I packed the incubator full of eggs (42 total) 6 weeks ago. Two of those were not viable (candled at 10 days). Of the 40 remaining, 29 hatched. Most are lavender, but some are purple-lavender crosses. It should be interesting to see their adult colors.
2009/06/27
2009/06/14
strange eggs
Sometimes eggs are not "normal". There are many ways to define what constitutes abnormal, such as the following called a "softshell egg". (Even an egg that is not within a prescribed range of size can be considered "abnormal" even though it is perfect in every other respect. Mass production requires consistency for packaging purposes.) It's an egg not just with a soft shell, but without any shell at all. The contents are held in place by the membrane found just inside the shell.
The egg shown here is like a lump of jello -- easy to pierce, but held together easily by the membrane. Notice the interesting twist on the end holding it together.
Softshell eggs can occur for a variety of reasons, most often by lack of calcium in the diet. Young birds tend to have a higher incidence of abnormal eggs until they are more mature.
The egg shown here is like a lump of jello -- easy to pierce, but held together easily by the membrane. Notice the interesting twist on the end holding it together.
Softshell eggs can occur for a variety of reasons, most often by lack of calcium in the diet. Young birds tend to have a higher incidence of abnormal eggs until they are more mature.
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