Deformed Egg

[kjorgey]

One of my 3 year old hens laid this tiny egg today. Any thoughts why? Left egg is normal.

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

One of my 3 year old hens laid this tiny egg today. Any thoughts why? Left egg is normal.

Fairy egg or fart egg as long as it’s not a constant thing your hen is fine

 

[Ridgerunner]

The egg laying process can be pretty complicated. A lot of things have to be correct to get a perfect egg. A 3-year-old hen is allowed an oops occasionally as long as she does not make a habit of it.

So what could have gone wrong? Maybe that is an egg that has not whites, just a yolk. Really rare but not unheard of. More likely it is a yolkless egg, just egg whites. Often those are caused by some foreign material getting in the egg-making factory. It may be a tiny bit of something you can't even see when you crack it. This would be my guess. It is also possible though unlikely that you have a perfect egg, just with a tiny yolk and few whites. A pullet just starting to lay is more likely to lay one of those than a 3-year-old hen but about anything can happen.

As long as it is fairly rare you have nothing to worry about.

 

[aart]

One of my 3 year old hens laid this tiny egg today. Any thoughts why? Left egg is normal.

Open it up and see what's inside.
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 older layers.