mictogirl Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Excuse my ignorance here, but can anyone tell me exactly what a softie is? I've seen them mentioned many times. My girls will lay fairly thin shelled eggs if I've not been giving them enough limestone flour but I'm not sure i've ever seen a softie? Are they just eggs with no shells?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Not sure what the definition actually is . Not sure if it's just an egg that doesn't have a shell or whether one that has a very weak shell is technically a softie too . Here's a couple of pictures I found with Google search: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernchicken Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 can you still eat them? i mean if they are soft but not cracked or damaged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I know some folk do - depends if it's nice and clean or not, I suppose. I'd probably eat it as soon as possible as it hasn't had the shell as protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalu Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I had one of those yesterday! (Well, not me exactly) - think it was ChickHicks, who has only been laying since Friday - off to do some research to see if i should be giving her anything extra, she has layers pelletts and a tub of grit which added soluable calcium..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
