Teeny tiny silkie egg

[Elliemae1984]

I’m wondering if there’s a reason why one of my silkies laid a teeny tiny egg today (about the size of a thumb nail), or if it’s just a fluke that occasionally happens.

Hens are 7 months to 2 years old. Not going through a molt. Not showing any signs of illness. No change to feed etc.

Pic of the little egg compared to 3 regular ones from the same coop.

 

[PopoMyers]

I’m wondering if there’s a reason why one of my silkies laid a teeny tiny egg today (about the size of a thumb nail), or if it’s just a fluke that occasionally happens.

Hens are 7 months to 2 years old. Not going through a molt. Not showing any signs of illness. No change to feed etc.

Pic of the little egg compared to 3 regular ones from the same coop.
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Does happen occasionally. Not to worry, as long as she is doing all the normal chicken things. So cute. It may only have a tiny speck of yolk, if any at all.

 

[GodLovesU]

It’s a fairy egg.They're fairly common in new layers.Here’s an article with more information:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[Ridgerunner]

Just a fluke that can happen. More common in pullets just starting to lay or pretty old hens but any hen can lay one. There are different possible causes. One common one is that a small bit of something gets in the hen's internal egg making factory and triggers the hen into making an egg. Without a yolk it is much smaller than normal.

Just consider it an oops. I figure we are all entitled to an occasional oops as long as it isn't habit forming.

 

[Elliemae1984]

Does happen occasionally. Not to worry, as long as she is doing all the normal chicken things. So cute. It may only have a tiny speck of yolk, if any at all.

It did have a very small speck of yolk. It was adorable. Glad it’s “just one of those things” and normal!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I hang onto mine, put them in a safe place. They dry out eventually. I have a little collection of them now. They're called fairy eggs, rooster eggs, wind eggs and fart eggs. When they're dried out you can drill a hole in each end and string them together. By "drill" I mean tap repeatedly with a sharp implement like a nail, not drill like with a screwing motion, that generally tears them up when I do it. Have fun!

 

[aart]

Fairy, fart, wind, rooster eggs are usually from a tiny piece of tissue breaking loose from the reproductive tract, or an immature ova(yolk) and the body forms an egg around it. Color can be darker than 'normal' as the pigment coating released has to cover a much smaller area so is thicker. Can happen with any age layer, but more common with older layers.