Found a Strange Egg 5/20/2025

[Gingerwhale]

Hello, everyone!

This is my first ever post but I’m a long-time creeper. Anyway, one of my barred rocks laid a strange egg and I was hoping one of you could tell me about it. Should I worry? They’ve laid fairy eggs before, but this seems different. The shell was very thin and it had a weird texture and a little nodule on top.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It is weird. I'm going to tag some of our Educators, I'm sure they'll be interested and may shed some light.
@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous @aart @coach723

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hello, everyone!

This is my first ever post but I’m a long-time creeper. Anyway, one of my barred rocks laid a strange egg and I was hoping one of you could tell me about it. Should I worry? They’ve laid fairy eggs before, but this seems different. The shell was very thin and it had a weird texture and a little nodule on top.

Welcome To BYC

Did the egg have any Albumen (whites) or Yolk in it? Any meat spots or debris inside?

To me it looks like a Fairy Egg with a tail, plus a little extra calcium coating.

Could have been in the shell gland for longer than normal and received extra calcium coating. The tail is usually also due to being in the shell gland for a longer than normal time. The tail is usually formed when part of the egg is still soft and gets stuck, stretching it out, it can be long or short, but this one is Fairy Egg sized.

What do you feed, including treats?

If it's a one-time occurrence, I wouldn't worry too much, hens can have glitches. If she's acting o.k., eating/drinking and active I'd observe her for now and see how her next several eggs come out.