My First Egg Is "Hard Boiled"!?!?

[pips&peeps]

This is definitely a prank. The eggs are too big for a pullet to have laid and if they were laying outside, the gals would have at least tried to make some kind of nest to hide them in.

All three of the eggs are also identical in the "soft boil" stage.


I did once have an egg that looked as if it got stuck in the bird for a couple of days, but it was gross.

The outside of the egg was very chalky and nasty and when I cracked it open to take a look inside, it was rotten looking. Not boiled.

 

[deerman]

The prank only works because the OP thinks its from her hens......I for one am sure its a prank, if she hadn't took the bait ..prank would be over.

 

[rancher hicks]

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Two things make me suspect a prank.

One the color of the egg shell, to dark for an Aussie. I had two.

Two the size of the egg, usually the first egg is a bit smaller than normal.

or I could be wrong. I'll leave that up to the jury on BYC.

Rancher

 

[bambi]

Tell your husband and call your family and tell them that you talked to the extension of infection control and they told you that you will need to cull your hens and burn the land that they are on also the coop tell them the infection control will be by to pick up one of the dead hens to have autopsy. Tell the family they will need to do the culling because you just couldn't do it your self grab the lighter fuel and start heading to the coop. Will see then if you are being pranked

 

[Catstar68]

You could SO turn this prank around.
Get a friend of a friend to pose as an 'Infection Inspector', with clip board and all.....have him inspect the eggs, take samples of poop, then have him give you and hubby an 'appointment' for an invasive 'health screening'. Let other family members,friends know the gov't is involved and they all need to be tested for this rare zoonotic disease.

then see what falls out.

 

[deerman]

Ok tell everyone only chicken with rabies lay eggs like that, now anyone that have been around the chicken will need to go get rabies shots.

 

[deerman]

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great idea , best way ....pay backs

 

[Henderson Hen House]

Ok, I get it. I'm an idiot.

The reaction stops now and so does this thread.

Apparently I am just an extremely gullible, first time chicken mama, that was waaayyyy too excited about the prospect of first eggs...

Oh well...thanks to all those that tried to help...you have successfully convinced me that I am being ridiculous.

 

[WingingIt]

Either hubby is pranking you (or in on it with BIL) or you are pranking us. Either way, your hens did not lay those. Now, how long until the confession?
If it's not you, go after your hubby. Borrow a game camera from someone and put it out while he's not home. If you two are the only ones home and the eggs are out in the open he's either distracting you while someone puts them there or he's doing it while you're in the bathroom or something. Camera will tell you. Don't let him know if you try the dye test.

 

[deerman]

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Don't feel bad ,just jokes get pulled on newbe...leave thread going..so we can catch the one pulling the prank