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New to this!! Anyone ever had a wrinkled egg?

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by rrchickenman, Nov 4, 2008.

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  1. Nov 4, 2008 #1
    rrchickenman

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    I am brand spanking new to the chicken world but recently got some white leghorns. they were 7 months old when I got them (at least thats what I was told). I babied them and within the first few days they were giving me eggs. Ive only had them a couple of weeks but one of the eggs today looked as if it had wrinkles or creases in the shell. any idea what this could mean?:[
     
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  2. Nov 4, 2008 #2
    antlers

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    beats me what causes it but I get a few every year from new hens.
     
  3. Nov 4, 2008 #3
    Attack Chicken

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    Are they soft shelled eggs?
     
  4. Nov 4, 2008 #4
    austinhart123

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    yeah i get those every now and again..........they are still edible, but frrding them oyster shell helps
     
  5. Nov 4, 2008 #5
    crazyhen

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    I just read in back yard poultry magazine that it happens when the eggs crack before it hardens completely. problems can come from just being a new hen or disease or lack of calcium , hereditary defect, too much phosphorus . The disease mentioned is infectious bronchitis. If she is healthy looking like the others said increase the calcium and decrease other snacks for a while.
    Jean
     
  6. Nov 4, 2008 #6
    2468Chickensrgr8

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    Yes I have had a couple last month they look like LARGE raisins but a lovely brown colour....going to try to blow them out for keepsakes....
     
  7. Nov 4, 2008 #7
    Biddieacres

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    Welcome! You will love it here. [​IMG] Since you just got them at 7 months, you probably don't know what their diet was before you got them. I bet they just need a little oyster shell. You can get it at any feed store. I add some in with their feed or you can offer it on the side in bowl and they will take what they need.
     
  8. Nov 4, 2008 #8
    speckledhen

    speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Member 11 Years

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    Wrinkled eggs can also be the result of a bout with Infectious Bronchitis. It affects the reproductive system, though it's a respiratory illness.
     

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