Weird Eggs- an Update a week later...

[DivaHick]

OK last week I posted the eggs from the leghorn that had that weird white sac around the yolk. Everyone said that it was probably just the freshness thing, but the egg was a few days old. Well I kept an egg for a week, and when I cracked it open today, this is what I saw...

Any ideas about what's going on?

 

[katrinag]

Have you changed food or given meds? Are all the eggs she lay like this?

 

[DivaHick]

The only change in food was mixing in pellets and crumbles with the mash... (We got the ducks so...)

But that's it. And yes, it appears all of her eggs were like this one. Here's the original pic from way back when... (OK a week ago...)

 

[katrinag]

How long has she been laying? I have only had one egg like that from my RIR and that was when she first started laying?

Does it have a funny texture? Have you felt it?

 

[DivaHick]

We've had her for over a month, I'm not sure how long she was laying before that. It seems to feel normal, a bit stringy perhaps....

 

[beakkeeper]

bump

 

[stormylady]

Ive gotten some from the grocery store that looked like that. Wonder what causes that, I ate it, didn't get sick but maybe I shouldn't have?
Hope some one can tell you the answer.

 

[hinkjc]

Very fresh eggs can sometimes have cloudy egg whites due to
carbon dioxide in the white. Also, sometimes the protein that holds
the yolk together can be stronger and becomes visible in the whites,
causing a cloudy appearance. Whites can also become cloudy if they
were pasteurized, which is unlikely since we hand wash the eggs.
They can also become cloudy if they were stored at temperatures
between 32 and 39 degrees F. As a result, egg producers do not
concern themselves with cloudy whites.

In fresh eggs, the yolk stands up tall, as does the white next to the
yolk.

A spoiled egg can float in water, and the white can have a pinkish or
greenish-blue cast. (Although, sometimes a slight yellowish or
greenish hue can just be from the riboflavin B vitamin content in a
fresh egg.) Do not use eggs that have cracked shells.

There are some links within the quoted part of the article that take you to an edu site with additional information.

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