batcatz Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Hi, I made a warm mash from layers pellets and mixed in veg plus quite a big handfull of crushed eggshells from my silkie, columbian blacktail and speckledy. My columbian blacktail laid an egg today and the shell was slightly speckled and also had a bit of white in it! Has anyone else had this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Mine often lay slightly different coloured eggs (when they can be bothered to lay ). It is to do with the shell gland and I am convinced that what they eat makes a difference. If they eat lots of greens, the shells have more speckles and are a stronger colour. Might just be my imagination, but it the summer when they have access to more greens from the veggie garden, the eggs are different. Just make sure that the egg shells are washed and baked before you add them to the warming mash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcatz Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Thanks, yeah most of my eggs are hardboiled, then put in the oven for a few mins when I'm cooking my dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
