Another is this a worm in my egg *pic*

[caro5931]

I am wondering if this is a roundworm in my egg? This is already cooked and scrambled and stayed together like this.


Follow up question is do I need to be concerned that I ate most of these if it is? Can they live and lay eggs that I could have eaten while in the egg? They were cooked but just until fluffy and not very well.

 

[junebuggena]

Chalazae. It's the part of the egg that holds the yolk in the proper position. It's not a worm and is completely normal.

 

[casportpony]

@caro5931 , welcome to BYC!

 

[caro5931]

Thanks. I thought it was a chalaza but just wanted to make sure because it was the only one of my eggs that has had such a tough and pointy worm looking one.

 

[rufita]

I hope I'm not to late to this thread, but I finally decided to ask the community about the eggs I'm seeing. Almost all of the eggs from my 8-month-old Buff Orpington (which I got from 4H with 5 others) have what I'm hoping are extremely long Chalazae and not worms. Her eggs used to be pink, but are now white and the shell quality is off (also pictured below). I've visually inspected the poop of all of my hens and rooster, but do not see any indications of worms. This girl is the biggest of all the young ones and seems quite healthy.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

This is what a round worm looks like in an egg. It is rare, but it can happen.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/35/roundworms-in-eggs/

This is a typical egg with stretched chalazae

 

[Lady of McCamley]

@rufita
Above I posted photos with comparison of an egg with a round worm and an egg with a chalazae stretched over the yolk.

Look next to that egg, and you see an egg with thin, watery yolk.

Below are links to an egg similar to yours with explanation of causes.

If she seems healthy, no signs of sneezy, coughing, ruffled feathers, she may need better nutritional support or investigation into what may be causing her stress.

If she has even the slightest sneezing, lethargy, oddness, it could be Infectious Bronchitis...sort of like a chicken cold...that can throw the eggs off color. IB in younger chicks is more devastating and can cause death. IB in older pullets and adult hens often is only seen in poor egg production and quality in mild strains while stronger strains will cause racking coughs and rails.

IB is usually not fatal but will throw them off their laying and overall energy for several weeks. Return to egg laying may take a number of weeks after the virus has run its course. Since it is a virus, only general immune support helps (such as garlic in mash, ACV in the water, I've even added Elderberry tincture which seemed to help).

IB
http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/expert_s...trol And Management.html#infectiousbronchitis

Causes of egg malformation
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/18/misshapen-eggs/

Hopefully this is a short transitional phase in a younger pullet. Better nutritional support and making sure there is less stress in the flock usually helps.

If IB, time and TLC.

LofMc

 

[rufita]

@Lady of McCamley,
Thank you so much for the advice and encouragement. I started theACV and nutritional support a while ago and I've only seen a couple imperfect eggs since (not nearly as bad as the one pictured).