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Mrs. Feathers :
This happened to one of my hens when she was stressed by the neighbour`s dog the day before she laid the egg.
I did a bit of searching, including the great link that feathersnuggles provided.
This apparently can happen if the bird is stressed. We have not had another one like this since.
It sounds like this is a new hen for you? Perhaps the transition to a new home was stressful for her?...just a thought if all else seems okay.
We had a hawk kill a hen and get killed in the coop by the rooster the next day - I would think that would be stressful! Then two snowstorms - probably also stressful for them. And it doesn't seem like I'm getting any more eggs that are as wrinkled as this one and the one from the previous day. Maybe that's the answer, they all seem healthy.
This happened to one of my hens when she was stressed by the neighbour`s dog the day before she laid the egg.
I did a bit of searching, including the great link that feathersnuggles provided.
This apparently can happen if the bird is stressed. We have not had another one like this since.
It sounds like this is a new hen for you? Perhaps the transition to a new home was stressful for her?...just a thought if all else seems okay.
We had a hawk kill a hen and get killed in the coop by the rooster the next day - I would think that would be stressful! Then two snowstorms - probably also stressful for them. And it doesn't seem like I'm getting any more eggs that are as wrinkled as this one and the one from the previous day. Maybe that's the answer, they all seem healthy.