Jelly Fish Eggs

[chicknewbie]

I'm getting some weird eggs lately.My hens are about 18 months old and stopped laying for about a month when the weather turned cold. I put a light in the coop and the factory is cranking up again. The only problem is the egg whites come out looking like a jelly fish. They taste fine and I have not gotten sick from eating them but what gives. At first I thought maybe they had frozen. Not so as I had one yesterday that was so fresh it was still warm. Any thoughts?

 

[Judy]

Not quite sure what you mean. Here is the best site I've found (so far) on egg defects. It's aimed at commercial operations so read on down and ignore what doesn't apply. Note you can click on the left to get a whole lot of pages.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/30/watery-whites

 

[chicknewbie]

Thanks for the web site. I have had watery whites and now I know why. What I'm seeing is whites that are some what congealed. It could also look like partially set jello.
Thanks