egg abnormalities

  1. Newfowler1

    Oddball egg shaped quandary lol

    So I’ve had some odd shapes, footballs and duck farts. Caulky ones, crusty ones and soft shelled ones. But I’ve only had a few of these with the Dairy Queen top. I’m not overly concerned however I lost my lovely Cayuga who did develop a reproductive problem. I’m somewhat familiar with their...
  2. S

    Pulled a membrane from vent

    I went to check for eggs and disturbed my barred rock. When she was done I noticed a stringy thing hanging from her vent and she was struggling to get it out so I put on a glove and helped her. Yesterday she laid an egg with a thin shell and blood inside not just a speck but streaks throughout...
  3. Ashes15

    Thin-shelled, pale eggs

    Hello, I’m hoping to get some insight on my small flock. I have 3 birds (5yo, 2yo, 2yo) that have been contained in a covered run for months due to HPAI risk in Massachusetts. We lost a 4th (2yo) in October to a hawk and recently euthanized a 5th (5yo) due to an abdominal mass. The remaining...
  4. C

    Weird Egg- membrane on the outside?

    I just found this egg in the coop, laid in the sand litter. I have 5 ameraucana hens that would be laying this colour and have been getting about 3 or 4 each day. One hen was previously sick in January and suffered a frostbite injury to her foot however has been doing alright now. I'm wondering...
  5. C

    How long can i leave it?

    Help! I have an egg who was born with its yolk unubsorbed, it detached during hatching and it seems in good health. My problem is how long can leave it In the incubator? There's one left but it only just pipped and the chicks been there for five hours. Anything helps!
  6. Katakornchicks

    Fertilized egg or health problem?

    I have a broody hen trying to hatch eggs. I don't want chicks right now tho so I've been taking away her eggs daily. This egg I think she sat on for about 2 days before I took it. (Note, she didn't lay this egg, it's another hens) I noticed a weird shadow on about 3 eggs when I candled them to...
  7. W

    Potato eggs?

    I can’t figure out what’s going on with one of my hens! Someone has been laying these strange misshapen eggs for the last week. Anyone have any ideas what might be causing this? Side note: I also found what looked like an egg white inside a different nesting box — no shell and no yolk. I...
  8. E

    Concerning eggs from a sapphire gem

    I have three wonderful hens, after losing one suddenly at 9 months a few weeks ago. One of my ladies, a large light sapphire gem, has been laying terrible eggs for about 2 months now. Cracks, folds, bulged out, rough texture.. and HUGE. Wanting to know if it’s illness based, or anatomy based...
  9. DuckDuckJuice

    Patch on Yolk

    Hi, all. I got a strange egg today. Well, technically an egg from a couple days ago that I cracked open this morning. It had a strange, whitish, pretty large patch on the yolk. I looked up all the common egg problems and causes and couldn’t find anything that matched. There was no smell to the...
  10. AmberLittlejohn

    What’s with this egg?

    One of my ee chickens keeps laying this type of blue banded egg. I noticed today there’s black raised spots all over it. Is this considered pimpling? I feed them 7 way, all flock pellets, and oyster shell daily. Is this potentially a health issue?
  11. Mcmchick

    Laying yolk & white

    Hi - One of my hens has been laying yolks and whites. Its been cold here with winter and snow, her laying slowed down. But then I noticed what looked like someone had literally cracked an egg on my porch. I don't have a picture at the moment, one of animals cleans it up before I can get to it...
  12. L

    Malformed egg

    Hello, I have had a number of weird eggs laid lately but the attached picture is the most extreme example. Sorry, it is a bit gross. Can anyone please advise what my chicken might be lacking to lay this type of egg? Or does she have worms? An internal problem? Similar bad eggs were more formed...
  13. AmberLittlejohn

    Misshapen eggs

    Hello, first time posting in a long while. I have two oddities this morning. One from an Easter egger the other from my Rouen duck. Never had eggs like this before. They have plenty of calcium and grit in their diet. Is this a result of these being laid overnight in freezing temperatures?
  14. P

    Lash Eggs

    Hi, I recently found two lash eggs on two separate occasions in my flock's coop. Should I be worried about this? How would I identify which one of my flock is producing them? Over the last few days one of my hens has gotten poop stuck around her backside, could this be related? Any help would...
  15. B

    Chicken recovery from sedation/anaesthetic ?

    I posted yesterday about my very poorly ex battery hen Edith. She was worse today so I took her to the emergency vet as it’s a bank holiday. They said they would x ray and scan her to check for tumours, stuck eggs or any blockage. All was clear and they have said she has a severe infection...
  16. B

    Very sick chicken any advice please; EYP at home treatment

    My lovely 4 year old ex battery hen has become really unwell over the last 48 hours, unfortunately due to new year and a bank holiday I can’t get to my vet until Tuesday at the earliest. Can anybody offer any advice as to what could be wrong and also how to make sure she is not in pain. Edith...
  17. P

    Can anyone identify what this is? Found in nesting box.

    Hey, Can anyone figure out what these are? I found them in a nesting box and can't figure out what they are? I'm unsure as to whether its an improperly formed egg or something else entirely. Any help is appreciated :)
  18. Chickadee00

    Strange thing in egg white

    Anybody know what this is?? Felt kind of hard.. Thanks!
  19. P

    Silkie continually laying soft shell eggs….

    Hi all. One of my silkies, Pom Pom, has been consistently laying eggs with paper thin shells for over a week. Usually she lays every other day and the eggs have always been slightly elongated, but lately shell less and very thin shelled eggs have become much more frequent. I just had two in a...
  20. MrsGray1211

    Odd shaped egg

    Has anyone ever seen an egg like this? I have 4 hens, different breeds. I’m not sure which one left me this surprise!
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