Worm in Egg?

[Urban Sprout]

We’ve had hens for 8 years and I’ve never seen this in an egg. Could this be a worm?

 

[dawg53]

It's not a worm. It's a chalaza strand.

 

[azygous]

Intestinal worms have segments. Did you ever see the "Dune" movies? While an occasional worm can find its way up the oviduct (rare), this is not a worm. As my friend @dawg53 says, it's a strand of chalaza, that curious appendage in the raw egg that stabilizes the yolk during the development of a chick embryo.

 

[Radena]

We’ve had hens for 8 years and I’ve never seen this in an egg. Could this be a worm?

Does not look like a worm to me. Just an extra long chalaza that holds the yolk in place

We’ve had hens for 8 years and I’ve never seen this in an egg. Could this be a worm?

We’ve had hens for 8 years and I’ve never seen this in an egg. Could this be a worm?

 

[Urban Sprout]

It's not a worm. It's a chalaza strand.

Thank you! I was hoping you’d reply! The flat end really threw me on this