Rough & Bumpy Egg Texture?

[thewatsonfarm]

We've never had weird egg issues before. Any thoughts on this weird egg? Should I be concerned???

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Do you feed calcite grit or oyster shell?

When a hen eats a bunch of oyster shell or calcite grit for the calcium, often parts will show up in the shell.

Sometimes you simply get odd shells as a hen ages.

If it continues, you may need to investigate into that hen.

It doesn't hurt the quality of the egg inside, but it can indicate too much calcium in the hens diet...or simply aging shell gland.

LofMc

 

[Pork Pie]

This link is interesting -
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-egg-quality-problems

 

[thewatsonfarm]

Do you feed calcite grit or oyster shell?

When a hen eats a bunch of oyster shell or calcite grit for the calcium, often parts will show up in the shell.

Sometimes you simply get odd shells as a hen ages.

If it continues, you may need to investigate into that hen.

It doesn't hurt the quality of the egg inside, but it can indicate too much calcium in the hens diet...or simply aging shell gland.

LofMc

Hmmm.... That's interesting. I was actually going to go get some oyster shell today, as I was concerned that our hens haven't been getting enough calcium.

But aging is a good possibility.

Thank you for your reply! I sure appreciate your help!

 

[thewatsonfarm]

This link is interesting -
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-egg-quality-problems

This is a great article -- very helpful! Thanks so much!