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post #1 of 7
2/18/12 at 5:47am
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My hens usually (always) lay their eggs in the nest boxes.  Yesterday I found this little "thing" that looked like an egg in their run.  I took a picture of it compared to one of their regular sized eggs.  At first I wasn't even sure it was an egg.  But I cracked it open and it is an egg.  Anyone have any insights as to what this is all about.  My 4 hens are about 9 months old and have all been laying pretty regularly.  Thanks for the help and insights.

 

 

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post #2 of 7
2/18/12 at 6:54am

Lots of odd things happen with eggs when you have your own chickens.  A lot of the time it's just a "burp" in the egg laying system and the chicken goes back to normal laying.

 

Once in a while I get a soft shelled egg, and I've gotten a very small one maybe 2 or 3 times; one didn't even have a yolk. 

Judy
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Judy
Happiness is when you can look at your chickens and smile....
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Flockwatching my little bunch of mutts, a favorite pastime.

BYC Troubleshooting article -- click here

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post #3 of 7
2/18/12 at 8:02am

Yep, you will get lots of weird eggs.  Those are referred to as fart eggs.  I've had them with and without yolks.  They don't happen that often.

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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post #4 of 7
2/18/12 at 8:12am

I have a couple of those tiny eggs.  I save them, storing them away for a while where they won't be disturbed.  After awhile they dry up inside and can be displayed.

~ Julie ~


If Timmy had a German Shepherd he wouldn't have been in the well in the first place.

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~ Julie ~


If Timmy had a German Shepherd he wouldn't have been in the well in the first place.

Ameraucanas, FBCMs, BOs, BLRW, EEs, bantam Cochins, Black Australorps, Speckled Sussex, Rhode Island Reds, White leghorns, and Bobwhite Quail.   1 Beagle, 2 German Shepherd Dogs, 1 cat, lots of honeybees,  2 grown daughters and a very handy and understanding husband!

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post #5 of 7
2/18/12 at 8:17am

I wonder what would happen if you tried to hatch that small egg?

Είσαι φοβερή σ' αγαπώ πολύ

κλαίω και πονώ
με την πάρτη σου εχω τρελαθεί
γιατί

I love Naked Necks! 

 

Check Out My Vid at NE Poultry Congress Walk

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Soon to drive Big Rigs!

 

 

 

 

 

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Είσαι φοβερή σ' αγαπώ πολύ

κλαίω και πονώ
με την πάρτη σου εχω τρελαθεί
γιατί

I love Naked Necks! 

 

Check Out My Vid at NE Poultry Congress Walk

Through of the show! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePmnNMdVnGM 

 

Soon to drive Big Rigs!

 

 

 

 

 

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post #6 of 7
2/18/12 at 8:22am

I want a fart egg, too! Cool.

2 cochins, 1 australorp, 1 orpington, 1 rhode island, 1 wyandotte, 2 mutts, 1 white bantam cochin
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2 cochins, 1 australorp, 1 orpington, 1 rhode island, 1 wyandotte, 2 mutts, 1 white bantam cochin
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post #7 of 7
2/18/12 at 8:28am

Fart eggs? I assumed it was the chickens playing jokes on me. I think they stand and watch to see the look on my face when I find one. They are always worth an amazing amount pondering! - But they have earned a new name. I like "fart eggs" too. tongue2.gif

 

 

I am a homesteader. A stage 2 cancer survivor for 9 years. Committed to clean food. 50 Jersey Giants, 15 Black Polish, 45 Heritage Turkeys, 4 BBW for Holidays. Bag food supplemented - free range, garden fed. 4 Sannen and 1 Lamancha Dairy Goats, "Amazing Gracie" our Border Collie, "Elvis" our German Shepard Guard Dog - both herd our poultry into the coop each night and an organic garden that...
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I am a homesteader. A stage 2 cancer survivor for 9 years. Committed to clean food. 50 Jersey Giants, 15 Black Polish, 45 Heritage Turkeys, 4 BBW for Holidays. Bag food supplemented - free range, garden fed. 4 Sannen and 1 Lamancha Dairy Goats, "Amazing Gracie" our Border Collie, "Elvis" our German Shepard Guard Dog - both herd our poultry into the coop each night and an organic garden that...
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