jens cakery Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Is this wierd? Barbara (Miss Pepperpot) has just laid an egg with what appears to be purple spots in a band around the middle! At first I thought it was because we use shredded newspaper to line the nest, but it does SEEM to be the way the eggshell has formed, rather than things being stuck to the outside. Very exciting but hope there's nothing wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 How about a photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jens cakery Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 OK here goes! My camera can't quite zoom in enough but hopefully you get the idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 My Indian Game x French Marans lays the occasional egg like that too. It's almost as if the shell is more matt / porous than usual and I wonder if it's blobs of pigment that haven't been applied properly earlier in the process? They don't rub off and are different to speckled eggs, but they taste just a scrumptious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
