Can one hen lay two eggs that are different colors??

[Verbon30]

I had interesting thing in my next box last week. After some time Google on i found out its called fairy egg.

 

[jolenesdad]

Yep, color change can happen. But the shape (long, fat, skinny, round) doesn't change, the egg might get a little bigger after molt but the shape of the egg chamber inside of the chicken determines the shape. The shape can change after a hens reproductive system under goes rejuvenation during molt, but not normally between molts.

Actually I have a Welsummer that lays round eggs about twice a month. I also have a marans that regularly switches between pullet size and normal sized eggs.

 

[EggWalrus]

I had interesting thing in my next box last week. After some time Google on i found out its called fairy egg. View attachment 1854566

I collect Fairy Eggs!
Pullets will often lay these when they first get started laying. Within a few days they get with the program and begin to lay regular eggs. I used to eat them before I started saving them, I haven't found yolks in any of mine.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

All these talented hens! I can’t wait to see what mine come up with.

Of course, we’re just going to crack them and eat them anyway ...

 

[aart]

'Speckled' eggs can happen for several different reasons...very few, if any, of which are a 'problem'.
Can be caused by:
Excess or uneven pigment coating.
Excess or uneven cuticle(bloom).
Excess calcium deposits.
Porous eggs can appear speckled.
Some birds lay them consistently, some only once in awhile.
The pigment or bloom can change appearance when wet, then change back when dry again.

As long as bird is getting a good diet and is healthy in every other way, it is no cause for concern.



I've never had a pullet lay a fart egg.
Fairy, fart, wind, rooster eggs are usually from a tiny piece of tissue breaking loose from the reproductive tract, or an immature ova(yolk) and the body forms an egg around it. Color can be darker than 'normal' as the pigment coating released has to cover a much smaller area so is thicker. Can happen with any age layer, but more common with new or older layers.


I think both are explained in this excellent video,
which is worth watching regardless:

 

[LunaMarieWolf]

Me and my sister used to have a hen who laid the fairy eggs every now and then.

We cracked it open and found what looked to be a yolk, but it was a deformed yolk so it could have been tissue ?

Here is the link to the video if you want to watch it:

 

[aart]

We cracked it open and found what looked to be a yolk, but it was a deformed yolk so it could have been tissue ?

Yep, immature yolk.

...usually from a tiny piece of tissue breaking loose from the reproductive tract, or an immature ova(yolk)...