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Prematurely laid eggs are often soft prior to leaving the hen. They get a harder shell on contact with ambient air and cooler temperatures. Not all come out like this but it does happen with older hens more frequently than birds in their prime.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoNot usually, they can come out soft and harden within a few minutes but this is not the normal way an egg is laid. Larger amounts of calcium in the feed will sometimes correct this problem.
Soft eggs are often produced by older hens nearing the end of their laying years.
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∙ 12y agoChicken eggs are laid soft, they harden as the air hits them.
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∙ 15y agoNo, they're sometimes small, but not soft. A soft shell can sometimes mean a lack of calcium in their diet. This can be mended with oyster shell being added to their diet.
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What types of eggs do reptiles lay?
Reptile eggs are soft-shelled - as opposed to the calcified shell of a birds egg.
Which egg is harder bird or reptile?
actually, a bird egg is harder because in reptile eggs the outer shell has a soft outside so it is easier to break open since reptiles dont have sharp beaks and birds do.
Three birds laid some eggs each bird laid an odd number of eggs altogether they laid 19 eggs. how many did each bird lay?
two birds had 7 and one had 5
Does a birds egg tooth fall off?
A birds egg tooth can't fall of, because its hard.
My bird laid an egg. What do I do with the egg?
As I know little about bird caring or incubating, than this may not be the best answer. The best thing to do would to leave it in care of the mother. Most game birds find a way and that is the only way birds are born. you should ask a vet or look online as if there is a live bird in the egg, time is of the essence. you should be able to find information online on how to incubate eggs for chikens, but, as they are larger birds (guessing), you should use lower wattage for incubation.
Who is the first born in earth the egg or the chicken?
Egg. Dinosours! They are the precursors of birds and they laid eggs.
Is a chicken egg shell hard or soft when first laid?
they're quiet soft at first so that it is easy for the chicken to lay but not so soft that they'll squish or any thing. but after about a week of the chick growing they begin to get harder and are soon ready to collect. hope this helped from rosie xx
Do parakeet lay eggs in winter?
Yes, they can. My birds laid an egg in the winter.
Who born first hen or egg and why?
Egg. Birds evolved from dinosaurs, dinosaurs laid eggs so the egg came first.
How do birds store eggs inside themselves?
They don't. Once the egg has developed to a certain stage, the egg is laid in the nest.
Why does one of your chickens pull soft eggs out of the other one that has laid a normal egg?
they are angry
What's the name of eggs that mammals lay?
The eggs laid by monotremes (egg-laying mammals) are still called eggs. They are soft-shelled and leathery, rather than hard-shelled like birds' eggs.
Which bird lay worlds's smallest egg?
The smallest normal egg is laid by one of the hummingbirds - some say the vervain. Other birds will on occasion lay a freak egg that is smaller.
Can a male cockateil lay eggs?
No, only female birds lay eggs. If your cockatiel laid an egg, it's a girl!
Which character laid a golden egg?
the goose laid a golden egg.
What now extinct bird laid a 27 pound egg?
The elephant bird, a family of extinct birds once native to Madagascar.
When was Mummy Laid an Egg created?
Mummy Laid an Egg was created in 1994.
