Laying chicken laid a tiny egg today

[mylittlefarm11]

I got a tiny egg too! Don't know what chicken layed it. It has a tiny crack in the side of it because it froze. Here is a picture

 

[immel]

I've gotten a few of those from my hens too. They still look like normal eggs inside. The yokes are so dang cute and small. We have jersey giants and rhode island reds.

 

[Annabelleshome]

This is the very small egg I found today by my California White pullet. She has been laying for only about 4 weeks now after recovering from a bad frostbite episode where she lost part of one of her feet in December of 2013. I had introduced a sweet roo who is a few months older and she immediately laid an egg . The egg size has been a smaller but regular size white egg. I think roosters do encourage laying after this performance. Today however she laid this teeny teeny one.. I almost missed it!

Anyone see one this small? Is super hard.

I just learned these are called fairy eggs.. and are nothing to be concerned about.




Her shoes are helping to rehabilitate her ability to walk with just a stump and two toes left. The foot is on our far left.

 

[luvussomechicks]

Our chickens are not new layers but, I got a tiny brown egg like that, 3 days in a row. Something wrong I wonder?
Nothing new in our chicken world of feed, no stress. Its been alittle warmer here lately, but that shouldn't matter too much. I don't even know which of my 20 hens layed it, lol!

 

[Annabelleshome]

I read it may have to do with some disturbance or change in the reproductive cycle.. She is back to regular size eggs today.

 

[nobuggybob]

I just got one also! too cute! Just had to open it.

 

[Scatterknit]

I just got one also! too cute! Just had to open it.

So cute! I got a tiny olive one once. I pierced it and blew the yolk/white out and put it in an abandoned bird's nest. It's sitting on a table in my foyer. I love it. It's so cute!

 

[mainechicklet]

My tiniest egg to date next to a dime. It was the size of a small marble and I was surprised that it had a yolk. The adult "mom" of this egg is ~4 pounds and usually lays huge green eggs. This tiny one was also green.

 

[paws1234]

Cheryl,

I saw your post today. I had the exact same thing happen today. Did you ever get an answer to your question.
It's not because of a rainy season here in Ct. we need rain.
Just wondering
thanks
Joyce

 

[Gillian S]

this is my tiny egg!!