Recently, when I gathered eggs, I found an itsy bitsy one nestled in amongst the regular eggs. This one was so little, it looked like a sparrow had snuck in and played a joke on us.
Some of our hens are young pullets and are new to laying. That could explain the size of the jelly bean egg. I looked it up online and read that is common in youthful hens. And a friend on FB mentioned that these are called "Fairy Eggs" or sometimes "Witch Eggs."
Well of course, I liked that!!!!
I saw online that is actually the name used for these mini shells. So, it wasn't a sparrow who pulled a prank on us, it was a fairy!
This egg had to be saved, so I poked holes in each end, and blew out the center, washed it and left it to dry overnight, then brushed on glue and sprinkled it with pixie dust.
I wanted to pack it up and take it to Sissy when I met her in Texas, and was afraid it was too fragile, so I did what any mother hen would do, and built it a nest. I started with a tiny tart tin, and added some tan paint to the metal, then filled it with moss and holographic Easter grass.
To cover the holes on each end, I glued down velvet leaves. Then, topped it with some of teeniest flowers in my stash of old millinery.
Sissy loves all things fairy every bit as much as I do. This egg came along just in time to be a gift for her on our trip.
What a sweet gift for Sis, and how fun that it is called a fairy egg! Love the millinery. I love tart tins, too. It is really beautiful, Karla.
Karla, it is perfect! What a wonderful gift and the tart treatment is perfect!
I just know that Sis LOVED IT … heck – why wouldn’t she? It’s divine!!!!
How sweet! Our little hen laid small white eggs, but we never had anything as beautiful as your chickens’ loot!
This is our third year with chickens, and our first fairy egg. I felt lucky to get it!
How beautiful and just perfect for your sissy!