Ugliest egg

[700cct]

Kind of wondering if theres something wrong with the hen that laid this egg, it is the ugliest egg I've ever seen come out of a chicken! All ridged and lumpy and gross, the inside was normal though, so maybe it was a fluke, but dang.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Unless it happens again, it's a fluke. I had one like that a week or so ago, but it was weirdly elongated, a bit like a carrot. No pictures, sadly. But I know which hen laid it, and she's a perfectly healthy two-year-old.

 

[snow5164]

I had three when it was really hot here, we called them dinosaur eggs , our customers wanted them

 

[Kiki]

I too wouldn't worry about it if it just happened once.
If you get more like this...I might worry.
Have you seen this yet?
Common egg quality problems

 

[cmom]

It looks like a lash eggs.

 

[sylviethecochin]

It looks like a lash eggs.

They are not lash eggs. Lash eggs result from an infection of the oviduct, and the condition is known as salpingitis. I lost a production hen to that this spring. [EDT: The few eggs she laid looked perfectly normal, except for the giant balls of pus that were often in the middle.]
https://thefrugalchicken.com/lash-eggs-salpingitis/

 

[cmom]

I have had a couple of lash eggs over the years.

 

[sylviethecochin]

I have had a couple of lash eggs over the years.

Sorry. That came across as pretty accusatory, didn't it?

For whatever reason, I first read your post as, "that looks to be a lash egg." [EDT: Rather than as, "That resembles a lash egg." I read the words, but my interpretation was clearly wrong] Sorry.

 

[ronott1]

I too wouldn't worry about it if it just happened once.
If you get more like this...I might worry.
Have you seen this yet?
Common egg quality problems

@700cct Read the article. Your egg is in there.

It is likely from stress

 

[700cct]

Thanks everyone, I figure she'll work it out, that article was definitely informative. Still ranks #1 for the ugliest egg my chickens have ever laid