Tiny egg

[Sunryze]

I have 3 old girls out of 9 that lay as the sun comes up ,, today I was surprised by a 4th teeny tiny dark spotted egg ,, the 2 browns in the photo are from my Isa’s thier 3yrs old , the white from my silkie she’s almost 7 , my Wyandots are afternoon layers and Thier 3 come spring, the amber doesn’t lay anymore she’s 4, Lol I think I have a visitor , Gracie the silkie was sitting on this little thing today .. I’m clueless ..

 

[Jucodeo]

Typical of chickens , especially during the winter season

 

[mesafox101]

sometimes that just happens

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Tiny eggs can just be a flunk some hens have sometimes. But, make sure your birds have plenty of protein and calcium in their diets. Also, water access is vital in the winter. Chickens drink A LOT in the winter months. My hens went without water for less than 24 hours once and their eggs all shrunk in size.

 

[Sunryze]

Tiny eggs can just be a flunk some hens have sometimes. But, make sure your birds have plenty of protein and calcium in their diets. Also, water access is vital in the winter. Chickens drink A LOT in the winter months. My hens went without water for less than 24 hours once and their eggs all shrunk in size.

Thank you.good advice . just strange especially since weve never had such a dark or speckled before.. Thought we might have a yet to be seen visitor since we had a pr of guineas visit last summer show up for a few days then vanish again. Closest neighbors with fowl are a mile away. And werent thiers . figured someone dropped them and they wandered home again. Couldnt get near them to catch. Anyways . . ours of course are quite spoiled water .2 -"3 gallon tanks 1 inside 1 out. Heated. Free range with indoor heated coop plus a covered outdoor run to choose from. All other eggs seem great . tiny thing was an extra egg in the days count.

 

[aart]

Fairy (or fart or 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.
Thinks it's explained in this excellent video:
Egg Formation Video

 

[Sunryze]

Ohhh. Love that.. Though the ol'man will call it a fart when i tell him.. faerie eggs .yup deffinatly what it was should have left it to hatch

 

[aart]

should have left it to hatch

Pretty rare for them to have a fertilized yolk, so they won't develop and hatch.

 

[Sunryze]

was teasing..if it was a Faerie it might