Why do these eggs look this way?

[Jhomicz]

Hello-experience backyarders-could you look at these eggs and tell me what may be wrong or missing? We have 4 hens, that are almost 3 years old (1 buff orp, one Easter Egger (she lays pale blue/green), 1 golden comet, 1 RI red. I believe it’s one of the latter 2. They are kind of wrinkled, but not weak and tend to be longer and more oval than usual. Thanks.

 

[Pyxis]

Have you ever had any kind of respiratory trouble with your flock? Maybe some sneezing, etc? Eggs like that can be a sign that a hen has been infected with infectious bronchitis, since it also damages the reproductive tract.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Have you ever had any kind of respiratory trouble with your flock? Maybe some sneezing, etc? Eggs like that can be a sign that a hen has been infected with infectious bronchitis, since it also damages the reproductive tract.

I was not aware of that Always learning on this site, thank you

 

[Jhomicz]

Not that I’ve noticed, no. No unusual behaviors either. But I’ll look for that more closely. Are the eggs ok to eat if that’s the case?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

I think they are safe to eat. Here is an article that has some good descriptions and possible causes of certain issues...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

Hope this helps.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Good article

 

[Jhomicz]

Thanks for the help!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

A three year old hen is usually nearing her useful life as a layer. Many if not most weird eggs are the result of infections of one type or the other. That means that she has just had more opportunities to catch one or the other of these diseases.