Egg Laid That Is Pointed!

[Jan336]

What does it mean when a hen lays a egg that is elongated? Like more pointed, like a conehead??

 

[TigerLilly]

Is it from a new layer? Sometimes when my girls first start laying, the eggs come out on the slender side & looking a little pointed.

 

[Gypsy07]

It's an omen. The end of the world is nigh!

Naw, seriously, it doesn't mean anything. Just about every hen will occasionally lay a freaky egg for no obvious reason. Tiny ones, huge ones, pointy ones, soft shelled ones with tails, etc etc. It's nothing to worry about unless it becomes frequent, which would most likely indicate some kind of nutritional deficiency.

 

[Jan336]

I just got these RIR Hens. The owner said this was their first laying season. I would assume yes. She was cackling up a storm when laying this one. I heard her all the way in the house.....

 

[Jan336]

I also just started them on Layena Feed. The owner had them on bulk feed he said was equivalent to Layena. Not sure on that one though.....

 

[greenriver]

Normal to have pionted eggs from time to time. Mostly when they first start though.