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Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 18, 2008, 17:01

Well start this of with Roughlee Handled's piccie:

If you have any odd egg pictures please post them in this thread  8)

Quote from: "Roughlee Handled"

Thought I would show you what i got this morning!!

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l389/Roughlee_Handled/chicken%20stuff/Eggs/IMG_0245.jpg)

(http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l389/Roughlee_Handled/chicken%20stuff/Eggs/IMG_0238.jpg)

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Vember on July 18, 2008, 18:24

This first photos are eggs laid by Mo last year, what amazed me was it was the second one from her that day, I know it was her as she laid it on the kitchen floor in front of me  :shock:
After a day off Mo laid 3 more soft shelled eggs then went back to "normal"
Inside the egg was yolk as normal and also a blood clot the sixe of a 10p :shock:

(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/BadEggJuly11th007.jpg)

(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/BadEggJuly11th008.jpg)

The Goose Eggs :

In January Crumb started laying for the first time, the first 2 eggs were normal and about 38 hours apart then we got these
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/Crumbs2Moon001.jpg)

Laid within an hour of each other  :shock:  I thought at the time it looked like they'd been joined at some stage! Half the shell was hard the other soft. when put togeather they looked like this

(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/Crumbs2Moon005.jpg)

(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/Crumbs2Moon002.jpg)

In total I got 3 (or should I say 6 eggs like this) after the first time I knew they were coming as Crumb went very quiet, not intrested in food, and drank alot of water. She was very down and it's difficult to discribe but I knew something was wrong.  

Since then I have spoken to a lady who having seen the photo's belives Crumb was egg bound and the eggs had been pushing togeather in order to get out (think that makes sence??) The lady in question said I was very Lucky she came through it.  

I put some oil in a small baby animal feeding bottle and squirted into her Vent which did seem to help the eggs out. This never happened again (touches wood very quickly).

Hope the info might be of use to someone one day :D

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: poultrygeist on July 18, 2008, 18:50

When you see them while a soft egg is forming, it is obviously very stressful for them.
Well done for your quick thinking with oiling the vent.  :)

Rob 8)

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: agapanthus on July 18, 2008, 19:00

My they look strange!! Have never seen eggs like that before :?

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: richyrich7 on July 18, 2008, 20:15

Weird or what  keep 'em coming this is interesting  :D

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 18, 2008, 23:41

Is it okay to add my cluster to the list?

(http://[img]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l33/grannieannie_2006/Chooks/eggs1.jpg)[/IMG]

But those joined up eggs are amazing too!!!  siamese twins!!!

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: babe on July 19, 2008, 16:28

Quote from: "GrannieAnnie"

Is it okay to add my cluster to the list?

(http://[img]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l33/grannieannie_2006/Chooks/eggs1.jpg)[/IMG]

But those joined up eggs are amazing too!!!  siamese twins!!!

you still have them????    :?

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 19, 2008, 21:21

No silly!!!   It's the same photo!!!!!!!   :roll:  :roll:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: mumsy on July 20, 2008, 18:27

Hey Grannie, Babe is convinced they will be on the menu on Wednesday :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: GrannieAnnie on July 21, 2008, 00:20

(now what can I find that looks similar????) lol

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Vember on August 21, 2008, 17:53

Don't look any further if your eating

Just now 5:30 on the 21/8/08 the following egg was laid by one of the ducks. I have been sat out side with them, no poorly ducks, no noise looked up and there it was. Can't even be sure who was sat there :?

It looks like well a soft shell with a hard shell with another hardish shell inside?????


Upon opening the egg it stunk but here see for yourself the stages I've gone through....

Soft shell, but felt hard underneath
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/8437c764.jpg)

Drained soft shell & removed to find hard lump
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/812f2a7c.jpg)

(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/cb82acc1.jpg)

Opened hard lump, very strong off smell, but at the back of gunk appears to be another shell  :shock:
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/89f87876.jpg)
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/f54dc7a9.jpg)
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/5815abde.jpg)

The bits after I'd disected

(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii117/TotallyBonkers68/7c31e39b.jpg)

I can not stress enough that non of my birds are off colour in any way, I've had softies before but always had soft insides!!

