Mar 22, 2013 #1 Posh Chickens Songster 8 Years Joined Feb 24, 2011 Messages 329 Reaction score 2 Points 111 Location West Midlands, UK I found this egg last night outside my chicken pen. It was quite cold, and I'm pretty sure it hadn't been there more than a couple days. What is it?
I found this egg last night outside my chicken pen. It was quite cold, and I'm pretty sure it hadn't been there more than a couple days. What is it?
Mar 22, 2013 Thread starter #2 Posh Chickens Songster 8 Years Joined Feb 24, 2011 Messages 329 Reaction score 2 Points 111 Location West Midlands, UK I have Hens that are laying, and a 9 month old peahen
Mar 22, 2013 Thread starter #3 Posh Chickens Songster 8 Years Joined Feb 24, 2011 Messages 329 Reaction score 2 Points 111 Location West Midlands, UK Help please, I am going to incubate it
Mar 22, 2013 #4 cmfarm Crowing 13 Years Joined May 3, 2010 Messages 1,501 Reaction score 532 Points 321 Location Elgin, TX Maybe just a pullet egg?
Mar 22, 2013 #5 Bill 101 Songster 6 Years Joined Feb 1, 2013 Messages 385 Reaction score 23 Points 113 Location Oregon Have no idea of what it actually is, but I've seen young Pullets lay eggs like that when they are first starting to lay. In the dish it looks really small compared to the others, but in you hand it looks more like a small Bantam egg
Have no idea of what it actually is, but I've seen young Pullets lay eggs like that when they are first starting to lay. In the dish it looks really small compared to the others, but in you hand it looks more like a small Bantam egg
Mar 22, 2013 Thread starter #6 Posh Chickens Songster 8 Years Joined Feb 24, 2011 Messages 329 Reaction score 2 Points 111 Location West Midlands, UK Thats not possible, all my hens are large fowl and lay in the nesting box, not outside. Plus they are all 2 years +
Thats not possible, all my hens are large fowl and lay in the nesting box, not outside. Plus they are all 2 years +
Mar 22, 2013 Thread starter #7 Posh Chickens Songster 8 Years Joined Feb 24, 2011 Messages 329 Reaction score 2 Points 111 Location West Midlands, UK But it may just be a partridge egg seeing as I have peafowl. (They attract pheasants, partridge and doves etc)
But it may just be a partridge egg seeing as I have peafowl. (They attract pheasants, partridge and doves etc)
Mar 22, 2013 #8 Bill 101 Songster 6 Years Joined Feb 1, 2013 Messages 385 Reaction score 23 Points 113 Location Oregon Well, if al your birds are LF & their 2 years old, with an egg that size, maybe she didn't know she was laying an egg
Well, if al your birds are LF & their 2 years old, with an egg that size, maybe she didn't know she was laying an egg
Mar 22, 2013 Thread starter #9 Posh Chickens Songster 8 Years Joined Feb 24, 2011 Messages 329 Reaction score 2 Points 111 Location West Midlands, UK Hahahaha good one I have asked a couple people, and they both think it's partridge, so its in the incubator now!
Hahahaha good one I have asked a couple people, and they both think it's partridge, so its in the incubator now!