andrecrock Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 Hallo everyone,,,, Hope you all had a good xmas!!!!!! One of my hens layd her first egg today and i noticed its very nobly,the egg is perfect shape good size but there is these tiny littel nobly bits on it,she is a 2year old bird.Is there any need to worry, If aded a picture,hope you can see wat i mean. Any advice? Happy new year all!!! Thanx for all feedback in advance.
OLDYELLOW Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 as long as the egg is solid under the nobbly bits egg will be fine if thin then will get crushed , the nobbly bits are just calcium , perhaps you need to supliment this with soluble calcium or live natuaral yoghurt mixing a small bit of grit in the feed will help as well
Ian Gill Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 Personally I would bin the egg..sounds drastic but selection begins from the egg ...
OLDYELLOW Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 these nobbly bits may be just calcium on the surface and can be fine underneath but i would bin if not smooth as these eggs tend to get crush and are very weak
Guest Freebird Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 I have a tumbler hen that lays nobbly first egg then soft second egg. None of her eggs have ever hatched and when opened have dead chick inside. Have tried calcivet in the water with no improvement. I only persevere with her because she is a cracking wee bird. Be good to know if yours hatches out o.k.
Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 just calcium blobs! erm i have stared mixing crushed cuttle fish on to the corn with lemon juice tomake it sticky bird liked it
Guest IB Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 I agree that the quality of youngster starts with the condition of the laid egg. I also think the nobbly bits will be additional calcium, and shouldn't affect the shell other than make it slightly thicker. My concern would be that these have cut the hen during laying. The case of nobbly egg / then soft-shell sounds as if there is something far wrong in the 'egg works'. Too much coating on 1st egg, and none at all on the second, and happening in every round suggests it's 'physical' and can't be corrected.
Guest Freebird Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 I agree that the quality of youngster starts with the condition of the laid egg. I also think the nobbly bits will be additional calcium, and shouldn't affect the shell other than make it slightly thicker. My concern would be that these have cut the hen during laying. The case of nobbly egg / then soft-shell sounds as if there is something far wrong in the 'egg works'. Too much coating on 1st egg, and none at all on the second, and happening in every round suggests it's 'physical' and can't be corrected. Thanks IB. Yep that's what I thought but it would be nice to get some youngsers from her. I wonder if I should try and help the chick out next time but then it will all be down to timing. The dead chicks are alway perfectly formed.
Larry Lucas Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 This all starts in the oviduct of the hen. One cause can be a lack of calcium or not enough sunlight to synthesize vitamin D. The other issue can be an oviduct infection. Both can produce knobby eggs. Toss the egg and every time you go in the loft give the hen 1/4 of a calcium tablet (or even Tums, made for heartburn and indigestion). Make sure there are plenty of minerals in the loft. I use liquid calcium gluconate in the hen's water for a few weeks before pairing up and make sure they have adequate time in the aviary to absorb vitamin D. If they don't lay smooth eggs after that regiment then I know there is an oviduct problem. For what its worth.
Guest Freebird Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 This all starts in the oviduct of the hen. One cause can be a lack of calcium or not enough sunlight to synthesize vitamin D. The other issue can be an oviduct infection. Both can produce knobby eggs. Toss the egg and every time you go in the loft give the hen 1/4 of a calcium tablet (or even Tums, made for heartburn and indigestion). Make sure there are plenty of minerals in the loft. I use liquid calcium gluconate in the hen's water for a few weeks before pairing up and make sure they have adequate time in the aviary to absorb vitamin D. If they don't lay smooth eggs after that regiment then I know there is an oviduct problem. For what its worth. How are you keeping Larry. Hope all is well. All the best for 2009. Thanks for the reply.
jimmy white Posted January 3, 2009 Report Posted January 3, 2009 this can often happen , allthough its nice to see a perfect smooth egg , not all eggs pass through the egg laying factory of the pigeon perfectly, , anyone who gets calcium tabs for oesteoporrosis [spelt wrong ] these are pure calcium, [and about the size of a ten p peice with just a slight exageration , a little broken off these tabs , popped down their beaks , whilst mating, in my opinion , does no harm whatsoever,, and helps provide the calcium need for their laying many times seen a hen lay its egg , then the legs go from it, again this can be put right with a little calcium ,,,harkers produce these tablets called "elementals" these are just calcium tablets and yeast tablets , they work , but they cost calcium is very cheap indeed
Guest ljb107 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Posted January 3, 2009 they are just calcium deposits from binding inside her. Make sure you provide alot of calcium in the diet and provide oystershell grit. Lloyd
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