Found Brown Specks in Egg

[NatJ]

Being loaded with nutrients, I still limit them as treats since eggs are 34% protein but a whopping 64% fat.

How are you getting those numbers?

https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171287/nutrients
According to this, I see that 100g of whole raw egg has 76.2 g of water, 12.6 g of protein, and 9.51 g of fat.
Since it's working from 100 grams, the percents are easy:
76% water, 12.6% protein, 9.5% fat

Even if you are counting dry weight, ignoring the water, it still has more protein BY WEIGHT than fat (backwards of what you said.)

 

[EggSighted4Life]

How are you getting those numbers?

https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171287/nutrients
According to this, I see that 100g of whole raw egg has 76.2 g of water, 12.6 g of protein, and 9.51 g of fat.
Since it's working from 100 grams, the percents are easy:
76% water, 12.6% protein, 9.5% fat

Even if you are counting dry weight, ignoring the water, it still has more protein BY WEIGHT than fat (backwards of what you said.)

Moisture content don't count towards nutritional value or caloric content.. energy values.. fat gives more calories per gram than does protein... So I'm, not even talking about weight.. though I will take this time to review my statement and sentiment. Thank you for asking!

Protein is 4 calories per gram.

Fat is 9.

Where does your math come if that is the consideration please and thank you!?

 

[NatJ]

Moisture content don't count towards nutritional value or caloric content.. energy values.. fat gives more calories per gram than does protein... So I'm, not even talking about weight.. though I will take this time to review my statement and sentiment. Thank you for asking!

Protein is 4 calories per gram.

Fat is 9.

Where does your math come if that is the consideration please and thank you!?

I listed my information, right in that post. Nutrient info with link. 100 grams total weight, weight in grams of various other components.

Chicken food nutrition information is always by weight or percent (and percent can be figured from weight.)

Egg has more protein by weight (grams) than fat by weight (also grams.) Removing the water would not change the fact that the protein outweighs the fat.

Yes, it may have more energy (calories) of fat than of protein, but that is never the way nutrients are listed on chicken food bags.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Yes, it may have more energy (calories) of fat than of protein, but that is never the way nutrients are listed on chicken food bags.

Well that's how I got my numbers.. according to the actual energy provided and not some misleading or confusing label (chicken feed bags rarely include energy values, sometimes gamebird feeds do)... which isn't the product being discussed. I understand feed labels are according to weight.

According to energy provided from an egg.. my previously reported numbers are fairly accurate.

Again thank you for asking how and why and allowing me to clarify my position and/or reasoning.

 

[Trinnmariee]

Meat spots are fairly common in older hens and in brown layers. They are perfectly fine. I probably would pick them out if it were me, but they are fine when cooked.

Good to know! I was told that she was only a year old…. (The new hen that we welcomed) however, she does appear to look different from the rest of them. My barred rocks are bright white & black (of course) and she has more of a yellow tint to her color.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Good to know! I was told that she was only a year old…. (The new hen that we welcomed) however, she does appear to look different from the rest of them. My barred rocks are bright white & black (of course) and she has more of a yellow tint to her color.

Pics always welcome!

I see birds unintentionally being sold under incorrect breed names all the time because they have one or 2 similar features and/or because it was sold to them under the wrong name and they just never figured it out yet like the infamous TSC chick bin mislabeling that takes place EVERY year,

It was my (FBC) Marans that threw these meat spots all the time EVEN in the "younger" layers. Why I did away with the breed as a whole. I know many people never experience that. Mine weren't hatchery birds but they were quite dark brown layers so it may have been the specific line. The white should still be white on barred and cuckoo birds but I do see something new almost everyday and have also seen plenty of that color type leakage (kinda dingy on the white bars), usually in spots or areas but not over the whole bird.