Cinnamon Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Bramble,my French Maran has always laid beautiful,large deep speckled eggs up until about 10 days ago. Then,all of a sudden,they got thin of shell & fragile,often being broken in the nest box. I added Limestone flour to their feed, & a splash of Shellstim to their water. But,over the last 2 days,she has produced these They are of a normal size,but are the most lumpy ,distorted eggs I have ever seen..............& I have seen some odd eggs in my time! The photo really does not do them justice at all. They still have a thin shell too. Any ideas on why this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Is she getting on a bit? That can affect the shell formtion. My Peckadilly lays eggs that look a bit like that.....not quite so extreme though.....and she is nearly 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 No, she is a youngish hen - about a year old at the most She is in great health apart from the strange eggs,& has been recently wormed,mited etc. She has never had a moult - maybe she has one on the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
