spots then you are missing a yolk.
Can you send the pictures to Dr.Mark for an opinion?

Actually, that's the reason I took the photos and I shared them on the thread as an afterthought. If I learn anything conclusive from the vets, I'll follow up with an update so everyone can benefit.

 

[MaryJanet]

Another cute Aussie wildlife news story has appeared on the ABC.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-18/golden-bandicoots-return-to-central-australia/102737482

It's not a rat!

 

[BY Bob]

Another cute Aussie wildlife news story has appeared on the ABC.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-18/golden-bandicoots-return-to-central-australia/102737482

It's not a rat!

That is very cool.

 

[Shadrach]

I have never seen anything like that before. It does not look like lash material. There is something that people get in eggs called 'meat spots' - it is not a cause for concern and look a bit like those, but I don't really understand what causes it.
But every picture I have seen shows a regular egg yolk and white with a meat spot floating in it. If those were meat spots then you are missing a yolk.
Can you send the pictures to Dr.Mark for an opinion?

I think it's two embryos in one shell.

 

[RoyalChick]

I think it's two embryos in one shell.

How would there be embryos? No rooster I don’t believe.

 

[RoyalChick]

Another cute Aussie wildlife news story has appeared on the ABC.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-18/golden-bandicoots-return-to-central-australia/102737482

It's not a rat!

And there was me thinking that was a made-up animal!

 

[Shadrach]

How would there be embryos? No rooster I don’t believe.

Sorry, forgot there is no rooster. I'm rather tired. I've had a busy few days.