Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[janiedoe]

Another mugshot, my backyard bestie, BusyBee

 

[Sally PB]

Sunny took a brief nap on my lap today.

 

[janiedoe]

An odd egg indeed

Came home and checked the egg situation, that’s when I found the odd egg.

An egg within an egg.

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The nodule on the egg seems to be calcium as it was hard.

And let’s crack this oddity open!

https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/eggs-meat/how-a-chicken-lays-an-egg-inside-of-an-egg/

 

[RoyalChick]

Oh no! Someone stole half of Calypso’s beard. Only her left side has been plucked.
I can’t figure how that happened.
I haven’t seen anyone do that to her. She roosts between Tassels and Pooh usually. Tassels’ beard is intact.
I did see a lot of tiny black feathers in the nest where she lays her egg. Could someone have thrown her out of the nest box by pulling on her beard?
Poor Calypso. She looks a bit naked.


I don’t see any wounds. Should I do anything? And if so, what?!

 

[BeastBaby]

Mini mugs:

My little Erminette OE chick- I’m thinking her name may be Mina? Subject to change, as personality becomes apparent.

An OE chick I likely won’t keep if Mina is a pullet. So far we’re calling her Bananas.

Big boy Coach next to Bananas.

Coach and one of the other marans chicks.

 

[RoyalChick]

An odd egg indeed

Came home and checked the egg situation, that’s when I found the odd egg.

An egg within an egg.

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The nodule on the egg seems to be calcium as it was hard.

And let’s crack this oddity open!

Fascinating!

 

[Ponypoor]

Fascinating!

And rather icky and slimy

 

[BeastBaby]

Wonder why so many people are getting these eggs...

We can’t lay off the treats! That’s how you spoil a chicken, right?

 

[Ponypoor]

Mugs Monday

Just wanted to showcase my latest acquisition - an African Silkie

I am calling her Peanut

And hello Sophia!

 

[Ponypoor]

Wonder why so many people are getting these eggs...

There are others out there with those eggs?

About a month or so ago was when I first noted Petunia having issues, and at the time I thought she had just laid a soft egg on top of another egg. But it looked funny and I thought ‘did that egg come is that membrane?’ But I discounted it as I have never heard of such a thing!

Then tonight there it was.