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Why would she lay a fairy egg now?

Amelise

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Sep 20, 2020
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My pullets are 29 weeks old, and it’s been about 3 weeks now that they’ve been laying. Is it normal to get fairy eggs at this age? Are they a sign of a health problem or deficiency? Pretty sure this egg came from Jolene, the first one to start laying. She’s been laying normal sized eggs for a pullet, that are much more round shaped compared to her sisters, but the same weight (about 1.8 grams.) but none of her eggs have looked like this! I’m hoping this isn’t a sign of a problem.
It just started to get into the 90s(F) two days ago, so maybe that has something to do with it?

Todays egg
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Jolene’s first egg
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One of Jolene’s normal eggs with the others (hers is on the end).
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Fairy, fart, wind, rooster eggs are usually from a tiny piece of tissue breaking loose from the reproductive tract, or an immature ova(yolk) and the body forms an egg around it. Color can be darker than 'normal' as the pigment coating released has to cover a much smaller area so is thicker. Can happen with any age layer, but more common with older layers.
 

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