Spots on my eggs

[Justinlaw]

Does anyone know what these spots are? Any concerns?

Thanks

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

 

[Wolfiehowl229]

I'm not sure actually. What do you feed your hens? Do they have worms and have they been vaccinated? Age? And I believe that is calcium growths but I'm not sure. Don't eat just in case.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I've gotten spots on my eggs before, and my hens all act fine. Usually I just get bumps on the eggs. I've never actually seen spots in such a mass like that before, though.

 

[sylviethecochin]

It's just extra calcium. There's probably a slight "glitch" in her laying system. If she's young, it'll probably sort itself out. Have you been supplementing calcium? If not, might want to.

It's perfectly safe to eat it. I have one Easter Egger who lays eggs like that all the time (She's getting on in years. Honestly, I'm just happy that I'm still getting eggs from her.)

EDT: Oh, Welcome to BYC!

 

[Wolfiehowl229]

Okay listen to them xD. Thanks for the advice as this helps me out too. I've only had my chickens for two years. And please check out my post as I need a lot of help quickly.

 

[Justinlaw]

Thank you. Only new to this game too. I feed them a mix mash grain with extra cracked corn and layer pellets. They also have free roam on my acre so who knows what else they get into. They are about 2 years old.

 

[sylviethecochin]

You want to make sure you're feeding at least 16% protein between all of your feeds (they'll have nutritional analyses on the bag tags) and at least 4% calcium. If it's less calcium than that, or you're not sure, I'd buy some oyster shell to feed on the side. It's fairly cheap, and one 50 lb. bag lasts me years.

Good luck.

 

[lazy gardener]

Is the mash a formulated feed? Sounds like you are cutting the nutrition too much if you are giving them corn on a regular basis. It is only 8% protein IIRC. Protein and Calcium are only the tip of the iceburg when it comes to poultry nutrition. Many other nutrients come into play to impact egg quality and hen health.

You should also look at mill date. 6 weeks after milling, the nutrients in feed are declining. My goal is to use all bags of feed within 6 weeks of milling.

 

[Justinlaw]

You want to make sure you're feeding at least 16% protein between all of your feeds (they'll have nutritional analyses on the bag tags) and at least 4% calcium. If it's less calcium than that, or you're not sure, I'd buy some oyster shell to feed on the side. It's fairly cheap, and one 50 lb. bag lasts me years.

Good luck.

I'll be picking one of those up next trip to town