old chickens, old eggs

[taj1]

my hens are about10-12 years old, i think.
they stopped laying a while ago, but now they randomly lay an egg.
the albumin in the brown egg layers is cloudy, and i am afraid to eat the eggs.
the albumin in the blue egg layers is still clear, but sometimes the eggs appear frozen (it's cold here! even with a heat lamp) -
i can never find any info on eating eggs from old chickens (only about eating old eggs) -
any advice??

 

[donrae]

I've had layers that lived to 7-8 years old, and never any issues with the eggs. I don't know if it's necessarily an age related issue, but I sure wouldn't eat any eggs that looked suspect.