Eggs laid outside the Coop

tiptopchickendon · « **on:** March 08, 2010, 10:50 »

Some may remember my story of Lilly the Leghorn and her laying eggs where she pleases....well she has now taught the others to do the same

I found a clutch of 15 eggs (from 3 birds) in pile of dried leaves alongside my shed this morning... the little so & so's

My question is as they have been out in the open for 7/8 days, are they OK to eat...no cracks in the shells, a few with muddy claw marks but otherwise they look fine

TIA

TTCD

lisa80 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2010, 11:13 »

pop then in a jug of water if they sink then they are fresh the closer they come to the surface the older they are :)you could try putting a golf ball in the nest boxes might give them the right idea

madcat · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2010, 11:27 »

I must read things more carefully ... I must read things more carefully ....

then I wouldn't be sat here wondering how your hens got down to the Co-op ....

noshed · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2010, 15:25 »

They were after the divvy

madcat · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2010, 15:59 »

Never thought of that!

tiptopchickendon · « **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2010, 17:14 »

Quote from: lisa80 on March 08, 2010, 11:13

pop then in a jug of water if they sink then they are fresh the closer they come to the surface the older they are :)you could try putting a golf ball in the nest boxes might give them the right idea

There are 3 Golf balls in the nest boxes...Lilly has only laid 2 eggs ever in there. now the others who know better are following her...sods
put the eggs in water and they seem OK

Madcat

If Tikka and Peri were still with us, i am sure they would have walked to local Co-op...into Extreme Free Ranging those 2. Mate called one day last Summer saying my Chickens were out, i asked how he knew...he said he had just driven by on the main road and they were prining themselves sitting on the metal barriers beside the dual carriageway...

carolbriar · « **Reply #6 on:** March 08, 2010, 17:33 »

I have been getting 2 eggs a day from my girls - all laid in the nest box until today when got the usual 2 and I have just been out to the run and in the middle of the run was a slightly dirty egg just sitting there. I have 5 hens and I know 3 have laid - perhaps this is a fourth?

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