Anybody know if this is a problem?

[Buffychicken62]

I'm wondering if anyone has seen this before? I collect eggs every day for last couple yrs and have never seen an egg like this.

 

[picklestheduck]

I don't know but here's a website on it.
https://poultrykeeper.com/egg-problems/wrinkled-egg-shells/

 

[Cynthia12]

Nah

 

[CoopintheWoods]

Not a problem, especially if it's only one.

Best wishes!

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Have you ever had any birds with respiratory issues? I've read this can happen if your flock has had a strain of IBV, I believe. I don't know of any issues but I have 2 birds that lay eggs with a wrinkle or two on the very end. Have you cracked the egg open to make sure the contents look OK?

 

[Buffychicken62]

I don't know but here's a website on it.
https://poultrykeeper.com/egg-problems/wrinkled-egg-shells/

Have you ever had any birds with respiratory issues? I've read this can happen if your flock has had a strain of IBV, I believe. I don't know of any issues but I have 2 birds that lay eggs with a wrinkle or two on the very end. Have you cracked the egg open to make sure the contents look OK?

No I haven't actually, it's still sitting on the counter. I wasn't really sure what to do with it. Lol. I'm gonna check out the website shared by picklestheduck very shortly tho!

 

[Callender Girl]

I come across eggs like this every once in a while. I had a Sapphire Gem who used to lay these fairly often.

The eggs were fine to eat; the insides looked completely normal. I just thought the conveyor belt must have slipped a bit that day at the egg factory.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'll give another couple of links that talks about a lot of different things you might see, including that.

Egg Quality Handbook

https://thepoultrysite.com/publications/egg-quality-handbook

Sumi – Egg Quality

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

If this is the only time you've seen this I would not worry at all. The egg making process is pretty complicated and I think we are all entitled to an occasional oops. If it becomes a regular thing then you have a problem.