Round Eggs?

[Ol Grey Mare]

While not perfectly round,but has a more rounded shape

Yep - that is very much like a lot of the eggs I get from the Light Brahmas in our flock. Having never kept this particular breed prior to this time around I have no idea if I just got four weirdos or what, lol.

 

[Knox Chick Inn]

I have some new birds just starting to lay and we keep getting a round one with hard red "scab" type thing on it. Not sure if she has bad "plumbing" or what is going on. Any ideas?

 

[Knox Chick Inn]

Here are my eggs, i havent cracked one yet...

 

[Christine121468]

I have a tiny old english bantam that started laying couple weeks ago, her eggs so far are perfectly round. Today's egg was a perfect golf ball. But all the rest of my chickens lay normal ones. So it's probably a breed thing.

 

[Christine121468]

 

[CuzChickens]

Hello there, and welcome to Backyard Chickens! I am quite glad you decided to join the flock, and please make yourself at home here! Enjoy BYC!

~Cuz

 

[RachelPep]

Hi, y'all. I came in search of an answer. Why aren't eggs egg-shaped anymore. I only have four chickens--third year. Just started laying again yesterday. Last week I asked egg seller at the farmers market why her eggs were round. Why, in fact, have all the eggs in the "organic" section of the supermarket suddenly turned round and all an even-shade of brown?

The farmers market egg seller told me it was because her hens were HEALTHY, and on special HEALTHY feed. My chickens are absolutely free-range healthy and they lay oval or egg-shaped eggs. I kind of resented the implication.

I know this thread is very old but one of my chickens has always been a bit janky and iffy and small, Opal, and she consistently lays round eggs. I'm pretty sure it's just bad genes, all the other chickens lay regular shaped eggs and Opal is not impressive by any means, lol. Poor girl.

 

[Raisin_The_Chicken]

hello and welcome!

 

[sourland]

I know this thread is very old but one of my chickens has always been a bit janky and iffy and small, Opal, and she consistently lays round eggs. I'm pretty sure it's just bad genes, all the other chickens lay regular shaped eggs and Opal is not impressive by any means, lol. Poor girl.

It's just the way her reproductive tract is programmed.

 

[CrystalAnon]

"Made in China," that's it!
But seriously--round like a ping pong ball. Nobody's seen this but me?
Now I'm starting to worry.

I know this is a super old thread, but I was looking this exact thing up and found this. Lol!
I have one hen, out of my 7 hens, that lays a ridiculously round egg. Not completely round. But I’m saving eggs in case I get a broody, so I’m keeping the eggs with the larger rounded side up, to prepare, (plus turning them a couple times per day) in case I end up hatching them. I can hardly tell which side is the most rounded side with hers!
And the hen that lays the super-round eggs… she is one of the healthiest hens in my flock! I’ve never had to take her in for Bumblefoot, or canker. Nothing. Never had to clean her behind. She’s always been so healthy, energetic & vibrant.
So there might be something to it… but I can’t imagine having all round-egg layers, so that person was prob full of it. I have 3 hens the same breed as my round-egg layer. All 3 lay different shapes & one a different color. I can now tell mostly who lays what, since I’ve been paying attention.