Too much Calcium?

Baumshell28

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All my hens lay beautiful brown eggs of varying sizes, shades, color patterns, etc. But I have 2 concerns...both are of the type, “Does this mean excess, or too much calcium?”:
1.) Some eggs are so light brown that they are almost pink...
2.) One of my hens, Sugar, lays eggs that are completely “dusted” with what looks like a sugar powder that does not rub off...
 

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Looks to me like the sugar powder you speak of is the bloom. Does it wash of. If so then it’s ok but they won’t stay as fresh as long since the bloom doesn’t look like it in cases the entire egg. If it’s not the bloom and doesn’t wash off with water than my next inquiry would be as to how old the hen is.
 
They are all Easter Day hatches, so just made 6 months old. Bloom makes sense in my head, because the sugar grit is only missing or absent from wherever the egg made contact pressure with whatever was touching it while it was still “wet” when it was laid. Once it’s dry, you can see each & every white particle covering the egg, but every one is almost like a singular grain of white chalk, sugar, sand (whatever substance it’s comparable to) and does not rub, wash or scratch away after drying.
The following pics are some of today’s eggs (somebody wrinkled theirs, lol!):
 

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They are all Easter Day hatches, so just made 6 months old. Bloom makes sense in my head, because the sugar grit is only missing or absent from wherever the egg made contact pressure with whatever was touching it while it was still “wet” when it was laid. Once it’s dry, you can see each & every white particle covering the egg, but every one is almost like a singular grain of white chalk, sugar, sand (whatever substance it’s comparable to) and does not rub, wash or scratch away after drying.
The following pics are some of today’s eggs (somebody wrinkled theirs, lol!):
It looks like the bloom but very curious as to why it doesn’t wash off. No big deal I’d say you just have extra pretty textured eggs for your basket. And at 6 months they prolly just started laying and will work out the kinks in time. In a couple of months they probably won’t look the same one way or another. 😀
 

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