INB4 - Rule 5! It’s not a calcium deficiency. This is an egg from an older bird with insufficient albumen to support the shell during its formation. There are a number of things that can cause this including dehydration, illness, and the number one cause, old age. This is a perfectly good shell, it’s just wrinkled.

  • MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPM
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Are your chickens getting old? Sometimes it happens because they’re sick or stressed. Other times it’s just old chickens. Unless it starts happening regularly it’s normally nothing to worry about.

    • DevoidWisdom
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      This flock is under 2 years old. Could have been stress, maybe heat? It has been crazy hot for 2 weeks, triple digits. They have lots of shade and water. Plus I till up the dirt in their run often.

      • MapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPM
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Yes. Weird eggs often happen in young birds and old birds but there are other causes. Heat stress can cause this as can other stresses. If it’s just one egg just once it’s probably nothing to worry about. Make sure they have clean, fresh water and food and keep an eye on your eggs. If it starts to be a regular thing you may need to dig deeper.