Strange duck egg

[Eagle Flight Farm]

I found a strange duck egg in their coop this morning. Can anybody help me identify what happened and if this is something that might happen with young hens that have only been laying one or two weeks?

It appears to be the membrane ... either extra membrane, or that the egg may have gotten the shell before the membrane was in place. It is attached to the pointy end of the egg rather like an umbilical cord. The pointy end of the egg is cracked, but no contents have leaked out. I’m unsure if it cracked before or after it was laid.

Thank you for any input.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don’t know scientific name for it but normal with new layers while they are getting the kinks worked out.

 

[Eagle Flight Farm]

I don’t know scientific name for it but normal with new layers while they are getting the kinks worked out.

Thank you! I am thankful to not need to worry!

 

[CrystaBub]

Thank you! I am thankful to not need to worry!

Yep - My Ancona's 2nd egg was like that. She laid it in the pool too - it took me a minute to realize what the alien thing was that came rolling out when I dumped the pool that day!

 

[chickens really]

Yes...That can happen..Duck eggs are no different than any other egg.. @aart has information on that I think??

 

[countryladyNH]

Can someone tell me what the heck this is??
This was laid by one of my ducks. I found it just like this in their coop this morning. The membrane (or whatever) came off easily and the eggshell is hard and looks completely normal. Never saw anything like this before! We have no male ducks, only females. The ducks have been laying for months---not new layers.