simon_blackwell1 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Hello all, I've not been here for some time. My chickens, Sage and Onion are doing fine, but Onion managed to develop some sort of infection in the skin around her vent and the vet has put her on a course of antibiotics which she has now completed (and looks much better for). The vet has told us we can't eat her eggs for 28 days which is a real shame. Sage's eggs on the other hand are fine. But how do I tell which they are? Given my wife and I work and cannot sit by the cooop waiting for them to lay does anyone have any tips for working out which hen laid which egg short of buying a separate eglu and keeping them apart? Grateful for any tips. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 You can smear some food colouring across her vent. This will transfer onto the egg when she lays and you will know which one to throw away. Much cheaper than a new eglu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_blackwell1 Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Excellent, thank you very much. Will a new layer of food colouring be required each night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Ummm, not sure. I would think it probably would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
