Werid looking egg. What happened ?

[lhines08]

Any idea what happened to this egg?
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[lhines08]

Trying to delete. Posted this duplicate by accident

 

[HKG]

Is it soft?

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

How old is this hen?

 

[lhines08]

No not soft

 

[lhines08]

Year old

 

[coach723]

Looks like a slab sided or flat sided egg. Usually because another egg was up against it as it went through the shell gland. Can just be a glitch and may never happen again. If it becomes a regular thing then maybe an underlying cause.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

Year old

Weird. Some hens lay weird ones when they first start laying.