No such thing a 2-monh old chick who lays eggs?

[littledog]

We let the broody hen sit on a few eggs, and she raised one chick. The chick is all feathered now, and the whole flock likes her and protects her. She (or he really, we're just hoping it's a she) is about the size when we would normally introduce new pullets to the outside.

Here are the eggs I collected today, the big one is typical. The medium, strange-shaped one is what I would expect from Ethel starting to lay eggs again after two months of raising her baby.
The teeny-tiny brown one is what I am questioning It's about the size of a robin's egg, and it's so dark brown...and little chicky is half Marans.

 

[sourland]

'No such thing' as an eight week old laying eggs. It's a 'fart' egg from one of your other hens.

 

[donrae]

Agree it's a fart egg. Mine are always darker brown like that, I assume because the amount of pigment gets concentrated on the smaller shell. They're yolkless anomalies that happen from time to time.