Small egg in yard???

[Miss Cheep]

All our ducks have been laying for at least 2 months now. Yes I have chickens and they are 5 years old and not laying eggs. I have 6 drakes and 3 roosters.

 

[Miss Cheep]

Alright everyone! I have decided to incubate it. I am going to treat it as if it was a duck egg, with the temps and humidity. I will keep you updated! Wish me luck!

 

[MGG]

Aren't reptile egg shells squishy?

No, most aren't. I've seen a lot of painted turtle eggs before and they feel just like a tiny chicken egg, but a bit smoother.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Looks like a ducky fart egg to me too.

 

[Miss Cheep]

I don't think there's anything going on in there...
But..
Can you candle it from the fatter end in couple days?

Yes, I will candle it again on day 7.

 

[Rain264]

It looks like an owl's egg. Owl eggs are almost perfectly round like that. In Western Washington, we have quite a few species of owls most commonly are the Barred and Barn owls so it's likely one of those. There is a rarer chance that it could be from a Great Horned, Western Screech, or Spotted owl, but all are in the area. They start laying toward the end of January to beginning of February for spring hatching, so it's a little early but not out of the realm of possibility. I did a Google search and your egg is pretty similar to that of the Barred Owl. I've attached a picture from the Google search below for your reference. I hope this helps!

 

[MadamContrary]

Ok, it's day 3 and here are some pics of me candles it.

Can you see a yolk in person? Not seeing one in photos yet. No yolk would support fairy egg. I didn't think fairy eggs were super rare, no yolk and double yolks have been very common in both my chickens and quail when they first start laying.

 

[Huntmaster]

I took the egg out of the incubator today to candle it, and the yolk is frozen!? When I turned it, I heard a sound that sounded like there were little pieces of gravel in it. I candled it and saw some little pieces!? What in the heck is this!? I will break it open later today and post pics.

Sounds like everything that was inside it has dried up and rattling around in there. I think you're lucky it dried up rather than getting full of bacteria and exploding inside your incubator and covering your incubator with rotten smelly egg. Thats what usually happens to bad eggs if not removed in time.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Bet one of you hens layed watch the roos see who they like but doubt it would hatch sorry.

 

[STACEYH]

Do you think it could be a wild birds egg or just one of your animals?