Chixkens laying wrinkly tipped eggs

[cochunk]

For a while now, our chickens have been laying eggs where the tip is wrinkled, or protrudes a little.

I'm just wondering if it's of any concern, or do they need something in their diet.

 

[Wynette]

Do they have free-choice oyster shell? If not, please get some immediately.

There are some diseases which wrinkled eggs are a symptom for, but if it's just at the very tip, I can't think that disease is the problem. If they are older hens (like 4 or over), that sometimes happens as well. If you can post a picture, we can provide better feedback.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Has she been laying them like that all the time, since she started laying? I have a hen that puts a swirl on the tip of her egg, it's just part of her machinery.

Here is some information on misshaped eggs:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/18/misshapen-eggs

 

[salt and pepper]

this happens when an egg in her body bumps into another during the Shell making process. the body then quickly makes a second shell over that area, creating a wrinkled affect. get her some oyster shell, or feed her crushed eggs shells, and don't worry about it.