Reoccurring "fart" eggs?

[ash_en_em]

One of my girls (a 7 month old black Australorp) has been laying fart/fairy eggs for the past 1-2 months. She's been laying for about 3-4 months though. I'll get 2 normal eggs, and then 3 fart eggs! They're the size of a quarter, shelled, have membrane, no yolk. My flock of 4 eat the same things: layer pellets, eggs as treats, scratch grains (enough for a couple beak fulls each a day), and occasionally scraps from fruit or veggies. They also free range our 3.5 acres during the day.

When this started she went a week with no eggs and then laid 2 small eggs, took a couple days off, then two regular eggs. Rinse and repeat. I got another small one today. Here is a picture for comparison of her other normal sized egg.

She seems otherwise healthy. She's out and about all day with everyone grazing, drinking plenty of water and eating the pellets. I'm begining to wonder if she has something up with her egg-making equipment?

 

[ash_en_em]

I had a Pullet like that and she then only laid fart eggs so went to a pet home.

Was she otherwise healthy?

I'll probably keep her and just feed those eggs back to them. She's the head girl in charge and I don't know if I want to disrupt the harmony. She does a good job of keeping everyone in check.

 

[aart]

I'm begining to wonder if she has something up with her egg-making equipment?

Without a doubt.
Have you looked closely to see if there's anything other than albumen in the yolkless eggs?
Tiny piece of tissue....or a translucent tiny yolk(immature ova)?
Whether or not she has issues down the line remains to be seen.

Aside: When I bake bread and want egg white to coat top of loaves to stick seeds,
I always wish I had a fairy fart egg use.

 

[FishMtFarm]

FART EGG!! Lol, sorry. They are just so cute and the term gets me every time!

 

[FishMtFarm]

I LOVE fart eggs!! Maybe she just still needs time to establish a normal cycle. Fart eggs aren’t a bad thing, so just give her more time.

 

[ash_en_em]

I LOVE fart eggs!! Maybe she just still needs time to establish a normal cycle. Fart eggs aren’t a bad thing, so just give her more time.

I think they're very cute and I can't complain about not having to separate out egg yolks on occasion, but I'm just concerned about her is all. I'll definitely give her more time.

It's just weird because she was like clockwork since her first egg. 5-6 eggs a week, same time everyday, and this beautiful pinkish light tan color.

 

[chickens really]

I had a Pullet like that and she then only laid fart eggs so went to a pet home.

 

[ash_en_em]

Might be really hard to photograph.
Not sure if a clear dish or a white dish would be better for you to view it in.
A strong light is a must.

She laid one today. I took a few pictures of it. There is some shell. I didn't want to try and pull it out and disturb the egg.

The egg next to a Canadian quarter (that's all I had)

Standard lighting

With a flashlight for lighting

Thanks in advance for your expertise.

 

[aart]

I see what might be an immature yolk.
A dark colored dish might show it up better?
Or maybe even put it in a strainer and carefully remove the more fluid parts of content.

I dinked around with it in photoshop to change contrast:

 

[aart]

So what does that mean that mean since it could be an immature yolk? Is it not really a fart egg? Does that mean she is having issues with the piping?

Not sure what it might mean in the long run...maybe just that her ovaries are not up to snuff, releasing both mature and immature ova. Something must be in the 'pipes' for the system to form the rest of the egg, better an immature ova then a pieces of tissue that often.
An immature yolk is still a fart egg IMO.