Malformation at pointy end of egg

[ShamiquaCoMo]

Does anyone have any idea what causes this strange incompletion at the end of the egg? The shell is slightly damaged and we get these knots on all of our 2-year old Wyandotte's eggs

Thanks!

 

[GitaBooks]

It was probably just a glitch while she was making it. Has she done this before?

 

[ChickenMammX4]

We had an egg early on that had what looked like an extra blob of shell material on the outside. The inside of the shell (and egg) were perfect.

 

[ShamiquaCoMo]

Yes, it seems like most of her eggs come out like this. Sometimes there's just the knot, but then today's knot looked like it had also caused the shell to crack a little. Her past eggs are always fine inside, just wondering if there's something lacking in her diet that I should fix.

 

[GitaBooks]

She could have a deformity in her tract.

 

[ShamiquaCoMo]

Is that solvable or just one of those things that will be the new normal?
Thanks!

 

[GitaBooks]

I'm not sure. I don't think you could do anything to help the hen, but she may get over it on her own.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

How many of your 2 year old hens are producing defective eggs like those in the picture? If it is all or most of your hens then I suspect that there is an infectious disease to blame.

 

[ShamiquaCoMo]

I think it was both the Wyandotte's but not the Maran. Sadly the other Wyandotte died last week so now it's just Mavis laying the funky eggs.

 

[GitaBooks]

I think it was both the Wyandotte's but not the Maran. Sadly the other Wyandotte died last week so now it's just Mavis laying the funky eggs.

I'm sorry to hear about your wyandotte.