White Yolk

[hollandhens24]

I found this tiny egg in my nesting box and am assuming it’s from one of my three pullets. When I cracked it for breakfast I noticed it had a white yolk. A quick google search says this can be from a diet lacking in xanthophylls from green plants or the consumption of lots of grains. There is a wheat field surrounding my house that the flock frequents, but they also have free choice feed and no other eggs are like this despite them having the same diet. I ended up feeding this egg to the hens, but this was an interesting surprise

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

That's cool! I wonder if because it was such a tiny egg the inside hadn't completely formed all the way and that's why it was a weird egg.. Not sure! That's really interesting though, thank you for sharing!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

There is an article about egg quality and there is a section on white yolks.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[nuthatched]

Fairy eggs frequently don't have fully formed yolks.