Ok what is THIS??

[The Ranch Girl]

Ok this just popped up out of no where! It’s so small!! All of our chickens are close to 3 yrs old and have been laying their whole lives.
But 9 weeks ago we got Silver laced Wyandottes, mystic onyx’s, Californian whites, olive eggers, and speckled Sussex chicks! And today they are 9 weeks old! Please tell me this is just a fluke from one of our older hens? Our little ones can’t be laying so young!

 

[aart]

Please tell me this is just a fluke from one of our older hens?

It is. Open it up and see what's inside.

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.

 

[The Ranch Girl]

It is. Open it up and see what's inside.

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.

Ok thank you so much! I’ve never heard that before, it’s such and interesting thing

 

[Ponypoor]

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Ok thank you so much! I’ve never heard that before, it’s such and interesting thing

I have had a few of those, most of them had a tiny wee yolk but a few where just the egg whites like yours.