2 eggs from one girl...is everything alright?

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sjsailing

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2 eggs from one girl...is everything alright?
« on: February 24, 2011, 21:08 »
This morning I let the girls out and collected the early egg from Lara Croft (speckled). 

When I cam home from work there was one from Jane Russell (black rock) and one from Marilyn Monroe (light sussex)  AND yet another from an unknown vent: I only have 3!  The extra egg was intact but had a very soft shell.

Is everything alright with the girls? should I be concerned?  Can I eat the soft egg (scrambled)?

So many questions, so little time! Thanks in advance.

SJx  ::)

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Casey76

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Re: 2 eggs from one girl...is everything alright?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2011, 07:19 »
Are your hens just comping back into lay?  Or are just starting?  It's not uncommon to have this kind of blip when the laying machinery starts workig again.

Personally I wouldn't eat it, soft shelled eggs have little in the way of a barrier to bacteria.  If my hens lay softies I either feed them to the cats, or let then hens have them (breaking them upon ont he ground)

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Re: 2 eggs from one girl...is everything alright?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 16:50 »
They have been laying again now for about 4 weeks but we've had a few blips - double yokers - not laying for a day - no shell egg or two.

I'll give them a bit longer to get into the swing of things!

Thanks for the help.

SJx

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Re: 2 eggs from one girl...is everything alright?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 18:01 »
Hi SJ

One of my girls often lays two eggs in one day, I don't think its anything to worry about.

Beth


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