Little teeny egg

[Big Doggie]

I just saw this today. My Golden Comets are good layers. I usually get X-Large to jumbo eggs but this little one is a first time event. Is that due to winter cold? Is it edible?

 

[Ridgerunner]

It is edible. When you crack it you may find it is all yolk or all white or it may be a perfectly formed egg inside, just tiny. Those eggs aren't that unusual, we often call them fart eggs or fairy eggs.

The hen's internal egg making factory is pretty complex, occasionally one will have an oops. As long as it is not consistent I consider we all deserve an occasional oops. No big deal. That type of thing tends to happen when a pullet is first starting to lay, it may take a bit for them to get all the kinks out of that internal egg making factory. Really old layers seem to have more oops eggs too. But any hen can lay one of those.

 

[Big Doggie]

It is edible. When you crack it you may find it is all yolk or all white or it may be a perfectly formed egg inside, just tiny. Those eggs aren't that unusual, we often call them fart eggs or fairy eggs.

The hen's internal egg making factory is pretty complex, occasionally one will have an oops. As long as it is not consistent I consider we all deserve an occasional oops. No big deal. That type of thing tends to happen when a pullet is first starting to lay, it may take a bit for them to get all the kinks out of that internal egg making factory. Really old layers seem to have more oops eggs too. But any hen can lay one of those.

Thanks for the reply. These girls 9 months old and have been laying since early June. So I’ll keep an eye on it. Hopefully it’s just a rare oops

 

[MissE]

Those little eggs sure are cute.

 

[CluckerFamily]

The little eggs always make you smile!

 

[Sally PB]

Except that they're, well, little, tiny eggs are adorable. This is a picture of my very first egg (17 grams). Next to it is the same pullet's first egg after her partial molt/winter hiatus. I blew out the shell of her first egg to keep it. I makes me smile whenever I see it.