For those of us who grew up withgrocery store eggs , we ’re used to a highly curated and edited nut carton . Only the big and most complete eggs ever made it from the farm to the supermarket ( and still do ) .
But I say that nothing is perfect , and odd eggs are fun ! Here are a few of the most vulgar testis oddment .
Soft-Shell or No-Shell Eggs
You see treasure in the nest corner , and you reach for it . And then — squish ! The bollock in your hand bursts unfastened like a water balloon !
When biddy are eat up of calcium , their shells will depart to show it . Some of these singular eggs are laid without shell completely so that only the privileged tissue layer is holding the egg ’s liquids together . Other time , eggs have soft spots or weak points but an otherwise hard case .
If you see any variation on these eggs , it ’s a good reminder to replenish the oyster shell container and keep it full and available at all time . Kristina Mercedes Urquhart
Multiple Yolkers
As the name would intimate , a multiyolker egg may house two ( or more ! ) yolks within the same scale , and you could opine that these eggs have to be pretty large to hold so much mass ! Double - yolked egg are the most common and occur when ovulation moves quicker than normal , sending two yolks out at the same clock time .
They become encased in the same case before the hen can produce a newfangled one .
sealed hen have proclivities to laying double - yolkers . You ’ll shortly study that hens that lay multiyolked orchis will do so more frequently than other hens . This is normal , but it can be lawsuit for concern . Watch these dame closely asthey’re more likely to have next reproductive upshot .
Kristina Mercedes Urquhart
Tip : skim the two-fold - yolk eggs for any think of goals , if you’re able to ( development wo n’t go well in the incubator ) , but do enjoy the superfluous omega-3s and vitamin viosterol from the extra yolks !
Read more : Here are a few other odd eggs you might spot in the boxes .
Calcium Deposits
uncut spots , bumps and blemishes are completely normal for poulet bollock . Not all orchis will be perfect .
Hens that consist these eggs may just need a little boost in calcium . Oyster cuticle provide free - choice every day , all daytime , will help remedy this ailment . Kristina Mercedes Urquhart
Wind Eggs
This oddball also croak by the name “ fairy egg , ” “ fart bollock ” or “ cock bollock . ” These strange orb are incredibly petite and almost always yolkless . They ’re laid by vernal frier that are just getting their egg - laying machinery up and running .
There wo n’t be many more of these once your hen suppurate a turn , so enjoy while you may!Kristina Mercedes Urquhart
Malformed Eggs
at times , you ’ll notice an egg that has a suave , hard shell , no discoloration or blemishes , but it ’s a really strange shape .
Maybe it ’s very foresighted and slender . Maybe it ’s doodly-squat and rotund .
Do n’t care about these funny - looking eggs for eating , but do avoid hatching them . These eggs are n’t prime material estate for a break chick embryo .
One joy to take from feed farm - fresh eggs from your own flock of hens is that nothing will go to permissive waste — not even those funky , uncanny egg !
This clause originally come along in the September / October 2020 issue ofChickensmagazine .
Kristina Mercedes Urquhart
Kristina Mercedes Urquhart
