Hey everyone.
I'm not really finding what I'm looking for, thus the new post regarding safety of eggs. A roughly 5-yr old Golden Comet layer has produced for years. About October of last year she stopped laying altogether. Fast-forward to February 2024 and she lays what I believe is a Lash Egg. It was firm with no shell and was expelled with the other tissue shown in the photos.
Our research into lash eggs describes a nasty internal/reproductive infection in the bird that is usually fatal. So, my question:
Since she has since gone back to laying as normal, are the eggs safe to consume? They look normal when cracked open, but we don't want to consume or give away eggs that might be unhealthy. Thoughts? Advice? Wisdom?
Thank you!
This is the egg she laid in February on the left, and it was quite firm but with no rigid shell. The kidney-shaped thing was a rubbery feeling solid as well, expelled at the same time as the lash egg:
I'm not really finding what I'm looking for, thus the new post regarding safety of eggs. A roughly 5-yr old Golden Comet layer has produced for years. About October of last year she stopped laying altogether. Fast-forward to February 2024 and she lays what I believe is a Lash Egg. It was firm with no shell and was expelled with the other tissue shown in the photos.
Our research into lash eggs describes a nasty internal/reproductive infection in the bird that is usually fatal. So, my question:
Since she has since gone back to laying as normal, are the eggs safe to consume? They look normal when cracked open, but we don't want to consume or give away eggs that might be unhealthy. Thoughts? Advice? Wisdom?
Thank you!
This is the egg she laid in February on the left, and it was quite firm but with no rigid shell. The kidney-shaped thing was a rubbery feeling solid as well, expelled at the same time as the lash egg: