What IS this???

[lauranickerson]

Just went into the coop and found this in the poo under the roost. I wasn't sure if it was even made by a chicken at first, but then I picked it up and there was an egg inside! I have NO idea what it is, but it was basically surrounding the egg until I scraped it off. It was like a sack. There was lots of clear gel in there that reminded me of gelatin.

Weird!

 

[Christabelle]

I don't know... Chickens do lay some pretty weird things.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Looks like an egg with another egg membrane on the outside. Kind of like an egg within an egg type thing.

 

[lauranickerson]

That's what I was thinking, too. Is the egg still safe to eat?

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

That's what I was thinking, too. Is the egg still safe to eat?

Uh, probably-- but would you want to? Did you lose a bet or something?

 

[lauranickerson]

Haha true. It was totally clean when it came out of there. Maybe I shouldn't. Now you have me worried. Haha.

 

[buttercup95]

Whoa! that's weird. I would say just get rid of it unless you're craving an egg right now lol

 

[lauranickerson]

Yeah, I'll just toss it. I've got plenty to spare.

 

[lauranickerson]

Everyone seems healthy, I was just making sure it was part of the chicken. lol.

 

[coop-er]

Uuhhh...don't know if I've ever been THAT hungry!