idnib Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 So I cracked open an egg this morning and it was unlike any egg I've seen. Out plopped a solid-ish white, surrounded by thin watery liquid. The white holds it's ovoid shape but is softer than a hard-boiled egg. It's opaque, not clear like raw egg whites should be. I haven't poked into the white to see the yolk because I don't want to see a baby chick if that's what's going on. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I'm not sure I want to know. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Is it store bought or farm fresh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 It's from a farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Um, either it was left out on a hot day and cooked in the shell or there's a baby chick inside. Either way I'd toss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 I'm not going to eat it. I guess I feel funny grinding it in the disposal if there's a chick in there. Maybe I should bury it? But mostly I'm curious, yet squeamish. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 OK, I cut into the yolk and there's nothing. It looks like a perfect poached egg. I guess it cooked in the shell. I have no idea how as the other 11 eggs in the carton were normal. I'm not sure what the watery liquid was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I would notify the farm. This is something they will want to know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 sounds like a semi cooked in shell egg. If I regularly buy eggs form that farm I would let them know. they must not be storing their eggs correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Yeah, I'll call the farm Monday. The web site says the farmer's wife is a vet with the CA Dept of Ag so I'm sure they'll be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 OK, I cut into the yolk and there's nothing. It looks like a perfect poached egg. I guess it cooked in the shell. I have no idea how as the other 11 eggs in the carton were normal. I'm not sure what the watery liquid was. I'm feeling vaguely disappointed. I was kind of hoping there was a big creepy eye in there or something. What a letdown. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 I'm feeling vaguely disappointed. I was kind of hoping there was a big creepy eye in there or something. What a letdown. ;) I am relieved to disappoint you. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I'm feeling vaguely disappointed. I was kind of hoping there was a big creepy eye in there or something. What a letdown. ;) Me too, I was looking forward to a "mystery". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Me too, I was looking forward to a "mystery". Maybe if idnib goes through the rest of the eggs, she will find something really cool. Or maybe she will simply have the common courtesy to lie to us and say she sorted through the rest of the eggs and found something amazing. If she's feeling especially nice, she could probably Google and find a picture of something particularly hideous, and post it here, saying it was inside her egg. Not that I'm hinting or anything, because that would be wrong. ;) (Bur really, idnib, throw us a bone here!!! :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Thanks -- I'm feeling better already!!!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 If there's a partially incubated chick in the egg, you will not miss it. The egg will be filled with bloody ick. You may be able to see an embryo. I've done it. I almost threw the egg across the room. It was SO nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Aaaaggggghhhhhh! Just kidding...I actually found this: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoHomeschooler Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 It sounds like an egg within an egg. Definitely not a chick embryo. All sorts of weirdness can happen to an egg before coming out of a chicken. My favorite is the shell-less egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 :svengo: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 They must have new pullets starting to lay.... strange things happen with teenage pullets eggs. If the yolk is white, it's a nutritional imbalance thing. An egg that's been frozen might also look like you described--minus the white yolk. Is the farm's refrigerator getting too cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Mystery solved!!! DD6 heard me telling DH I was going to call the farm today. She told me she took an egg outside all day as part of her "kitchen play" with a friend. It was left outside all day in the heat and I didn't know there was an egg in the cardboard box "fridge". At the end of the day, when I asked them to clean up, she returned the egg to the carton in the fridge. I guess it partially cooked in the heat of the box while it was in the sun all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 hahaha. Gross. Glad you solved the mystery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 lol! Kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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