sandyhas3chucks Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 One of three same family hens lays white eggs that are very dry almost chalky. Her sisters lay blue eggs that are normal and smooth. This seems to cause her problems. Is there a reason for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 As you can imagine Sandy, laying a dry shelled egg isn't going to be easy. A chicken will normally produce a lubricant to get the egg out painlessly. This lubricant then dries and seals the egg, preventing the ingress of bacteria. It sounds as though one hen isn't lubricating the eggs and I have no idea if she will ever be able to. Something is clearly wrong internally, because she is not putting the final blue coloured layer on either. So the last two components of the egg producing system are not working. The important point here though is one of your health. If the egg isn't sealed it must be stored in a refrigerator otherwise it will go bad in a few days. This is like the American system discussed here recently, where they wash the sealer off the eggs and sterilise them before sale. Unlike UK where eggs must not be washed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 If they are having too much calcium in their diet, it can cause the eggs to have a powdery deposit on the outside. Maybe this is what is happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 It's interesting I have three all had a cream legbar father. Two clearly had the same mother. They have five toes. The other must have had a different mother as eggs are collected daily. But one may have been the day before but unlikely. They all look similar but the one that lays white eggs is white with white beak and lobes. The other two blue lobes. So don't think the colour is connected.. Funny somone suggested more calcium? And to complicate she's just laid a softee. She did a week back and acted very poorly. She is clearly molting heavily right now. So I guess I'll have to monitor her. Thanks for replying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...