{"id":30744,"date":"2020-03-08T12:38:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T12:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=30744"},"modified":"2020-03-08T12:38:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T12:38:56","slug":"a-mystery-solved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=30744","title":{"rendered":"A mystery solved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This morning I found another tiny egg in the chicken shed. I now know that it is Salmon laying them. Yesterday afternoon Salmon was very vocal and sat in a nest box for a few minutes then gave up. I felt sure she was ready to lay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ebony and Flame are laying. I don&#8217;t really have any expectations about Speckles this year. Smoke, Marmite and Spangle are all laying regularly now. That only leaves Salmon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salmon has been wheezing since last summer. I have treated with tylan three times and it has had no effect on her wheezing. Yet Salmon looks healthy and is doing all the usual chicken things and she has a beautifully red comb and face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wonder if her wheeze is why she is laying these tiny eggs and yet I am not altogether sure that is. Salmon has always had difficulty laying and laid several soft shelled eggs last summer. Salmon used to look poorly before laying which isn&#8217;t the case now so as long as these eggs stay tiny I think that it isn&#8217;t causing her any problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is most peculiar though and I have only come across these tiny eggs before when a girl is laying for the very first time. The shell is soft and when I picked it up it dented which is why the top is flat in the photo below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/another-tiny-egg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/another-tiny-egg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/another-tiny-egg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/another-tiny-egg-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Another tiny egg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/complete-with-yolk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/complete-with-yolk.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/complete-with-yolk-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/complete-with-yolk-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Complete with yolk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Salmon-has-a-lovely-red-combe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Salmon-has-a-lovely-red-combe.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Salmon-has-a-lovely-red-combe-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Salmon-has-a-lovely-red-combe-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Salmon has a lovely red comb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At least I now know these eggs are from Salmon. It will be interesting to see what her next egg is like. If Salmon&#8217;s comb was pale I would be worried about her but as long as her comb remains red like this I don&#8217;t think there is anything to worry about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I found another tiny egg in the chicken shed. I now know that it is Salmon laying them. Yesterday afternoon Salmon was very vocal and sat in a nest box for a few minutes then gave up. 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