Some eggs coming out with weird tiny calcium-like beads stuck on shell

[robbinbaker]

Does anyone know if I should be concerned about one of my hens laying eggs with this weird crust of tiny, calcium looking bead thingys on the outside of the shell. If you rub at them they come off. So far only two eggs like that... very weird.
Thanks!

 

[happyhensny]

Wondering the same thing - had a few of those earlier in the Spring.

 

[Mahonri]

Sometimes pullets and even older hens will lay eggs like this... its just a part of getting their mechanics in their egg factory working... maybe they got a little too much calcium. No harm to you.. inside it's all the same.

 

[ZooMummzy]

Thanks for posting this! I have been wondering the same thing. My 1 year old EE's started doing this just a month ago. Mine look like warts on the egg. It makes my teenager daughter squeamish but I thought it might be a calcium thing.