an egg from my old hen, the larger egg being a normal sized egg

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Hi and welcome to BYC.

I got one of those eggs yesterday
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from one of my 6mo. Rhode Island Red hens. They happen occasionally- it most likely contains no yolk. There are some very interesting posts in the behavior & egg laying part of the forum explaining the cycle. By the way I usually do use them, I add them to the rest for scrambled eggs.

Also here's a link to a very informative article in the learning center...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/interesting-facts-about-chicken-eggs
 
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Hi and welcome to BYC.

I got one of those eggs yesterday :D  from one of my 6mo. Rhode Island Red hens. They happen occasionally- it most likely contains no yolk. There are some very interesting posts in the behavior & egg laying part of the forum explaining the cycle. By the way I usually do use them, I add them to the rest for scrambled eggs.

Also here's a link to a very informative article in the learning center...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/interesting-facts-about
 
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kbarrett said:
Hi and welcome to BYC.

I got one of those eggs yesterday :D  from one of my 6mo. Rhode Island Red hens. They happen occasionally- it most likely contains no yolk. There are some very interesting posts in the behavior & egg laying part of the forum explaining the cycle. By the way I usually do use them, I add them to the rest for scrambled eggs.

Also here's a link to a very informative article in the learning center...
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Hello there and welcome to BYC!
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Hens can lay all kinds of funky eggs especially as they age. Their laying machines can start to decline, their ability to produce a large yolk, absorb enough nutrients to put on a shell, ect....So this is probably normal if she is getting up in age.

Enjoy your flock and welcome to ours!
 

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