Tiny egg? New egg or old bird laying tiny egg

[Cdariverfarm]

I have pullets who could possibly be laying their first eggs soon but they are either brown egg layers or EEs. Did one of my EEs lay a white egg or did my Brown Leghorn just lay a random tiny egg. This egg is also extra tiny. Like a robin egg. Any thoughts?

 

[LikeTurkeys]

It looks like a 'fairy' egg from one of your Brown Leghorns. These show up every once in a while and often don't contain a yolk.

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

I got one of those once, only it was brown. It did have a yolk. I didn't know what it was either.

 

[PioneerChicks]

I have an older hen who always lays those when she is low on calcium. I call them fart eggs, but they are often called rooster eggs or fairy eggs.

 

[Cdariverfarm]

Thanks for the replies!! I’ll crack it open and see what I got AND make sure their oyster shell bucket is filled up again.

 

[Cdariverfarm]

No yolk! Cutest little egg.

 

[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 new or older layers.

I think it's explained in this excellent video, which is worth watching regardless: