Dissecting something I found in an egg

[BugStalker]

A specific breed (whose name escapes me) of dark green shell layer laid an abnormally large egg 9 days ago. I just boiled it and ate half. The other half contained this small sphere with a reddish outside. It was squishy, but firm, and harder to open than the white albumin surrounding it, and some red from the sphere stuck in the outer white. It has layers of possibly albumin and maybe a little yolk inside. Is this something to worry about? I'm including photos. [I accidentally got some avocado stuff on them, and tried to wash it off. I am also including the shell compared to a brown one.] Thanks for any replies.

Another thread suggested it might be a mini egg inside: Post in thread 'Weird thing in egg' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/weird-thing-in-egg.1148513/post-24713048

 

[cavemanrich]

This is my thoughts.
An unusually large egg, usually is a double yolker. More than 2 or 3 yolks are possible,, although not frequent.
I think you have a mini egg inside a regular egg. The reddish color, is from the pigment associated with the egg shell. That egg shell may have stayed softer than usual ,,,,, being encapsulated inside the larger egg.
I don't think it is anything to worry about. Besides,, I don't think there is a remedy for this if it becomes more frequent.



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[Ridgerunner]

I agree an egg within an egg. There have been a few on this forum before. For whatever reason she formed a small egg with a soft shell that did not get laid before the other egg started forming and it formed around it. Not quite the same process as a double yolked egg but close.

The internal egg making process is pretty complicated, it is surprising that so many get it right every time. But any hen can have an occasional glitch. This is a weird one but still just a glitch. If it repeats very often then it could be a problem but as long as it is rare I would not worry about it.

Just for fun I'll include a link to the Egg Quality Guide. It shows some of the other weird things that can happen with those eggs.

Egg Quality Guide - The Poultry Site | The Poultry Site