The reason for my concern was that there was no evidence of a broken egg in the nest. The substance on the outside of the egg was yellow like yolk and did wash off the egg.
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Is a smear of what appears to be egg yolk on the outside of an otherwise ok egg cause for concern?
I have 4 almost 2 year old laying hens who by their choice all lay in the same box. When I was just collecting eggs (there were only 2), I noticed what seemed to be yolk on the outside of 1 of...
Thanks, I guess I never thought much about living in the desert. Watched too many Westerns when I was younger. People were always staggering around in the dust dying of thirst.