Weird egg issue

[the_peanut_coop]

Hey, so my biggest hen, a jersey giant, who has been laying for a year or two now, just layed this weird, long giant egg. I think it is because of the fertilizer that our neighbor put in our yard (its happened before)... It's just nitrogen, but do you all know if this is dangerous for the hen to lay/me to eat? Note: all the mutated eggs are double yolkers

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Any chance you can take a picture of the egg and post it here?

 

[the_peanut_coop]

Any chance you can take a picture of the egg and post it here?

No, but this is a lot what it looked like.

 

[Pullet Press]

That's a perfectly fine egg if your's looks like that one in the pic. It's just the bloom (protective covering on the shell).

 

[the_peanut_coop]

That's a perfectly fine egg if your's looks like that one in the pic. It's just the bloom (protective covering on the shell).

It's much longer and larger than her usual ones, and it doesn't actually have the different shades, exept that it has speckles, which my girl's usual one doesn't.

 

[Pullet Press]

It's much longer and larger than her usual ones, and it doesn't actually have the different shades, exept that it has speckles, which my girl's usual one doesn't.

??? No clue.

 

[the_peanut_coop]

??? No clue.

My guess is that is the nitrogen, but i still need to know if it's healthy to eat.

 

[Pullet Press]

My guess is that is the nitrogen, but i still need to know if it's healthy to eat.

Don't know if it's dangerous for chickens or people, sorry.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

That looks like a normal egg to me. Oftentimes a hen will lay an egg that's abnormal, double/triple/etc yolkers. I believe it's fine but the true test will be whenever you crack it open.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Did your hen injest any fertilizer or was she in the area?