Tiny black spots...

[Beccazon]

I am at a loss. Wth are these spots? Between shell and membrane. Unwashed eggs not exposed to warmth. Kept in cold room or fridge. Hard boiled a dozen and a half. They have rather soft whites compared to any other time I boil. Very “tender” fragile whites. About half have these spots. No odor. Eggs otherwise look and smell fine. All from the same chickens as always. Safe? No?

 

[azygous]

Strange all right. Do you have a magnifying lens? I wonder what they look like magnified.

I've never encountered such a thing.

 

[aesch]

Are they hard or soft? Brittle or squishy? The only time I've encountered spots on hard boiled eggs is from little blood spots, which aren't harmful. Have you opened a raw egg to see if you can find some there?

 

[Beccazon]

Are they hard or soft? Brittle or squishy? The only time I've encountered spots on hard boiled eggs is from little blood spots, which aren't harmful. Have you opened a raw egg to see if you can find some there?

No I haven’t but good idea! They look like (with my bifocals) tiny mildew spots which seems crazy. I will check a few raw ones in the morning.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I've had hard boiled eggs with red or kinda brown spots.... but never black??
Mmmm I don't think I'd be brave enough to eat them

 

[Beccazon]

I've had hard boiled eggs with red or kinda brown spots.... but never black??
Mmmm I don't think I'd be brave enough to eat them

I don’t think I am either!

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'm so curious about what it is though....

 

[rosemarythyme]

I've seen a few posts with these mildew looking spots before, and I don't think anyone's ever figured out exactly what it is. I wouldn't eat them either, as a precaution.

 

[aart]

I've seen a few posts with these mildew looking spots before, and I don't think anyone's ever figured out exactly what it is.

Yep, have seen this several times on BYC,
and a local had them on a friends eggs once too.
Nope, never figured it out.

 

[Beccazon]

Yep, have seen this several times on BYC,
and a local had them on a friends eggs once too.
Nope, never figured it out.

Well dang!
Ifigured if anyone had an idea it might be you, @aart.