Very wrinkled egg

[RedCoopOnWheels]

We found this very wrinkled egg in our barn this morning. It is a normal sized egg (2 1/2 inches) but the shell seems thick and the egg might be slightly heavier than normal. As far as we can tell, all of our chickens are acting normal (i.e., not acting sick), and all of the chickens which might have laid this egg in this area are only about 1 1/2 years old. Should we be looking out for any signs of illness? Or is this just a fluke occurrence?

 

[chicmom]

I wouldn't worry. The occasional wonky egg is normal for chickens. That is the most wrinkled egg I've ever seen though! It certainly wins the prize!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Stress, like a near miss with a predator may cause a hen to retain an egg in her shell-gland and this may result in multiple applications of eggshell material. On the other hand the hen that produced this egg may well be ailing. Who knows?

 

[chickens really]

Could be from heat and lack of water consumption ?
Normal unless she acts ill....

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I've actually bought a dozen eggs at the grocery store with one like that. The egg is fine, and your chicken is too, if this is a one time deal.

 

[Kathy Keeney]

We found this very wrinkled egg in our barn this morning. It is a normal sized egg (2 1/2 inches) but the shell seems thick and the egg might be slightly heavier than normal. As far as we can tell, all of our chickens are acting normal (i.e., not acting sick), and all of the chickens which might have laid this egg in this area are only about 1 1/2 years old. Should we be looking out for any signs of illness? Or is this just a fluke occurrence?

 

[Kathy Keeney]

I found a wrinkled egg this morning. I am glad to know it's a normal occurrence.

 

[aart]

I found a wrinkled egg this morning. I am glad to know it's a normal occurrence. View attachment 1280320

It's 'normal' if it only happens once,
if it continues more investigation might be a good idea as corrugated shells can be caused by disease.