Gritty and bad tasting eggs

[Kathy Ray]

I boiled some eggs, and 4 of the 6 are hard to peel, have strange layers in the whites, and taste chalky and gritty. What could be the reason, PLEASE!

 

[Kale Chips]

Is it possible you just overcooked them? Sometimes eggs get real chalky if you overcook but that's just a another theory I'll throw in

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Fresh eggs are notoriously difficult to peel. I sounds like you are eating some of the eggshell along with the egg.

 

[Kathy Ray]

Maybe. Did you see anything in the yolk?
Do you have a rooster?

No rooster, the you looks fine. Thx

 

[SillyChicken]

I've never had fertilized eggs that had a chalky/gritty taste... is it just one egg/hen or all of them? What about Gleet or worms? Calcium issue?

 

[aart]

Worms?!?!...Really???
Excess calcium may be at play.

@Kathy Ray Do you notice this 'grit' when eating scrambled or fried eggs?

 

[rosemarythyme]

I figured it out, I had read an article about washing eggs in vinegar water...I did that last night and my eggs are nasty....this is exactly as they were before...like they are pickled...lol

Wow, very interesting!

I just rinse under lukewarm water and use a scrub brush if needed. In most cases I don't wash at all.

 

[Kathy Ray]

A hawk got one of mine, but she fought and he dropped her, but she died anyway...glad yours didn't get picked up! A hawk got our neighbors chihuahua, heard it yelp then silence......

 

[Kathy Ray]

Fresh eggs are notoriously difficult to peel. I sounds like you are eating some of the eggshell along with the egg.

Actually, that is not the case, the white is in layers around the yolk, it tastes chalky and bland. I swallowed a bite and it like stuck in my throat...nasty taste!

 

[Kathy Ray]

Actually, that is not the case, the white is in layers around the yolk, it tastes chalky and bland. I swallowed a bite and it like stuck in my throat...nasty taste!

Thank you for the concern