Unusual Eggs

Backyard Poultry

Winter Eggs

As a chicken raiser soon finds out, not all eggs are created equal. Even from regular layers you can get odd eggs, and our hens were no exception. This little one, in the middle of the basket, was only the size of a sparrow egg! Through the shortening days of November and December, our chickens kept up laying very well: around 13 dozen a month (a lot for us!), averaging out to about 5 eggs a day from the 8 hens. This is really unusual when you have only 8-9 hours of daylight each day; I think it was the many extra treats that did it! Since this time I have seen many more unusual eggs, including a number that were laid shell-less or soft-shelled, causing them to sadly disintegrate before making it into the egg basket.