Odd Eggs
One of the many surprises that come with keeping chickens is the oddity of abnormal eggs that appear in the nest box from time to time.
ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY Kristina Mercedes Urquhart
For those of us who grew up with grocery store eggs, we’re used to a highly curated and edited egg carton: Only the biggest and most perfect eggs ever made it from the farm to the supermarket (and still do). But I say that nothing is perfect, and odd eggs are fun! Here are a few of the most common egg oddities.
1) Soft-Shelled Egg 2) Multiple Yolks 3) Eggs with Calcium Deposits 4) Wind Egg (shown next to a normal egg)