This egg is way tooo big!

[rebbetzin]

I can visualize it now:

A new breed oF SOOPER CHICKENS who lay double sized eggs.

And, wouldn't it be nice to have a breed of Chicken that has quiet Roosters with no inclination at all to crow, that just mumble and talk like chickens?

I would love to have a 'nice' rooster that wouldn't crow!

My only worry is, would the larger eggs make them more prone to being "egg bound" than a regular sized egg?

 

[897tgigvib]

Egg bound? oo phh, don't know for sure what that is, but I just got a visual of a chicken giving birth to an egg by c-section...

uh...Howbout we make sure this new breed also has an extra wide pelvis or wish bone or whatever anatomy would be needed!

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

if these are older hens and you haven't seen this problem in them when they were younger, i don't think egg binding would be an issue at this point in time. just watch for any odd behaviors and heavy panting that lasts longer than it should from your hens. i had and easter egger that was prone to egg binding and had it happen twice before a predator took her out one night. it was the only bird i had that issue with.

 

[canesisters]

One of my girls does this every once in a while. The 'whoppers' always are double-yolk-ers.

By the way Rebbetzin, thank you for that first picture... I don't know WHY it never dawned on me to date the eggs! I keep them in a shallow bowl, adding the newest to the back, but now I can be SURE that I'm using up the older ones first.

 

[Smiles Jr.]

Yep. Some are very big.

 

[rebbetzin]

Isn't it fun having chickens? I just love being able to have fresh eggs, and knowing they come from chickens that are happy and healthy.

 

[897tgigvib]

I sure wish I could have chickens too...

maybe one day they'll let me, and I can keep them safe from all the predators

 

[rebbetzin]

I sure wish I could have chickens too...

maybe one day they'll let me, and I can keep them safe from all the predators

I hope you will be able to have some too!! My husband said for years "NO CHICKENS!"
Now he talks to them and goes out and feeds them greens from the garden. If you
build a nice strong coop and run area. Preditors shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Unless you have bears, then probably all bets are off if they really want your chickens.

I have a fenced yard, and live in the city. We do have hawks, coyotes and snakes here.

 

[897tgigvib]

We have bears which absolutely can't be fed as we have campers also. That would be the worst of it. I had to chase one off one night a few years ago.

But we also have a few Mountain Lions. Ever been 30 feet from one? I have. We have Golden and Bald Eagles, Raccoons, Foxes, Coyotes, Otters..

Yes, Bears would be hardest to stop. A Bear does not need a door to enter a house. It can pull the wall open. Yep.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

if and when they allow you to have chickens Marshall, you could use an electric hot wire around the run area to help keep predators out. i haven't used one before but i've read that is a good deterrent for most big animals.