Weird egg!

[Hubert Cumberdale]

One of our hens (gold line) laid a strange egg today. Usually brown but this one was very pale, strange shape and irregular texture to the surface. Any ideas on what this means?
Thanks

 

[mobius]

i do know that chickens will occasionally lay strange shaped eggs...I am not sure if this one means anything...how is the shell? is it hard, or soft? How long has she been laying?
I would keep an eye on her tho to make sure she returns to normal.

Also double check the calcium they receive is neither too high or low...I do free feed eggshells back to the chickens separately from their food.

 

[FrankHomestead]

One of our hens (gold line) laid a strange egg today. Usually brown but this one was very pale, strange shape and irregular texture to the surface. Any ideas on what this means?
Thanks

I love looking at pics of odd eggs, it never gets old! lol

 

[Hubert Cumberdale]

i do know that chickens will occasionally lay strange shaped eggs...I am not sure if this one means anything...how is the shell? is it hard, or soft? How long has she been laying?
I would keep an eye on her tho to make sure she returns to normal.

Also double check the calcium they receive is neither too high or low...I do free feed eggshells back to the chickens separately from their food.

The shell seems strong.Not been laying for long. We've had them for just over 2 weeks but I think they were just into lay as we bought them. Like 24 weeks or so.all of her eggs previously have been normal.will definitely keep an eye on her. Keeping backyard hens is still new to me, so i'm a tad paranoid lol

 

[mobius]

Even more common for early eggs to be weird! Just the internal stuff working itself out! I would be wondering too...so coming here and asking is the thing to do!

 

[Hubert Cumberdale]

Even more common for early eggs to be weird! Just the internal stuff working itself out! I would be wondering too...so coming here and asking is the thing to do!

Cheers for the reassurance I do love this forum!

 

[Hubert Cumberdale]

Even more common for early eggs to be weird! Just the internal stuff working itself out! I would be wondering too...so coming here and asking is the thing to do!

After cracking the egg, the shell was quite thin and very watery inside. The yoke was very vibrant though.

 

[mobius]

It all good! They are just getting started. Think of it as an experimental egg!

 

[Patinas]

My hens have laid a few eggs that actually have multiple wrinkles in the shells but when cracked open, they are perfectly good, yummy eggs! It's just another one of the weird things that can come out of newly laying hens.

 

[mobius]

One of my chickens who declines to be identified lays an egg with the small end slightly wrinkled. If I knew who she was I would immediately change her name to "Wrinkle Butt'" so I suspect that is why she hides her eggs amongst the more perfect ones.