Odd egg consistency

[KIMBUCK2]

Hello, I am a newbie to this group. I am in search of information about some oddities we've seen in a few eggs.

From the outside, the egg looks fine, there is no smell or discoloration. They were maybe 2 weeks old, and we don't wash them, and keep them in a basket in the kitchen with a very consistent rotation process.

What we saw in several eggs from different chicks in the same week was alarming to us. The yolk didn't release from the egg shell when cracked open, and the white at times seemed whiter than clear.

We've gotten in the habit now of cracking the egg in a small bowl prior to mixing with anything else to ensure we are not using these eggs. I am asking for all your experiences to help solve this issue. The ONLY thing I can think of that was different is perhaps they ate the jalapeno seeds that were in the compost (as they love the compost "buffet") while they were free-ranging. Could the impact the egg like this? What else could be the problem. I hate the idea of sharing our eggs if there is any issue at all.

Thanks for your insights
Kimbuck2

 

[Stipenvlerk]

Hello, I am a newbie to this group. I am in search of information about some oddities we've seen in a few eggs.

From the outside, the egg looks fine, there is no smell or discoloration. They were maybe 2 weeks old, and we don't wash them, and keep them in a basket in the kitchen with a very consistent rotation process.

What we saw in several eggs from different chicks in the same week was alarming to us. The yolk didn't release from the egg shell when cracked open, and the white at times seemed whiter than clear.

We've gotten in the habit now of cracking the egg in a small bowl prior to mixing with anything else to ensure we are not using these eggs. I am asking for all your experiences to help solve this issue. The ONLY thing I can think of that was different is perhaps they ate the jalapeno seeds that were in the compost (as they love the compost "buffet") while they were free-ranging. Could the impact the egg like this? What else could be the problem. I hate the idea of sharing our eggs if there is any issue at all.

Thanks for your insights
Kimbuck2

Hi Kimbuck, welcome to BYC!
is it possible to post pictures of this eggs? And the yolk?

 

[aart]

What we saw in several eggs from different chicks in the same week was alarming to us. The yolk didn't release from the egg shell when cracked open, and the white at times seemed whiter than clear.

Is it the same with fresher eggs.....like if opened the same day they were laid?
How old are these birds?
Are all eggs like this or just from certain birds(if you can tell the difference)?
What all and how exactly are you feeding, other than the compost?

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[KIMBUCK2]

Here are images from the inside of the shell. We're in NC. They are fed organic feed from Tractor Supply, they get meal worms and free range bugs, grasses, etc. No recent change in diet at all

 

[aart]

Here are images from the inside of the shell.

That is weird!
Is that a fresh(laid same day as opened) egg?
All birds or just one?

 

[KIMBUCK2]

I rotate the eggs in a consistent manner, and there were several eggs, so had to have been from different chicks, couldn't tell you which ones. They were maybe a week old. No apparent difference on the outside shell. Haven't seen this for at least a week, but there was one week where we saw this in multiple eggs.

The hens are 2 and 3 years old, so not old, and I can't think of anything that was different in that time frame

 

[aart]

They were maybe a week old.

I would open some laid today, just to see if the problem may be due(or made worse) to storage.