Not quite a rubber egg, but a shell-less egg

[The Clark Farm]

So I’m sitting outside with my girls, I’ve already retrieved three eggs today, one from each hen. And then I go to stand up and I noticed that there’s a weird alien looking egg by my chair. I went to pick it up of course and the girls just go bonkers. Now I’m on a wild chicken chase around my yard trying to grab it. Two of them managed to eat most of it.. but from the remaining pieces I could tell it was what was going to be an egg. It was shiny and gooey and about the size of a very small egg, with the look of what a peeled grape looks like. Their eggs are usually super strong, they have plenty of calcium and are on a great diet... but it looks like an egg came too early or something. No blood. None of them are acting weird.

Should I be concerned? Does anyone know why this happens? It almost looks like a premature egg, not necessarily one with too little calcium. I’ve only had one “rubber egg” but that was weeks ago, I think it was one of the first few eggs one hen ever laid.

 

[imnukensc]

It happens. I wouldn't be concerned at this point.

 

[The Clark Farm]

Oh great, thanks!

 

[aart]

Too bad you didn't get to look inside.
Could have been a....
Fairy, fart, wind, rooster eggs are usually from a tiny piece of tissue breaking loose from the reproductive tract, or an immature ova(yolk) and the body forms an egg around it. Color can be darker than 'normal' as the pigment coating released has to cover a much smaller area so is thicker. Can happen with any age layer, but more common with new or older layers.