Weird egg?!

[EggSighted4Life]

She’s perfectly healthy and not showing any signs of sickness. This was a while ago. So...

Often the case..

I had one older chicken hen.. *seemed* fine.. every now and then laid a lash egg but also laid regular eggs..

Animals (even humans) will do everything they can to hide any sign of weakness.

I have stored eggs at room temp for months.. unless they get cracked they tend to just get thick inside from evaporation and brittle shelled. It's possible there was a micro crack not noticed that allowed the degradation. Entirely possible!!

Otherwise.. do consider it a possible EARLY sign of something more sinister. I'm NO fear monger, maybe it correlates or not. Maybe her immune system fought off whatever the infection was?? Just brainstorming possibilities, I too am NO expert! Does the white splodge look like cooked egg?

Hope she continues to stay well, and lay lovely delicious eggs!

ETA: what is in there? The fridge, nest, counter top?

 

[Nabiki]

Often the case..

I had one older chicken hen.. *seemed* fine.. every now and then laid a lash egg but also laid regular eggs..

Animals (even humans) will do everything they can to hide any sign of weakness.

I have stored eggs at room temp for months.. unless they get cracked they tend to just get thick inside from evaporation and brittle shelled. It's possible there was a micro crack not noticed that allowed the degradation. Entirely possible!!

Otherwise.. do consider it a possible EARLY sign of something more sinister. I'm NO fear monger, maybe it correlates or not. Maybe her immune system fought off whatever the infection was?? Just brainstorming possibilities, I too am NO expert! Does the white splodge look like cooked egg?

Hope she continues to stay well, and lay lovely delicious eggs!

ETA: what is in there? The fridge, nest, counter top?

That's not a lash egg. Lash eggs don't have shells because they're not really eggs.

 

[Fishychix]

That's not a lash egg. Lash eggs don't have shells because they're not really eggs.

What exactly is a lash egg? I haven’t heard that term before.

 

[Quaicken108]

Often the case..

I had one older chicken hen.. *seemed* fine.. every now and then laid a lash egg but also laid regular eggs..

Animals (even humans) will do everything they can to hide any sign of weakness.

I have stored eggs at room temp for months.. unless they get cracked they tend to just get thick inside from evaporation and brittle shelled. It's possible there was a micro crack not noticed that allowed the degradation. Entirely possible!!

Otherwise.. do consider it a possible EARLY sign of something more sinister. I'm NO fear monger, maybe it correlates or not. Maybe her immune system fought off whatever the infection was?? Just brainstorming possibilities, I too am NO expert! Does the white splodge look like cooked egg?

Hope she continues to stay well, and lay lovely delicious eggs!

ETA: what is in there? The fridge, nest, counter top?

It does have a normal shell. I let her lay a clutch, which is always 6 (I’m hoping she goes broody in a month or two and hatches out her first clutch!) and then after she starts a new clutch or if the last egg has been in her enclosure for a bit and she hasn’t started a new clutch I’ll just take them and put them in my fridge.

 

[Quaicken108]

What exactly is a lash egg? I haven’t heard that term before.

There was a link before, I think.

 

[Nabiki]

What exactly is a lash egg? I haven’t heard that term before.

It's what @EggSighted4Life suggested and posted this link for.

 

[Quaicken108]

She’s also about 7 months, so not that old and whoever said does the white looked like it’s cooked... No, it dosen’t look like that. I think Nabiki was right. There was probably an unnoticed crack which made the egg go bad. Still not sure though.

 

[Quaicken108]

Oh, I just realised you’re all probably thinking... ‘Does this person even know anything about quails and broodiness!’ I live in Australia, so it’s coming up to spring not autumn. (Or fall?)

 

[Fishychix]

It's what @EggSighted4Life suggested and posted this link for.

That’s the worst thing I have ever seen

 

[EggSighted4Life]

That's not a lash egg. Lash eggs don't have shells because they're not really eggs.

Don't discount something just because it isn't common. As far as I'm concerned fairy eggs aren't eggs either and that didn't stop the reproductive system from laying down other material including shell as it passed through the shell gland.

All I know is the longer I keep animals/birds the more unexpected things I see.. Things folks say don't happen like.. hens can grow spurs and even crow, roosters can live peacefully together with the ladies not fighting to the death, etc.

A rotten inside egg would be an indicator of Salmonella or some other serious infection.. barring the possible shell crack and following bacterial infiltration in an egg stored long term that both you and I mentioned..

It's okay that we are in disagreement about the POSSIBILITIES. That's why we are here, coming together to share our personal thoughts and experiences and learn from and grow with each other.

Glad to hear the egg white was not cooked looking... cooked looking "egg white" would actually be puss, not white (albumin) at all according to my current understanding. That does point more to a possible crack.

Oh, I just realised you’re all probably thinking... ‘Does this person even know anything about quails and broodiness!’ I live in Australia, so it’s coming up to spring not autumn. (Or fall?)

Again, what people say about what animals do.. doesn't ultimately matter since they don't read our rule books.. what they do naturally is not the same as what they do in captivity... where ALL their needs including parasite control and nutrition are met in abundance and not available only seasonally.. I have broody's hatch and raise chicks through out the whole winter.. depends on the individual and so many other factors.

Hope there are no more funky eggs. It good to not jump to conclusions but be aware of the possibilities. Pay attention to the behavior and assess the whole situation to reach a suspected conclusion. Then move forward knowing you made the best decision possible with the information available at the time.. and if you learn something different in the future, switch it up if needed!

ETA: That link I provided says the dictionary defines lash egg as being with a soft shell or without a full formed shell but may or may not contain egg parts. I'm still going with uncommon is not impossible.