Do organic eggs have thicker shells?

Sorry but I always use organic eggs and the shell varies with the eggs - some are thin, some are quite hard, some are almost impossible to shell when hard boiled. It might depend on the type of chicken that laid them maybe?

Spring is on the way, I had a double yolked egg this last week.

I haven't noticed that myself,ifind they vary quite a lot but I make a pin prick hole in the base to prevent that happening when boiling. Mostly it depends on how much oyster shell grit they are fed or have access to in order help form good shells, if they're not getting enough they will be more thin & papery, sometimes they will even lay an egg with a soft type of shell referred to as a liquid egg although it's perfectly formed.

AreWeThereYet

Sorry but I always use organic eggs and the shell varies with the eggs - some are thin, some are quite hard, some are almost impossible to shell when hard boiled. It might depend on the type of chicken that laid them maybe?

I understood thin shells are a result of the hens not having enough grit to eat.

Whether that's true or not I don't know but was told it as a child.

Mostly it depends on how much oyster shell grit they are fed or have access to in order help form good shells

This!!

I think they are harder because they are happier. You know they even clip the beaks of free range eggs? This is why I try to buy organic when I can

That's interesting highlanddreams - I've never heard of liquid eggs.

I always buy organic eggs and I was thinking only the other day that the shells seem to be thinner.

JaneJudge

I think they are harder because they are happier. You know they even clip the beaks of free range eggs? This is why I try to buy organic when I can

Is there a specific reason why you think that, or is it wishful thinking?

This is a genuine question.

I think a lot depends on the age of the chickens. I always found that the older hens tended to have thinner shells and often slightly misshapen.

Oldnproud

JaneJudge

I think they are harder because they are happier. You know they even clip the beaks of free range eggs? This is why I try to buy organic when I can

Is there a specific reason why you think that, or is it wishful thinking?

This is a genuine question.

I used to keep my own hens and I know they laid good looking/tasting eggs when they were happy themselves (not in moult etc)

The do clip the beaks of free range hens though (not eggs!) I never felt the need to clip my hens beaks they are suck knowing creatures

AreWeThereYet

That's interesting highlanddreams - I've never heard of liquid eggs.

it's not really wet, just a nick name really for an egg without the outer shell

i'm not sure what organic means, though I agree free range could make a difference to the shells. Apart from the benefits of being out and active they will peck up a wider variety of food.
I've noticed too that the shells seem to be more fragile than they used to be.

An egg is almost impossible to shell when boiled if it is very fresh, older eggs are much easier. Eggs should be kept with the pointed end at the bottom.