Is this a tumor inside an egg???

[potter9691]

Hi fellow peeps,
my Mother in law found this growth inside an egg that had a little longer than normal shape but still a typical egg shape. It does not have any smell or odor or any obvious fetus developments that we can tell. We get our eggs twice a day and they sit on the counter unwashed for no more than 2-3 weeks before they are sold, eaten or refrigerated. The house has been air conditioned also. My guess is some type of tumor?? We have roosters so it’s possibly fertilized but is the size of what would be a 14 day incubated chick… you’d at least see more formations by now I’d think… has anyone else seen this??

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I’d think an embryo would be in the yolk not alongside it, but wait for the experts to chime in.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

It looks like a lash egg inside a regular egg.

 

[Mrs. K]

Do some research on a lash egg. If you know which hen it is, that could be important, and if you don't, try and figure it out.

 

[aart]

Are the small white chunks cooked egg white?
I'd take the pinkish-tan chunk and cut it in half lengthwise,
then compare to google pics of "lash eggs".

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I’d think an embryo would be in the yolk not alongside it, but wait for the experts to chime in.

The yolk is the last thing to be absorbed into the naval of a hatching chick and the chick otherwise develops around the yolk. ETA: though I agree that's not an embryo.

We get our eggs twice a day and they sit on the counter unwashed for no more than 2-3 weeks before they are sold, eaten or refrigerated.

I agree with others that it looks look like a lash egg... otherwise known as salpingitis. It does also have meat spots.. so reproductive sloughing. The first link has a cool video and the other links are about lash egg..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/

https://the-chicken-chick.com/causes-of-lash-eggs-salpingitis-by/

Please note that while it's safe to store eggs on the counter.. quality deteriorates at about 7 times faster than under refrigerated conditions..

https://lohmann-breeders.com/lohmanninfo/effects-of-storage-conditions-on-egg-quality-2/

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Not a chick.
That's lash material.

 

[potter9691]

The yolk is the last thing to be absorbed into the naval of a hatching chick and the chick otherwise develops around the yolk.


I agree with others that it looks look like a lash egg... otherwise known as salpingitis. It does also have meat spots.. so reproductive sloughing. The first link has a cool video and the other links are about lash egg..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/

https://the-chicken-chick.com/causes-of-lash-eggs-salpingitis-by/

Please note that while it's safe to store eggs on the counter.. quality deteriorates at about 7 times faster than under refrigerated conditions..

https://lohmann-breeders.com/lohmanninfo/effects-of-storage-conditions-on-egg-quality-2/

Thank you! I’m learning so much and want to have the most healthy flock so I will intervene!