New eggs with watery whites.

[Mouzekin]

Hey all, just wondering if anyone can help me figure out how to fix something.

I have 2 EEers who lay some beautiful bluish green medium eggs. Unfortunately when they are cracked the whites are almost all water not like the thick gelatinous whites from my other 2 chickens which are RIRs. Now I've heard old eggs can get this way, but these are same day laid eggs.

The taste is still the same when cooked and on the plus side they make a good scramble because I don't have to add milk to thin it out, I just whip it a bit longer of fluffy golden goodness!

I just want to make sure im not missing anything and would like to get their consistency back up to what is normal for other eggs. Could it possibly be a protein difIciency?
Any ideas as to why and how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Judy]

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/30/watery-whites

 

[Mouzekin]

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/30/watery-whites

Only thing I got from this is that is my birds could be getting old... I wish there was a way to over co e this problem.:/

 

[ChicKat]

Only thing I got from this is that is my birds could be getting old... I wish there was a way to over co e this problem.

Amonia levels can cause watery whites as the chart referenced by flockwatcher indicates. If it is time to clean the litter---chickens are far more sensitive to it than we are---and they can be affected even before we can smell the need to clean. Just another thing to consider.