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JasonDJ@lemmy.zip to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

One of my chickens laid a huge egg.

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One of my chickens laid a huge egg.

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JasonDJ@lemmy.zip to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 months ago
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    Does that happen? I’ve heard of double yolks but not nested eggs. This is our first year with the girls so first I’m seeing this.

    I did get an egg with no shell once, just the thin membrane. Didn’t take a picture tho.

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      It can happen sometimes. Also if they got a weak/no shell then u should mix some eggshell in their food or that additive stuff that’s basically just small mineral rich rocks to help em get enough to make a proper shell.

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        If feeding eggshells, it’s best to cook them in the oven a bit and then grinding them with a mortor. 250f for 10 mins should do it.

        Oyster shells work well if you can get em. Other bivalves can work too but oyster is easier for the chickens to crack apart. You just want to bake it at like 250F for 10 mins

        Here’s a few other methods. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/feeding-your-chickens-oyster-shells.77372/

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        That yolk looks hard

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      It happens, as documented in this classic video

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