One hen laid a teen tiny egg today, can it possibly be fertile/hatch?

[smoothmule]

Today, one of my hens laid a teeny tiny egg. It was darker than the usual and 1/4 or less the normal size. I know they lay some weird eggs sometimes but I was wondering if this egg could be fertile and hatch?

Here's a pic of the tiny egg next to the usual size.

 

[talos321]

Why not give it a run and see. I would just to be curious.

 

[Wildsky]

Its probably a wind egg - and has no yolk - candle it and see.....

 

[smoothmule]

Well, I candled it and there is a yolk. It was laid just today so I wouldn't expect to see much more than that. Will it show more development in a few days if left at room temperature? I really don't have any other eggs to incubate and won't try this one unless there's any chance but I'm curious too.

 

[Wildsky]

It won't do anything at room temp.

 

[frankie5316]

you shuld let me try it. hehehe

seriously

 

[smoothmule]

Hummm, got a broody hen or an incubator?

 

[My Little Sister's Farm]

We call them "egg farts", you could let one slip without even knowing you had it in there They aren't completely rare though they usually start a pullets laying career if the shell is even hard enough it gets found. Usually there isn't a yolk, just albumen, kind of a test run for the system. I love to blow them so I can display them.