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| Sally Thompson... |
 Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:22 am |
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One of my hens (the Orpington) nearly always lays mucky eggs. I know the
theory that this shouldn't happen, so I assume she is doing it just before or
just after laying. The hen house is cleaned every day, and any droppings
removed from the nest box.
Firstly, I assume there is nothing I can do about this. However, how is it
best to clean the droppings off the eggs? At the moment I remove as much as
I can with dry wood shavings, then gently rub the offending part with a
little damp kitchen paper. Is there a better way?
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Sally in Shropshire, UK |
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| Jill... |
| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:31 am |
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Sally Thompson wrote:
[quote:d2b1923d1b]One of my hens (the Orpington) nearly always lays mucky eggs. I know
the theory that this shouldn't happen, so I assume she is doing it
just before or just after laying. The hen house is cleaned every
day, and any droppings removed from the nest box.
[/quote:d2b1923d1b]
Orps can often have mucky bottoms, because they are so fluffy feathered,
some people pull or trim the feathers around the vent for breeding as they
can get in the way of that too, or for simple hygiene.
[quote:d2b1923d1b]
Firstly, I assume there is nothing I can do about this. However, how
is it best to clean the droppings off the eggs? At the moment I
remove as much as I can with dry wood shavings, then gently rub the
offending part with a little damp kitchen paper. Is there a better
way?
[/quote:d2b1923d1b]
Its best not to use anything damp unless you are using the egg immediately
after, as damp wiping affects the protective film the hen leaves over the
surface of the egg at the last minute before laying. A dry scourer works
well - but the clean wood shavings is the first tool.
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regards
Jill Bowis
Domestic Poultry and Waterfowl Solutions
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine Nursery
Seasonal Farm Food
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| Sally Thompson... |
| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:48 pm |
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On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:31:44 +0100, Jill wrote
(in article <78idpqF1mbpvjU1 at (no spam) mid.individual.net>):
[quote:5c192587d6]Sally Thompson wrote:
One of my hens (the Orpington) nearly always lays mucky eggs. I know
the theory that this shouldn't happen, so I assume she is doing it
just before or just after laying. The hen house is cleaned every
day, and any droppings removed from the nest box.
Orps can often have mucky bottoms, because they are so fluffy feathered,
some people pull or trim the feathers around the vent for breeding as they
can get in the way of that too, or for simple hygiene.
[/quote:5c192587d6]
Mmmm. I will examine her bottom tomorrow, but it doesn't appear obviously
mucky at first glance.
[quote:5c192587d6]Firstly, I assume there is nothing I can do about this. However, how
is it best to clean the droppings off the eggs? At the moment I
remove as much as I can with dry wood shavings, then gently rub the
offending part with a little damp kitchen paper. Is there a better
way?
Its best not to use anything damp unless you are using the egg immediately
after, as damp wiping affects the protective film the hen leaves over the
surface of the egg at the last minute before laying. A dry scourer works
well - but the clean wood shavings is the first tool.
[/quote:5c192587d6]
A dry scourer after the wood shavings it is then, Jill. Thank you.
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| A _L_ P... |
| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:39 pm |
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Jill wrote:
[quote:abb6d6dc4e]Sally Thompson wrote:
One of my hens (the Orpington) nearly always lays mucky eggs. I know
the theory that this shouldn't happen, so I assume she is doing it
just before or just after laying. The hen house is cleaned every
day, and any droppings removed from the nest box.
Orps can often have mucky bottoms, because they are so fluffy feathered,
some people pull or trim the feathers around the vent for breeding as
they can get in the way of that too, or for simple hygiene.
Brazilians!!![/quote:abb6d6dc4e]
"Sorry, can't make it to lunch, I'm waxing my Orpingtons."
A L P |
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| Sally Thompson... |
| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:34 am |
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On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:39:15 +0100, A _L_ P wrote
(in article <4a245893$1 at (no spam) news.xnet.co.nz>):
[quote:aae1e92f32]Jill wrote:
Sally Thompson wrote:
One of my hens (the Orpington) nearly always lays mucky eggs. I know
the theory that this shouldn't happen, so I assume she is doing it
just before or just after laying. The hen house is cleaned every
day, and any droppings removed from the nest box.
Orps can often have mucky bottoms, because they are so fluffy feathered,
some people pull or trim the feathers around the vent for breeding as
they can get in the way of that too, or for simple hygiene.
Brazilians!!!
"Sorry, can't make it to lunch, I'm waxing my Orpingtons."
[/quote:aae1e92f32]
LOL
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Sally in Shropshire, UK |
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| Christina Websell... |
| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:23 pm |
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"Sally Thompson" <spt at (no spam) hush.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C649BEEA010D694BF0182648 at (no spam) news.individual.net...
[quote:d15e3e0720]One of my hens (the Orpington) nearly always lays mucky eggs. I know the
theory that this shouldn't happen, so I assume she is doing it just before
or
just after laying. The hen house is cleaned every day, and any droppings
removed from the nest box.
Firstly, I assume there is nothing I can do about this. However, how is
it
best to clean the droppings off the eggs? At the moment I remove as much
as
I can with dry wood shavings, then gently rub the offending part with a
little damp kitchen paper. Is there a better way?
[/quote:d15e3e0720]
IME there are only a few ways to get mucky eggs. The nest boxes are not
clean, the hens can get their feet dirty or their bottoms are are stuck up
with poo. |
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| Sally Thompson... |
| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:01 pm |
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On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:23:37 +0100, Christina Websell wrote
(in article <78ntdhF1ndefoU1 at (no spam) mid.individual.net>):
[quote:6eff0aa3a7]
"Sally Thompson" <spt at (no spam) hush.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C649BEEA010D694BF0182648 at (no spam) news.individual.net...
One of my hens (the Orpington) nearly always lays mucky eggs. I know the
theory that this shouldn't happen, so I assume she is doing it just before
or
just after laying. The hen house is cleaned every day, and any droppings
removed from the nest box.
Firstly, I assume there is nothing I can do about this. However, how is
it
best to clean the droppings off the eggs? At the moment I remove as much
as
I can with dry wood shavings, then gently rub the offending part with a
little damp kitchen paper. Is there a better way?
IME there are only a few ways to get mucky eggs. The nest boxes are not
clean, the hens can get their feet dirty or their bottoms are are stuck up
with poo.
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Thanks for the reply. The nest boxes are clean, and the hens have clean feet
(they are not on mucky ground at all). Her bottom doesn't "seem" mucky at
all, but she leaves a small to medium dropping in the box when she lays an
egg (not absolutely always) - which of course gets on the egg.
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Sally in Shropshire, UK |
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