Chicken eggs problems

Approximately 2% of all chicken eggs have some defect, ranging from minor, barely noticeable faults to downright alarming deformities. So the chances are pretty good that most, if not all flock owners will at some stage find an irregular egg...

Sometimes eggs are just weird! Learn about some of the most common egg oddities, what they mean, and what you can do about them.

1.) Pale-shelled Eggs The degree of brown color in the egg shell is determined by the quality of deposited pigment in the cuticle. Causes: Infectious bronchitis Bird age (older hen) High stress in the flock Egg Drop Syndrome 76 Use of chemotherapeutic agents (i.e. sulfonamides and nicarbazin) 2.) Lilac Eggs/Pink Eggs The egg appears to be pink or lilac due to the association between the cuticle and an extra calcium layer. Causes: Stress Excess calcium in the feed 3.) Dirty Eggs If the...

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There’s a problem in your backyard that you need to fix. You’ve found broken eggshells with the yolk and egg white gone, but you don’t know which chicken is responsible.

A hen's reproductive system is most impressive; however, hens can have egg issues. Problems such as egg bound, vent prolapse, egg peritonitis, and egg drop syndrome can be not only painful but if not treated, may be fatal. Egg Bound When a hen is Egg Bound the egg is trapped in the oviduct usually between

Snowy, sub-zero winter weather, hurricanes or severe weather of any type present challenges for chicken keepers and their flocks. Whenever chickens are sudd ...