mysterious eggS

[quailmama 82012]

i think this one came out of the press to soon! some of the shell is missing and none of the pigment is on the egg. this was the first time she has done this so i am not to concerned. (i only have one hen) just thought i would share.
edit: shucks i just dropped the egg. now i cant show all my family

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Yeah... "out of the press too soon" is great

The last calcium layers are missing. Happens from time to time.
If it happens regular, you'll need to add extra calcium to feed or water.

 

[quailmama 82012]

hahaha. i have 1.5% calcium feed plus i give them egg shell from time to time. i try to stay on top of the treats and nutrition.
at first it looked like a celadon egg (i was excited and baffled) but then i flipped it over and i was like... oh..

 

[Nabiki]

hahaha. i have 1.5% calcium feed plus i give them egg shell from time to time. i try to stay on top of the treats and nutrition.
at first it looked like a celadon egg (i was excited and baffled) but then i flipped it over and i was like... oh..

If your feed is only 1.5% calcium, you should have eggshell or some other calcium source on the side available at all times. Layer feed is usually around 3.5% calcium.

 

[quailmama 82012]

oh. i did not know that! i will offer oyster or egg shell calcium all the time now. thank you for telling me!

 

[quailmama 82012]

umm, i am starting to get a little worried.
i found this a second ago. i don't know if it was layed today or not..
but she hasnt missed a laying day in a couple weeks.. all of which have been normal.

 

[Nabiki]

Yeah. They need more calcium.

 

[Mirth Cottage]

I’m learning from this thread. Thank you for sharing!!

 

[quailmama 82012]

i feel bad for this. i heard from someone that 1.5 is normal, that is why i did not do anything major before. will give them yogurt and egg shell.

 

[Nabiki]

This is why you hang out here. You can read all kinds of stuff, but there's nothing like being able to ask people who have been doing this a while. That's why I'm here too. I'm hardly an expert. There's still so much to learn!