I originally posted this in the recipe section, but it was suggested that I try it over here, too
My sister has a small flock and we get eggs from her, but recently we've been finding that after we cook the eggs there are bluish patches or spots all through the white. The first time it happened was with some eggs that I thought we might have just had longer than I thought, but then we just got some from her yesterday and the ones we cooked today are doing the same thing, both with boiling and frying. I do know that one of her hens has been extremely broody and making it hard to collect eggs every day, but I wanted opinions. Can we eat them? I hope my sister's chooks aren't sick because she absolutely adores them! Pix attached are the same plate. They all have some blue spots, but the one on the top is the worst.
Some extra info: Blanche, the broody hen, sits in the coop and steals the other girls' eggs, scooping them in with her wings, and my sister can't always collect them right away.
She has a friend who has chickens with roosters, and she gave her about six fertilized eggs for Blanche (miss broody hen) to hatch and see if it helps.
They all eat a varied died with layer feed (don't know what brand she feeds) as a base, and all kinds of fruits, veggies, greens, and invertebrates as treats and supplements.
The first six eggs I hard boiled, the next six (in the pix) were fried in a plain old non stick pan, and the next six eggs were fine. We don't overcook them or use high heat because none of us (me, hubby, and two daughters) like overcooked eggs
My sister has a small flock and we get eggs from her, but recently we've been finding that after we cook the eggs there are bluish patches or spots all through the white. The first time it happened was with some eggs that I thought we might have just had longer than I thought, but then we just got some from her yesterday and the ones we cooked today are doing the same thing, both with boiling and frying. I do know that one of her hens has been extremely broody and making it hard to collect eggs every day, but I wanted opinions. Can we eat them? I hope my sister's chooks aren't sick because she absolutely adores them! Pix attached are the same plate. They all have some blue spots, but the one on the top is the worst.
Some extra info: Blanche, the broody hen, sits in the coop and steals the other girls' eggs, scooping them in with her wings, and my sister can't always collect them right away.
She has a friend who has chickens with roosters, and she gave her about six fertilized eggs for Blanche (miss broody hen) to hatch and see if it helps.
They all eat a varied died with layer feed (don't know what brand she feeds) as a base, and all kinds of fruits, veggies, greens, and invertebrates as treats and supplements.
The first six eggs I hard boiled, the next six (in the pix) were fried in a plain old non stick pan, and the next six eggs were fine. We don't overcook them or use high heat because none of us (me, hubby, and two daughters) like overcooked eggs