Egg yolk tastes bad white is fine

[jay873]

I have 3 hens that are of laying age the one with weird tasting egg yolks is a rhode island red. the other are smaller breeds their eggs taste fine they are delicious. the rir has been laying since August the other two I'm not sure .but this has been recent like started a few days ago I do let the eggs sit in the nest for a few days because I have other chickens that are about to lay and I want them to know where to lay but any ideas because this is frustrating

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

What is the bad/weird taste?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Eggs should be gathered daily.
Artificial eggs either ceramic, wood or even golf balls can be used to encourage laying in the boxes.

Are they free ranging outside the run? Any new foods introduced? Access to things outside the run or different foods introduced can affect egg flavor.

 

[Labradors]

Have you fed them fish or could she be eating something that could cause a bad taste?

Oops! Posted at the same time as 21....
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[R2elk]

I do let the eggs sit in the nest for a few days because I have other chickens that are about to lay and I want them to know where to lay

As @21hens-incharge said put fake eggs or golf balls in the nests instead of leaving eggs there.

 

[NancyNurseCxMama]

Sounds like she might have eaten something that is aggressively aromatic. Fish, rotting animal, who knows.
Look at answer #8 on this thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yuck-the-egg-i-had-for-breakfast-tasted-fishy.671736/

 

[jay873]

Ok I'll put the gold balls in and no she eats the same food as all the other hens she doesn't free range they stay locked up because of stray dogs and they eat layer.feed and turkey grower feed is available to them cause I have chicks and I feed them that

 

[jay873]

Oh I saw lizards around their pen also but I don't think that's why and the taste isn't a sour taste it's just a bad taste the egg white is normal but the yolk is nasty the other hens eggs that eat the same as her tastes fine