Fairy egg is heavy?

[ChookaPete]

A few weeks ago my Clover, Hy-Line hen, laid a fairy egg. This was between her being broody (January, and again now in March, 2025). It looks so cute!

However the egg feels heavy, in fact I suspect it is full of yolk.

I want to keep the egg intact, but I don't want it going rotten. How do I clear out the contents without breaking the shell?

Or is it safe to keep as is, as long as I keep it protected from being broken?

 

[BDutch]

A few weeks ago my Clover, Hy-Line hen, laid a fairy egg. This was between her being broody (January, and again now in March, 2025). It looks so cute!

However the egg feels heavy, in fact I suspect it is full of yolk.

I want to keep the egg intact, but I don't want it going rotten. How do I clear out the contents without breaking the shell?

Or is it safe to keep as is, as long as I keep it protected from being broken?

I kept 4 fairy eggs over the years. They are all still intact. Over time the fluids evaporated through the scale. The oldest is 9 or 10 yo.

 

[ChookaPete]

I kept 4 fairy eggs over the years. They are all still intact. Over time the fluids evaporated through the scale. The oldest is 9 or 10 yo.

Fluids as in the yolk and the white?


The fairy egg feels heavy for its size. It's like one of those Cadbury 'Creme' eggs sold at Easter time!


I am confused, as I know of eggs that are preserved for several decades or longer, that in some cuisines are considered a delicacy (not to my taste), so surely the fluids would still be intact?

 

[BDutch]

Fluids as in the yolk and the white?


The fairy egg feels heavy for its size. It's like one of those Cadbury 'Creme' eggs sold at Easter time!


I am confused, as I know of eggs that are preserved for several decades or longer, that in some cuisines are considered a delicacy (not to my taste), so surely the fluids would still be intact?

If you dont preserve them, but just let them be in open air the egg yolk and the white dry out. The dry substance sticks to the inner surface.

I kept a small bantam egg I found in the garden. After a few years it cracked (I think I let it fall). The inside was empty except for the dry substance in 2 colors. The substance was dry and all on one side.

 

[ChookaPete]

If you dont preserve them, but just let them be in open air the egg yolk and the white dry out. The dry substance sticks to the inner surface.

I kept a small bantam egg I found in the garden. After a few years it cracked (I think I let it fall). The inside was empty except for the dry substance in 2 colors. The substance was dry and all on one side.

Great thank you!