Chicken boarders

[Cozpip]

Hi - my first post - please be gentle with me

 

One of my chicks has laid a few eggs with white round speckledy lumps/markings on them, and I'm a bit concerned.

They are like tiny white sand speckled in groups, they do come off if you give it a good scrub, but am concerned they may be tiny worms or something yucky

 

The chicks came fully vaccinated so think they should be ok, but any clues as to what it could be would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

Edited October 4, 2010 by Guest

[Chucky Mama]

It wont be anything nasty. It is likely to be calcium deposits. Someone posted re something similar a while ago and I think that they found out that it was coming from the bedding.

[Cozpip]

Thanks for replying! Yes, I'd seen that posting earlier - I did a search before I was brave enough to post! I know it's not from bedding as we just use newspaper not sawdust, but I did think it may be calcium deposits. Just wanted to see if there were any other theories out there and to check I wasn't being a negligent chicky-mummy

[Chucky Mama]

I doubt very much that you are being a negligent chicken mummy (we do all worry that we might be though from time to time). Are your hens young ?

[Cozpip]

They are still less than a year, but not completely sure how old. We've had them since Christmas and they started laying around Valentines day which was very kind of them! They even laid some chocolate eggs at Easter for the children

[Chucky Mama]

What clever girls you have. Are you adding a supplement that could be resulting in excess calcium?