weird egg formations?

[Brungeman]

Hello folks, first post...What causes eggs to strange formations? I have an egg from one of my black copper morans that has a strange indentation and shape to it. Is there any reason for concern? Is she stressed or something that caused this?




Thank you in advance for your answers!

 

[sunflour]

Glad you joined us.

Here's a link to a great article on common egg issues:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-egg-quality-problems

Looks like a wrinkled egg.

Take a look at the article, I hope this helps.

 

[Brungeman]

Thank you sunflour!

This may be a slab sided egg... she laid 2 eggs that day. So by the description, it was from the 2 of them bumping into one another in the pouch.?.

 

[aart]

Thank you sunflour!

This may be a slab sided egg... she laid 2 eggs that day. So by the description, it was from the 2 of them bumping into one another in the pouch.?.

Could be....could be stress during egg formation, could be just a glitch.
Weird eggs happen, as long as it's not ongoing every egg I wouldn't be concerned or jump to conclusions.

How old is your Marans?
Weird eggs are more common in new layers or birds coming back into lay after a molt.

 

[Brungeman]

The stress thing could be it too. Last week Saturday (on my birthday) a hawk killed my favorite hen a beautiful Wellsummer who laid beautiful speckled eggs. The whole flock was as traumatized as we we. Because of that, I haven't been free ranging them as much.

They are young as well, if my calculations are correct they are 7-8 months old.

 

[sunflour]

Could be....could be stress during egg formation, could be just a glitch.
Weird eggs happen, as long as it's not ongoing every egg I wouldn't be concerned or jump to conclusions.

How old is your Marans?
Weird eggs are more common in new layers or birds coming back into lay after a molt.

Thanks for info. Knew about new layers, but didn't realize molt could cause this. I have seen some minor changes in shape, and pigmentation from some of mine in molt.

 

[aart]

Quote: Usually they don't lay at all while in molt, but when they start up again they can have the some of the same oddities as when first laying, tho come back up to normal faster.