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Just showing what my hens are laying right now. You won’t believe the size of this one!
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@spinnerky2 Well, I am glad to hear it. I hope no injuries are occuring to
my girls.
@SimplyIncredulous Passing eggs too large for the hens frame can dislocate
her pelvis. One or two eggs like that won’t hurt her long term, but it’s
not good for her. Laying more than 1 or 2 giant eggs per year can
eventually cripple her. Boosting the calcium in her diet can help
sometimes. It can also result from unbalanced ration. The
calcium:phosphorous ratio should be as close to 2:1 as possible.
Your hen probably needs more calcium in her diet.
My grandma used to say that when a hen started laying eggs that were too
big,, the hen would go in the pot for chicken soup. Something about the hen
getting injured. Sorry I don’t have more info. Unfortunately I didn’t pay
close attention to her pearls of wisdom back in those days. Wish I had….
I got a big one like that this spring too. I don’t see any signs of it
doing damage to the chicken but it can’t be good for her. Was yours a
double yolker?
Prepared–I get big eggs too. My customers love them and I have not noticed
any injuries to the hens. It is hard to close the lid on the boxes of eggs
I sell, sometimes I use baling twine to hold the dozen together:).
poor hen lol great video thanks for sharing
@SimplyIncredulous I hope this is just a fluke then, because the one we
suspect laid it is my favorite. She lays beautiful chocolate colored eggs.
Thanks for sharing. We will keep an eye out for injuries.
I think I heard that hen scream all the way here in Los Angeles when she
laid that egg!
@billjacobson1967 – Yep. He cracked it tonight and it was a double yolker.