mostin Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 My boss girl Priscilla has not been laying for the past couple of weeks as she has been going through a mini-moult. The other morning we found an egg with no shell at all in the nestbox which we thought must be her coming back on line so crossed out fingers. This morning she has layed again. A 71 gram torpedo with a sandpaper texture, owch . First odd shaped egg we've had so I was very pleased with my girl. Hopefully she will be back to normal now bless her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Funny things, the torpedo eggs, aren't they . We get one every few weeks or so from Maisie . Hope Priscilla's back on track now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 my old girl Ella has torpedo eggs, very pointy. I thought it was because of age? she's over 2 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Maisie's laid (should that be fired? ) torpedoes since she started laying . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 I will watch her tomorrow morning closely to see if she fires another or if she just lays a normal egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Oooh. Youch! I am amazed that they can pass something as big as an egg daily. I sort of equate it with giving birth daily and it makes my eyes water! Any pics of these torpedoes? Anna x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 My IT expert (OH), is away for a couple of days but I will take a photo of it and try and put it on. If not, he'll do it for me in a couple of days. Well it makes them feel useful doesn't it, bless them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Hoorah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Here's Maisie's torpedo. They actually look like they'd be easier to lay . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Here is Priscillas's 1st torpedo on the left. The egg she did this morning is in the middle, it's starting to look a bit more egg shaped. The egg on the right belongs to Lillian, I put it there to show a normal egg but even she had a bit of a wobble today. She may be getting ready to stop laying for the winter as she is a light sussex. The eggs are 71 gms, 65 gms and 73 gms from left to right. I'm very proud of my girls even though it's been a bit of a funny shaped week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I got a 108g whoper today - the biggest egg I have ever had! Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Torpedo egg will be the first of many odd eggs to come. I get almost round golf ball ones, torpedo ones, sandpaper ones, different colours (even from the same hen), ridges and rings around them so they look like Saturn - all sorts. I now wonder quite how many supermarket eggs get rejected at point of lay and end up as product ingredients rather than sold as shelf eggs. Since my lot never lay perfect egg shaped eggs every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Good point Hen Watch, all those poor battery hens are bad enough, but the thought of their eggs then being wasted due to them not being perfectly egg shaped! I bet they just bin some of the weird ones, and torture those poor ladies for nothing. Have to stop thinking about this now or I'm going to get too angry and upset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
