Pullet egg or just an unusual egg?

[GC-Raptor]

I've been doing a little internet research on them. Right now I think we're going to clean it and let it dry out so it can go in my girlfriend's printer's drawer.

Noooo, don't drill it, if that's what you mean by clean it. It will dry out without drilling. I have one. It weighed 7 grams. A month later it weighed 2 grams. The egg is porous, no need to drill a fairy egg.

. GC

 

[micstrachan]

My Light Brahma lays LOTS of fairy eggs. She lays real eggs, too. And usually when she starts her laying cycle, she does a few back-to-back (like two at once) shell-less eggs. Poor thing. She’s in a pretty rough molt right now, so we’ll she how she does in a couple months.

 

[Shezadandy]

Thanks! Now that you mention it, my two hens look a lot like Hoover's Hatchery black sex link. Well, I think they're lovely birds, whatever the breed! Best of luck with yours!

I agree-- especially with the brown hackles.

 

[aart]

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.


I think it's explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless:

 

[Bennett Road Chickens]

Noooo, don't drill it, if that's what you mean by clean it. It will dry out without drilling. I have one. It weighed 7 grams. A month later it weighed 2 grams. The egg is porous, no need to drill a fairy egg.View attachment 1894193 . GC

I meant that I'd wipe off the bloom and let it dry out. The websites I visited also said there was no need to drill.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I meant that I'd wipe off the bloom and let it dry out. The websites I visited also said there was no need to drill.

Oh OK. I didn't even wipe off the bloom. The egg was very clean though.
I would clean off any grime. GC

 

[Bennett Road Chickens]

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.

Thanks for the info and the video. I really enjoyed it!

 

[Shezadandy]

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.


I think it's explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless:

Fantastic video, thanks!!