Dh says eggs smell like manure when cooked, but the shells are clean?!

[Diamond482]

Can you switch, unbeknownst to him, a couple of your eggs with the 'store bought' ones and see if he still smells it? I know it's a nasty trick, but he may have built up an association that he thinks and therefore he smells? Just a suggestion.

ps. my dh lost his sense of smell about 10 yrs ago and he will smell something if he sees it. It's the brain telling the nose vs the opposite. Our minds are funny things.

Your all now being dismissive. The issue exists. My wife and I eat approximately 120 eggs every 4 weeks out of that batch, approximately 2 will smell like chicken poop when cracked opened after soft boiling

 

[MarkJr]

Your all now being dismissive. The issue exists. My wife and I eat approximately 120 eggs every 4 weeks out of that batch, approximately 2 will smell like chicken poop when cracked opened after soft boiling

I wouldn't eat those two. Bet the chickens will though.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Your all now being dismissive. The issue exists. My wife and I eat approximately 120 eggs every 4 weeks out of that batch, approximately 2 will smell like chicken poop when cracked opened after soft boiling

This thread is almost 13 years old, so the people you're quoting probably aren't around anymore.

It is an odd issue/problem/phenomenon your experiencing, so maybe you should start a new thread and get a conversation going.

Welcome to BYC

 

[krclifton]

I am trying to figure out what the problem is. My dh swears that our eggs stink when he cooks them- like chicken poop. And its not the shells, he says, its the eggs themselves. Has anyone else noticed a funky smell with their fresh eggs? I honestly haven't noticed, but I dont eat them very often, and Dh has them almost every morning.

I am having this same issue. I have had chickens for 6 years and I have never encountered this problem. The yolk smells and tastes like chicken poop. The smell is only in one, or two, of the eggs that I bring in out of 20, not the whole flock. I can't sell any eggs while this problem persists. Were you ever able to figure out what the problem was?

 

[Sussex19]

I am having this same issue. I have had chickens for 6 years and I have never encountered this problem. The yolk smells and tastes like chicken poop. The smell is only in one, or two, of the eggs that I bring in out of 20, not the whole flock. I can't sell any eggs while this problem persists. Were you ever able to figure out what the problem was?

Welcome to BYC!
This thread is from 2008, so very old. The member you are quoting hasn't been on for the last 9 years.
Can you make a new thread, you will get a lot more help like that.
Here is a link to help https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/chicken-behaviors-and-egglaying.18/post-thread

 

[moonmama808]

Your all now being dismissive. The issue exists. My wife and I eat approximately 120 eggs every 4 weeks out of that batch, approximately 2 will smell like chicken poop when cracked opened after soft boiling

It's 2023 and I'm here because of this EXACT issue. Farm fresh eggs... soft boiled and one smelled of chicken shit. I have no idea why.