Woot! It looks like the eggs are a bit nobby/calcium flecked. That can happen when the maiden hen lays for the first few times, or because they are getting too much/too little minerals. If they get grass, that has good calcium in it. I would not buy oyster shell unless they never get greens and are just eating layer mash. An old timey trick is to dry their shells out in the oven, crush them, and feed it back to them.
Congrats on the beautiful green eggs! It must be spring, and all the hard work over the winter has paid off!
I've been giving them back their mashed shells after we use them. Something Tom said though sounded interesting. He said that that might actually be semen stains from the rooster mounting them, since it looks more like someone splattered paint on them than thin spots. So far I have found only two eggs with that splattered look, and I may blow them out when I use them so I can keep the shells intact
Woot! It looks like the eggs are a bit nobby/calcium flecked. That can happen when the maiden hen lays for the first few times, or because they are getting too much/too little minerals. If they get grass, that has good calcium in it. I would not buy oyster shell unless they never get greens and are just eating layer mash. An old timey trick is to dry their shells out in the oven, crush them, and feed it back to them.
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I've been giving them back their mashed shells after we use them. Something Tom said though sounded interesting. He said that that might actually be semen stains from the rooster mounting them, since it looks more like someone splattered paint on them than thin spots. So far I have found only two eggs with that splattered look, and I may blow them out when I use them so I can keep the shells intact
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