What's going on with this white thing in the egg

[Enginerd]

I was cracking a bunch of eggs to cook up fory girls and found this. It is squishy and holds form. Is it some sort of worm??

 

[AidKD]

Can you pull it out and take of picture of just it? Have your hens been acting sickly lately? Pale comb and wattles, loss of appetite, lethargic, etc.?

 

[Enginerd]

Can you pull it out and take of picture of just it? Have your hens been acting sickly lately? Pale comb and wattles, loss of appetite, lethargic, etc.?

Unfortunately, I tossed it with the eggs.

It was approximately 3 inches long. Squishy but held form. Looked like a flattened tube structure with something darker approx 1/8 inch diameter in one end. The other end did not appear to be enclosed.

 

[Enginerd]

 

[AidKD]

That doesn't look like the normal chalazae in eggs. I almost lean towards a worm. Maybe a roundworm or a gape worm. Have your chickens been acting any differently?

 

[Enginerd]

They are more cranky than usual because they are not allowed to free range... They got caught digging up the neighbors garden .

We have one broody girl, but otherwise nothing that is out of the usual for them. Their run and coop is in need of a clean!

I have no experience in worming, but will look into it for them!

 

[AidKD]

They are more cranky than usual because they are not allowed to free range... They got caught digging up the neighbors garden .

We have one broody girl, but otherwise nothing that is out of the usual for them. Their run and coop is in need of a clean!

I have no experience in worming, but will look into it for them!

I know I'm gonna get backlash for saying this, but I believe that it works. Apple cider vinegar is a great de-wormer. Recommended dosage is 1 tablespoon per gallon, but I always just pour until I think it's good. Hopefully they didn't dig up too much!

 

[Enginerd]

I know I'm gonna get backlash for saying this, but I believe that it works. Apple cider vinegar is a great de-wormer. Recommended dosage is 1 tablespoon per gallon, but I always just pour until I think it's good. Hopefully they didn't dig up too much!

Regardless of what I use to deworm, Do I need to wait until post treatment to use/eat eggs? Should all pets be dewormed? (We have a dog and a flock of meat birds separate from these hens)

 

[Yard Farmer]

I know I'm gonna get backlash for saying this, but I believe that it works. Apple cider vinegar is a great de-wormer. Recommended dosage is 1 tablespoon per gallon, but I always just pour until I think it's good. Hopefully they didn't dig up too much!

Good info!
I'm gonna try this.
I'm pretty sure my birds don't have worms, but it'll be good as a safety precaution.

 

[AidKD]

Regardless of what I use to deworm, Do I need to wait until post treatment to use/eat eggs? Should all pets be dewormed? (We have a dog and a flock of meat birds separate from these hens)

I've only ever used acv for deworming and if you use that then you can continue to eat the eggs. Here's a link that might help cause I'm not too sure on other deworming methods and eating the eggs.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-long-until-after-deworming-can-i-eat-the-eggs.553669/

And I'd say that if your other animals are separate from your flock, then I think they'd be okay. But it wouldn't hurt to deworm them all, just in case.