Is this egg normal?

[cmaranhao]

Found it today, never seen an egg so deformed with a hard shell like this one.

Is this normal to happen from time to time?

 

[Doc7]

Yes will happen sometimes

repeat offenders , change diet, cull if you don’t like it if that doesn’t work. Poorly laying hens make good dumplings.

I have had some egg problems lately, I think it is simply due to the hot weather a week ago (eggs take a while to go through the system), but I have added 3tubs of calcium to the run and the hens are going to town on it. I am wondering if only offering calcium in the coop where they seldom go during the day was not great.

 

[cmaranhao]

But is this OK to eat?

 

[3KillerBs]

But is this OK to eat?

Open it into a bowl. If the insides look and smell like a normal egg you can go ahead and cook it. Otherwise, I wouldn't.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Check out these links. You can see how weird some really are.

https://thepoultrysite.com/publications/egg-quality-handbook

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

I'd expect the egg to be fine to eat, but I always suggest opening our eggs in a bowl because you never know what is in them. Commercial operations electronically candle their eggs so customers don't get surprises inside. We don't candle like that.

 

[cmaranhao]

Yes, thanks for information.