All birds are eating, drinking and doing normal duck things.

But I will be keeping a very close eye on things  :wink:

Sarah

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on August 21, 2008, 17:56

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: poultrygeist on August 21, 2008, 17:57

Oooo  :(

Poor thing must have had a job layign and to think she was carryign it round for several hours too  :?

Well done for posting up. Can smell it from here.  :shock:

Rob 8)

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Vember on August 21, 2008, 17:58

I know  :shock:

Who done it is more my issue, only the Runners, young calls & Titch & co in there  :shock:

An they're all fine  :shock:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Vember on August 21, 2008, 17:59

It was a case of it not being there then it was there  :shock:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on August 21, 2008, 18:00

Well hopefully its just a learner hiccup :roll:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on August 21, 2008, 18:03

But congratulations on finding an egg that I'm not jealous of :lol:  :wink:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Vember on August 21, 2008, 18:08

I'm just a bit taken a back by it  :lol:

anyone for scrambled egg on toast :pukel:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 21, 2008, 19:06

That's the strangest egg I've seen  :shock:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: richyrich7 on August 21, 2008, 20:55

That's Gross

Title: Very strange looking egg
Post by: Chickenstreet on August 27, 2008, 17:42

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WRv5uKdlssk/SLWA2IBnOlI/AAAAAAAADUE/z0hU4pb_DLw/s400/weird.jpg)

Hallo, all.  :)  One of my girls laid this very weirdly ridged and textured egg - the shell is quite hard.  Does anyone know what the cause is?  We wondered if maybe she didn't drink enough water that day, or had eaten too much of her favourite porridge...all very mysterious.

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: chickpee123 on September 05, 2008, 21:54

i wonder what caused that very strange
 :?  :?

Title: eggs
Post by: chickpee123 on September 05, 2008, 22:01

some eggs come out wrong and some right its just strange what happens

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Roughlee Handled on September 16, 2008, 07:13

Are you sure it is not a potato?

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: woodburner on October 24, 2008, 13:57

Quote from: "GrannieAnnie"

Is it okay to add my cluster to the list?

(http://[img]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l33/grannieannie_2006/Chooks/eggs1.jpg)[/IMG]

But those joined up eggs are amazing too!!!  siamese twins!!!

I don't usually like to bump old threads but this isn't so old that what I want to say might not still be relevent. The cluster isn't an egg but the poor bird's ovary.
Apparenly it happens quite a lot, especialy with egg laying hybrids. I'm not sure whether a hen can carry on laying with only one ovary but if she's stopped laying that will be why.  :(

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Vember on October 24, 2008, 14:01

Not 100% sure woodburner but I think this was taken out of one of Grannies meat eating birds ??
Here we go found the link
http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=20841&highlight=eggs

Sarah :)

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Aunt Sally on October 24, 2008, 14:39

That's right Vember it was removed from the bird after slaughter.  

Birds only have one [working] ovary

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: chooknewbie on December 05, 2008, 14:21

had a weeny egg today from one of my ladies!

(http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq306/tori_shaw/Chooks/Dsc00483.jpg)

(http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq306/tori_shaw/Chooks/Dsc00484.jpg)

so thought i would share..  :D

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Roughlee Handled on December 05, 2008, 14:37

I bet it is all yoke no white.

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on December 05, 2008, 18:42

Or all white and no yolk! :wink:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: chooknewbie on December 05, 2008, 22:33

i will take a piccie when i crack it.... :)

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: Kiwi on December 05, 2008, 23:33

EW! this thread should come with a warning  :lol:
Some amazing pics   just wish I wasn't eating my lunch - almost saw it again on a couple of occasions!  :shock:

Title: Odd Egg piccies
Post by: violet on December 07, 2008, 10:04

I have two ducks... one lays "normal" looking eggs, about the size of a large hen's egg.  the other lays eggs the same size but sooooo rough and lumpy! poor girlie..why? they both eat the same food???