VERY small egg!

[tiffanya]

Yesterday one of my EE hens laid a small egg (about half the size as normal). I know odd eggs can occur, but today she laid a VERY small egg (1/5 the size of normal at the most). It literally looks like a robin egg. Any reason for this? Also, I found the egg in the run rather than in a nesting box.

 

[CMV]

They're called wind eggs or fart eggs. They are just a fluke in the plumbing. It probably doesn't have a yolk. If it does the yolk is probably about the size of a pencil eraser. They are interesting when they crop up.

Good luck.

 

[suebee]

Here's one of mine by a quarter. It freaked me out at first but no problems with the hens. Aren't they neat!

 

[Cwestlake]

Today my RIR laid a very small egg she’s always laid very big eggs should I be worried she’s 1 year old

 

[RoosterML]

Today my RIR laid a very small egg she’s always laid very big eggs should I be worried she’s 1 year old

Read the responses above

 

[Cwestlake]

Yesterday one of my EE hens laid a small egg (about half the size as normal). I know odd eggs can occur, but today she laid a VERY small egg (1/5 the size of normal at the most). It literally looks like a robin egg. Any reason for this? Also, I found the egg in the run rather than in a nesting box.

Same here my RIR laid very small egg today and she laid in the run also

 

[Cwestlake]

Read the responses above

Thank you so much I just read the others that posted!