This is an egg I got today, 3/27/2017 has anyone seen an egg like this before? Do you know what causes an egg to look like this?
I have never gotten an egg like this, but one similar. Young hens, older hens, and ill hens tend to lay misshapen/malformed eggs sometimes. It may be caused by how the egg was positioned during development, or even the buildup of calcium on the egg shell. As I am not expert, I am not sure, and unless this continues, I would not be too concerned.
Looks like a slab-sided egg. This link will help - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-egg-quality-problems
G’Day from down under CPUwhiz Welcome! Never seen one like that before and until today, had not heard of a slab sided egg I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun. If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out
The link CTKen gave you is a good one for looking up strange eggs. Hope it was a one time only occurrence!
Greetings from Kansas, CPUwhiz, and ! Great to have you in our flock! That is indeed an oddball egg. Thanks for joining BYC!!
