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Rotten Egg?

post #1 of 5
6/21/12 at 10:39am
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Couldn't decide what forum to put this one in.

I gather eggs every afternoon, wash them and let them dry, then put them in the fridge.

I gave my parents a dozen from the past two days and they found a rotten egg in the bunch. I don't understand how that could have happened. They were handled in a timely manner and kept refridgerated within a half hour of washing. Any ideas of what might have happened? Thanks!

 

Scott

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post #2 of 5
6/21/12 at 10:42am

Maybe it was buried under the bedding and it got uncovered when the hens went into the nesting area
 

I have Bantam welsummers, Bantam Cuckoo Marans, Bantam Wc black polish, Bantam Olive eggers, MGB, LF Welsummers, BCM, Wild type turkeys RioxEastern, Ringneck pheasants blacks and 1 blue roo and bunch of free range birds

 

 
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I have Bantam welsummers, Bantam Cuckoo Marans, Bantam Wc black polish, Bantam Olive eggers, MGB, LF Welsummers, BCM, Wild type turkeys RioxEastern, Ringneck pheasants blacks and 1 blue roo and bunch of free range birds

 

 
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post #3 of 5
6/21/12 at 10:45am
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I guess it could be a possiblity, but I only have 3 nesting boxes (6) hens, so not a very good chance of missing an egg. Still could've though.... Thanks!

 

Scott

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post #4 of 5
6/21/12 at 11:37am

What do they mean by rotten? Maybe just a meat spot?

Kate Thornton - 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Copper Marans, 2 rescue hens might be Speckled Sussex, 3 doggies, 1 elderly cat and one tolerant husband.
My Website: http://www.katethornton.net

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Kate Thornton - 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Copper Marans, 2 rescue hens might be Speckled Sussex, 3 doggies, 1 elderly cat and one tolerant husband.
My Website: http://www.katethornton.net

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post #5 of 5
6/21/12 at 12:48pm
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No the yellow had run throughout, the white was a dull gray color and it smelled rotten.

 

Scott

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