Spots on eggs

Luckstar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:37 pm **Posts:** 2

Is there any health reasons for eggs with dark spots on them?
I have sussex hens and 2 of the 8 hen’s eggs have these dark spots all over the eggs. The eggs taste ok and as I don't have a rooster I don't know if it has any affect on them being fertile or not. Is it a medical problem or some sort of pigment thing???

timewarp · **Joined:** Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:13 pm **Posts:** 385

not positive sorry , but am fairly sure its just a pigment thing , all up i'm running 70 odd layers here including my breeding stock , and i do get the odd spotted egg , i eat them an do sell them with the others at farm gate , not had any negitive feedback on any eggs i've sold , thus to me its pigment . cheers n beers gary

Luckstar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:37 pm **Posts:** 2

Have you ever hatched the eggs with spots?

Ben n Deb · **Posted:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:49 pm

I have a duck which lays eggs spotted at one end. At first i thought it was dirt, till i realised that it didn't wash off.

Now I can identify the egg layer by the eggs.

She has had healthy ducklings hatch.

bluepeafowl · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:25 am

Spots on eggs occur on all breeds of poultry and they play no part in fertility but they can indicate thin shell on some eggs. Do you feed them oyster shell?

GrantB · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:39 pm **Posts:** 3

Is shell grit the same as oyster shell? I use shell grit but still get the odd thin shell would I be best to use oyster shell for a thin shell problem???

bluepeafowl · **Posted:** Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:05 am

You would have to ask your supplier if it is made from oyster shell. I have used oyster shell for a long time and recommend it highly

GrantB · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:39 pm **Posts:** 3

I will ask tomorrow when I pick up my seed I will ask if he has oystrer shell

Thanks bluepeafowl

HBG · **Joined:** Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:45 pm **Posts:** 176

Depends on where you are Grant?

Qld - Killarney Co-Op

Act - batemans or Bellchambers

Nsw - Bungendore

HBG

Underwood · **Joined:** Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:55 pm **Posts:** 4

Any of the shell grits are ok just as long as they are eating it? that maybe what the problem is your chooks are not eating the grit? Try mixing some in with their grain

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