Is your dog's unusual barking a secret code for something mysterious?

[heth1986]

One of my lovely new girls laid her very first this morning just 2 days into moving in with me

It was, however, frozen by the time I came to collect it I know everyone says not to worry about the chucks getting cold under their duvets but seriously, a frozn egg?! Is this normal???

[lindafw]

Mine have been VERY cold...but not frozen ....yet

[Egluntyne]

In this weather, yes, it isn't unusual.

[Mum]

Congrats on your egg

 

Oh! on it being frozen! I have heard of frozen eggs from chooks, not experienced one. Must have been quite a time lag between the laying and the collecting which, in this weather, would have been the root cause.

 

Was it still in a condition you could scramble it? If not, I think I would have boiled it, mashed it (with shell) and fed it back to my girls.

[heth1986]

I got up early to let them out and went straight back to bed for a little lay in to be honest! By the time I had gone back out it had frozen so I guess she must be an early layer!

 

My OH decided that he absolutely MUST eat it seeing as it was her first one so he defrosted it in a bowl of luke warm water and fried it apparently it was fine, I'm not convinced

[lindafw]

The only reason you can freeze eggs in their shell is because the shells usually break... as this was not the case its no problem yolks can get a bit gelatinous (or so I am told) but with an egg as fresh as is possible it shouldn't be a problem

[Mum]

Lateral thinking from your dh! Great stuff

[Cheeky Chooky]

Congratulations on your first egg! Glad your OH enjoyed it Haven't had any frozen ones yet here but I'm not sure I could eat a frozen one anyway My OH probably would though!