Tiny Egg!

[ChickenEllis]

I checked under one of my Barred Rocks this morning that had been setting in the nest box for a long time and found this!

Is this normal? She usually lays regular sized eggs.

If nothing else it made me laugh hysterically.

 

[Wynette]

It's called a "wind egg" - sure, it's normal; they happen once in awhile.

 

[BearCreekChix]

Fart egg. No yolk inside.

Yeah, it's normal.

 

[Casey3043]

I got one of those the other day from a 2 year old hen who has been laying regularly. It was TINY and I'm sure it wasn't a pullet egg, because that was the cold rainy day where I kept everybody in their separate coops, and the pullets couldn't get to the big girls nest boxes.

I ate the egg this morning, along with a regular sized one. It was fully formed with yolk, white, and a strong shell---just tiny.