"Fart" eggs-why?

[logansmommy7]

I got my first "fart" egg today...and I don't think it could be any of my babies starting to lay...they are only maybe 13-14 weeks old if that. Do chickens sometimes lay these, and why?

 

[Imp]

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It is possible that one of you 13-14 week olds laid it. It is also possible a hen laid it. Just need to watch, if you can. Sometimes it just happens. Congrats either way.

Imp

 

[logansmommy7]

If it was a young one, will they lay more of these before getting larger eggs?

 

[Imp]

I think it's pretty much individual to each chicken. I've never gotten a wind egg from 5 pullets. I think they'll get normal sized pretty fast.

Imp

 

[jerseygirl1]

OK, I'mnew - what's a 'fart' egg???

 

[louis]

I think it's an egg without a shell but anyone correct me if I'm wrong

 

[detali]

That's exactly my question too. What's a "fart" egg? Seriously, please do tell.

 

[chickenfever]

A fart egg is an egg without a yolk, and it is usually a very small egg.

 

[logansmommy7]

Yeah, mine is the size of a small bird egg, like a third of the size of a normal egg. I haven't cracked it but could probably guarantee that it does not have a yolk!

 

[chickensioux]

I'm not new and I had never heard of or seen a "fart" egg.