Chickens: Bowling-Pin Shaped Egg?

It started out as any other trip to the coop would. I have a bucket of water and feed in my hands. I proceed to dump a little feed out into the run to distract them while I feed and water them and gather the eggs. Feeding and watering goes as usual. I start pulling eggs out of the nesting box and on the bottom there laid this little odd shaped egg. I was like "WHAT is that?!" I still have no clue. Odd for sure! Anyone know what would cause this?

*Edited to add:

I found this website and it explains the odd shape.

Laying cycles - chickens coming into or out of lay will take a few days before their oviducts start to function properly causing poor quality abnormal shells. This can lead to thin shelled eggs. Furthermore, as the bird goes through her cycle, her oviduct loses its tone leading to oddly shaped eggs.

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Eggs, Eggs, and More Eggs!

I think Spring must be around the bend.. not only do we have Easter flowers blooming, but all three of the girls are laying every single day. I am so happy when I go out to the coop and actually find eggs. I thought winter and the great egg depression would never end!

Eggs and the New Year!

Here it is the last week of December and all three of my hens laid an egg each day for three days!

Hello, everyone! I would just like to thank each of you for stopping by my blog this year. I hope that you have enjoyed yourself, had a laugh, learned a little something, or that I have inspired you to push past your fears and give something new a try. I hope each and every one of you have a fantastic 2012!

Cheap Way to Raise Chickens: Four Eggs for $96.65

Eggs! Finally! 3, well 4 after today to be exact.

Yesterday afternoon I ran out the the coop to make sure the gang had enough food and water. I had cleaned the pan and refilled the water before I notice an egg laying in the floor of the coop. I'm pretty sure I looked nuts screaming for hubby, dancing around, and jumping up and down. Thankfully we have no neighbors. I'd be the next YouTube hit. I was pretty excited to say the least. I reach in to get the feeder so that I can refill it as it was running low, and there were two more eggs on the other side of the coop on the ground. I was stoked.

The excitement passed and I finally came to my senses. Grab the camera! Dalton was all too eager to hold the eggs so I could snap a picture or two.

We've been trying hard to be frugal with our chickens, using anything we can find that is free, borrowing things, and making our own. So far we have spent $96.65.

Here is a break down of what we have spent so far on the items we had to resort to buying:

Tent Stakes $2.88/pk x 2 = $5.76
T-poles $4.09 ea x 5= $20.45
Wire $29.99
Feed $13 x 2 bags= $26
Pine Shavings $4.49 x 2= $8.98
Everything else= Free

$91.18
+5.47 tax
$96.65

Even though at the moment each egg we have found is running around $25.00 we are optimistic that we will break even eventually and have fresh eggs to eat to boot!

Anyone know how I can convince these girls to lay their eggs in the nesting boxes rather than on the floor of the coop? I already replaced the chips in the boxes and laid fake eggs in there. Anything else?