My 4 1/2 week old NHRED has laid 2 thin shell fart eggs in a row!

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

I have to say, the headline of 4 1/2 week old laying eggs got me into this thread, I had to smile when I tried to imagine it! Poor bird!

The laying farms would love to get their hands on that!

I believe a young hen will go through many strange egg configurations before she settles down.

We got the occassional shell-less egg from an older flock when I was a kid, even though they had oyster shell and layer feed. Birds just do funny things.

 

[krazycow6]

Neither did I, I thought they were trying to pull the wool over someones eyes after reading about the 8 week old layer.

 

[Lancaster City Farmer]

Well I go out to water the girls and I come back and quite the little firestorm, 4 1/2 months I made a boo boo am I forgiven?

 

[krazycow6]

Nobody needs to forgive you, I am sorry as I stated to everyone else. But I have not kept up with your other post. I am very sorry

 

[Rootball]

you can give her back her oyster shell and layer pellets now

 

[krazycow6]

LOL

That you can

 

[Chic-n-farmer]

Quote:
You can go back to your first post and edit the title. Of course it will garner more attention left as is.

I heard the eggs in question referred to as 'end of lay' or 'first' eggs. They are quite common.

I wanted to add that often they are all yolk or all white. I've had them from my call ducks, also.
My kids think they are adorable.

 

[classless chickens]

What are "fart" Eggs?

 

[wionna1202]

I found one the other day that wasn't even quite a full little egg. It was like the egg white, the thin slick stuff then a layer of "rubber like" shell that was attached to a tube where it came out the vent? VERY WIERD.

I think another of my hens had one stuck in her vent today. I pulled it out. I might need to put her on oyster shells. She has been fine laying an egg a day, but I think this egg was rotting. I pulled the little thing out and it had busted or something in her, cause it was disqusting. Do you think I need to put her on some medicine tonight and tomorrow.

 

[Carolina_Chick]

What's a fart egg?