dislaney Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 One of our girls keeps laying a dark-ish brown egg with what looks like a sealed white coating over the top, with the finished effect being a dusky plum colour. If I wet the egg, the brown shows through and looks perfectly normal, but as soon as the egg dries, it goes back to the white coating again. Not a problem, but just curious what might be causing this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonetog Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Just wondered if it could be the calcium carbonate in the shell doing something unusual and a web search led me here http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm047 Doesn't make too much sense to me but I'm tired lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
good_egg Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 What barred is she - some are meant to lay a purple tinted egg I think (bluebell?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dislaney Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 I've been thinking that this egg has come from Karen, my only Warren - and she's had some kind of viral sniffling thing (no nasal discharge though) for a while, so that would fit with the article findings. The vet said if it didn't clear up then she'd prescribe Tylan for her. But the egg could possibly be from one of my new birds Kelly, a Cuckoo Maran, who I thought hadn't laid at all yet owing to the poor state she was in when she arrived ... haven't yet found her in or emerging from the nest box, although that doesn't mean she hasn't sneaked in there when I'm not looking! It's definitely not a pigment loss though - the egg is still solidly brown underneath, it's just got this cloudy/chalky film evenly applied on top. Curious! Thanks folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
