Tiny egg!?

[Stephine]

I found a teeny tiny egg today among our regular crop of normal sized eggs. I was so surprised - I thought all of our hens were laying already! We have a motley crew of brahmas (3), rir, speckled Sussex, glw, barred rocks and welsummers (2 each), all hatched late last March, early April. We got the first eggs in November and they have been laying well all through the winter with about 7 eggs a day, and now with Spring coming we have come up to about 9 a day. I thought to get that many eggs from hens that aren't the super layer breeds all of them would have to be laying already. But then today we got this teeny egg! Could one of them just be coming into lay now? Or do hens lay a tiny egg sometime? Thanks!!

 

[birds4kids]

Could be either new layer or random, but if 9 is the most you have gotten from 13 hens I suspect new layer. You sound reasonable in not expecting large numbers but with 13 hens I would expect 13 some days and 4 others and average maybe 9.

 

[aart]

Probably a glitch.

 

[BIggoMamma]

I got one also, a tiny egg just like yours. I also have some just coming into egg laying age and they are also welsummers. Coincidence? IDK. But I only got one tiny egg it was so cute.

 

[ceceuu]

One time I found a wild bird egg in the chicken nest. Never figured out what kind, how or why. Just a mystery. I have a covered coop and run but sometimes small birds get in.

 

[birds4kids]

There are wild birds that specifically lay their eggs in other nests to get other mothers to care for their young.

 

[ceceuu]

Yea I wondered if it was a cow bird. Still not sure. It was brown with white spots.

 

[ceceuu]

There are wild birds that specifically lay their eggs in other nests to get other mothers to care for their young.

I thought of that. It was brown with white spots.

 

[Stephine]

Thanks everyone!
It is definitely not a wild bird's egg, it looks just like a chicken egg only tiny. My guess is it's a glitch, I haven't seen any other dark smallish eggs since...

 

[aart]

Thanks everyone!
It is definitely not a wild bird's egg, it looks just like a chicken egg only tiny. My guess is it's a glitch, I haven't seen any other dark smallish eggs since...

Have you opened it up yet?
Tiny immature ova released showing as tiny pale yolk,
or a tiny piece of tissue can break off, make it's way down and the rest of the system finishes packaging it up.

I think that is covered in this video:
Egg Formation Video