Are my chickens sick?? they laid a black egg!!

[mmg003]

I went into my coop this morning to find a solid black egg right in the middle of there coop on the ground outside! I thought my chickens were suppose to lay white and brown eggs the breeds i have are Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds. Is this normal or is one of them sick?? I only have one chicken laying right now that started about a week ago they are only a few months old so i dont know why this egg is large and black? In the picture is the black egg next to a brown egg that were found together this morning

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Wow that is strange. The breeds you have all lay brown eggs. I'm guessing it is just a fluke in their reproductive system. I don't think they are sick. I could be wrong though.

 

[my sunwolf]

Wow. Never seen that before. I'd crack it open and see what color the shell is on the inside. I wouldn't eat it if I were you, though. I have no idea why you'd get a black egg, and there are absolutely no birds that lay black eggs of that size. Do you have tar in your run? Yikes.

 

[mmg003]

No they have a normal enviorment to run in and im always outside with them when i let them free roam. I was checking up on this and other websites have told me that my chicken is sick but no one has clarified this yet!

 

[McGobs]

(x2) on the cracking it open just to see the inside....but I wouldn't eat it either.

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Do your chickens have any symptoms of being sick??? I don't think they are sick because of the black egg.

 

[mmg003]

Don't worry definitely not going to eat it! I'm just afraid one of my hens are sick!

 

[mmg003]

Theres no symptoms of them being sick, they're eating normally and i havent seen anything out of the ordinary

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Then I wouldnt worry about them being sick. Seriously they are probably fine. Are you sure its a chicken egg?? LoL its so odd.

 

[mmg003]

Im pretty sure its a chicken egg i dont have any other types of birds that could of laid this and i dont think someone put this in there for a joke, being that my coop is shut and locked tight at night.