Cloudy Egg- what the heck? pic included

[Sequin]

My guess is that the dissolved carbon dioxide is not escaping through the pores of the shell like a typical egg. Maybe she is getting too much calcium and her shells are really dense? That is my guess. It Is a cloudy white, right? Not pinkish or greenish-blue? If it is any other color than pure white I would not eat it. Other colors besides white indicate a presence of certain types of bacteria - and it is inadvisable to eat it.

But if it is white it should be fine to eat.

 

[gritsar]

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I agree. The white clears as the carbon dioxide is released thru the pores in the shell. For some reason it didn't release from that one maybe? That's all I can think of. Go ahead and age one of her eggs for about a week and see if it doesn't clear up.

 

[cmom]

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gritsar is correct. Here is another site with some good information.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/eggs/res04-consumer.html

 

[silkiechicken]

And if it isn't any of those things, could be the genetics of the bird and one of her albumin or egg proteins folds a bit different thus looks white instead of clear.