Hi newsie20000, thanks for your input. I never wash my eggs until just before I use them, and even then, rarely... This happens even on eggs laid less than an hour before... Oh well, they taste good!
Thanks, off-grid hen.
I agree they taste just fine. Just wondering whether there was something off. The eggs have always been that way, and only for those 2, so I guess its just those hens...
Two of my best layers (both seemingly happy and healthy bantam Wyandottes) produce eggs which when you crack them, about 1/3 of the whites remain adhered to the inside of the shell. I use my finger to scrape the rest of the whites out of the shell halves and they readily plop out. I got these...
I have the same question, and the links don't answer it. The eggs come from very happy (and as far as I can tell, healthy) chickens (Wyandottes). When I crack them, the yolk and about 75% of the white comes out, but the inside of the shell is still lined with albumen. could it be an issue...
Just wanted to introduce myself.
Don't have chickens, yet, but have confirmed that I can keep them and that my plans are acceptable to the City.
Coop/pen construction in our back yard begins in the next day or so. I've lived with/cared for chooks in a farm setting for a total of about a...