What are these things!

[3scorpios]

We butchered a couple old egg layers today and while dressing them out I saw these tiny little things that to me looked like fish eggs or tapioca looking stuff. What are they. I have butchered many meat birds but this was the first egg layers and I've never seen this before. what was it?

 

[dartfreak75]

Could it be worms? I'm just making guess

 

[3scorpios]

No, they were tiny, clear, firm circles that look just like tapioca.

 

[Suzie]

Were they static or moving? Could be mites......

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Were they static or moving? Could be mites......

X2, i was also thinking mites

 

[cafarmgirl]

Were these things inside the chicken or external?

 

[Eggcessive]

I have seen pictures of internal layers who had 100's of little pink tiny eggs or something like that inside them. If I can find a picture I will post it.

 

[Eggcessive]

These are bigger than the ones I have seen before: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/186940/warning-graphic-pics-of-internal-egg-layer-necropsy

 

[3scorpios]

These things were inside the chicken. I wish I had a picture to show. I don't think they were mites. But I've never seen mites. I wouldn't think they would be inside the cavity.

 

[3scorpios]

I looked at those pictures, they were much bigger than what I was seeing. What do eggs look like when they first start in the vent? These things were a small pea size, clear and loose.