Wrinkled Eggs
These eggs appear to have ridges or wrinkled surfaces. Overcrowding, which results in stressed hens, can cause this abnormality. It also can be seen when a hen’s shell gland is defective or if the flock has infectious bronchitis. Wrinkles can result in weakened shells. Based on USDA standards for exterior eggshell quality, a wrinkled egg is downgraded to Grade B.
this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2026
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Poor hen
my first guess was a plaster egg. you use them to keep the hen brooding, even if you took her eggs, but if that thing came out of a hen, sorry, babe
That just means there's a tiny face-hugger inside!
Xenomorph
that bird was like “come on egg, cloac-in me crazy.”
Nah, that’s a bath bomb.
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Birds lay eggs
Careful! Ghost in the shell!
Looks like a problem with the shell