Tiny egg of the day

[mdibaugh]

This tiny egg was laid by one of our one year olds today. Any explanation? She normally lays medium to large size eggs. I assume this can just happen sometimes. Sure is cute!

 

[SassyKat6181]

Not sure why it happens. I got one last week, smaller than the one in your picture. My guess is that a yolk doesn't get released, but the egg cycle still continues, since there will only be white when you open it.

 

[TeamChaos]

Ooh, you'll have to let us know if it is yolkless! It is pretty cute!

 

[CMV]

That's called a wind or a fart egg. I had one a couple months ago with a yolk about the size of a pencil eraser and very thick albumin. Interesting little fact- the wind egg floated when the float test was done on it. I doubt it was a bad egg, but we didn't eat it anyways.

Just a glitch in the plumbing.

 

[elmo]

All of the eggs we get from our bantam flock are pretty small to begin with (25-35 grams), but last week we got one that was smaller than even a dove egg. It was only 4 grams!

 

[Lesa]

I call these "luck" eggs! I keep mine in a birds nest for display. I am still hoping my Easter Egger's will lay one. I am lacking a tiny green egg!!