Watery Whites

[ktfitz.fla]

Our girls will be a year old May 18th. Their eggs, in the beginning, had thick hardy whites and deep yellow yolks. But lately they've been grocery store quality; runny whites and pale yellow yolks. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Thank you!

(2 buff, 1 RR, 1 ameraucana)

 

[CMV]

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps020
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/30/watery-whites

Here's a couple links that will be useful to you. They both address causative agents for thinning of the albumen. Good luck.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Have you changed what they're eating? Good yolk color comes from a good diet. Green feed from free ranging is the easiest way to get a nice dark orange yolk, filled with healthy nutrients. If they only eat commercial feed, they'll have yolks that look like commercial eggs.

 

[ktfitz.fla]

Thanks for the links!
They eat something that I can not remember for the life of me at the moment. We also give them fruits and veggies to pick at. They free range daily. I'm not quite sure how this happened but I am saddened by their grocery quality