Each of my 3 hens lay eggs that are a different color from one another. It’s a handy way for me to know who has laid an egg and who hasn’t. And most recently I’ve been on the look-out for an Edie egg during her egg-bound episode. She very considerately laid her egg the morning we were to leave to go out of town. I didn’t know what I was going to do with her if she hadn’t to be quite honest.
So, can you spot the egg that was stuck inside my hen for over a week?
The big one on the left you say? Nope, it’s the blue one on the right. Looking for all the world like a normal, smallish egg. So this puppy cost $300 in vet bills and is so full of antibiotics and anti-inflammatories that I just have to chuck it. I’m having a hard time doing that though…
So who layed this 4th egg today?
I’m a bit stumped. I think I’ll have to wait to see what else is in the nest box today.
So after all of the egg drama, Edie is now molting. She looks like hell with little feather spikes coming out all over her. It’s filling in the bare patches from when she was chomped on by mites. This poor gal has been through a lot over the past couple of months. I think she’ll look beautiful again when the feathers fill in. Phoenix rising out of the fire and all that.
I’m glad Edie got unstuck and life with chickens can continue as usual.
I am so glad that Edie is laying again! Are you positive she was egg-bound? I thought one of mine was too, but now they are all just laying very infrequently. I think they are about to start molting, and some hens will not lay at all during that period (which can last 3 months, I guess!). I think that is why my girls went from laying 1 egg a day to 1 or 2 a week. My guess is that the fourth egg is from Edie, especially since she is molting. So glad she is healthy and happy!! *hugs*
I actually dreamt about Edie, before this all got sorted out.
Strange speckled egg, huh?
Lauren, I’m positive she was egg-bound because we could feel the egg inside of her. We had a weird misshapen egg (see a few posts earlier) that came out. Once that came out, the normal one followed a few days later.
Now that she’s molting, she’s not laying. I don’t know with these ladies. They keep me scratching my novice head. The speckled egg is a mystery to me. I’ve been feeding them yogurt for calcium and I didn’t give them any today. Maybe it’s withdrawal…ha.