meemal Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Hello first of all!! I've got 4 chickens which have just started laying in the last couple of weeks! Yummy! We've just found an egg which has lots of white raised speckles on it, and I can't find any information on what this means? Is this pretty standard? Or something that I should be concerned about! Advice from all you mother hens much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Welcome to the forum Nothing to worry about. Just a dodgy shell, but still perfectly edible. When they are new to laying , it can take a while for them to settle into things. These sort of eggs would not be sold as they aren't 'perfect' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Prue laid an egg like this on Saturday. I think the white spots are calcium spots. the eggs are perfectly ok though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meemal Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 A brilliant news! Thanks for your replies. Glad its ok as its a jumbo egg! Now for a poached egg on toast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Big Red lays one's like that towards the end of a laying cycle normally about every 10 days or so they don't look pretty but taste alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meemal Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Thats useful to know! I didn't realise they went in cycles. Does the frequency/ or size change during the cycle? I'm trying to work out how many are laying, and so far am just getting 2 distinct sizes so am assuming that just two are so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meemal Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Actually, i think they are ALL laying now! We are getting 4 types of eggs! We got one this morning which was quite rough and pale over the majority of the shell. Is this just more calcification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jill the potter Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I'm no expert, and only have two chooks but they have been laying for over a year now and their eggs are quite distinctive. Tikka always lays pale very smooth and torpedo shaped ones and Korma's are almost round, dark brown and usually quite rough with occasional white specks. The one thing that amuses me is that when I go to get them from the nest box Tikka's are always beautifully clean and Korma's always looks like she's rolled them around in poo!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
