Martin B Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I have just been to make a boiled egg for breakfast and went to pick an egg from thenffree-range eggs we got from somerfield and I picked up the biggest one. It felt quite strange and on closer inspection the whole of the back had a thin shell, you could even see th yolk. I immediate binned it. has anybody else had anything like this happen to them before. I was just thinking aswell, should I have complained and took the eggs back? ---Martin-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 You'll get stranger eggs than that when you get your own chooks Martin. We are so used to the supermarkets suppliers weeding out those that are less than perfect that we tend to forget they are a natural product prone to differences. You should see the shapes my girls produce on occasion not to mention the lovely relief patterns and speckles we get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melcotton Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 thats true - you forget that all eggs aren't 'perfect'!! Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 We had one like that yesterday Martin. Thelma was far too busy scratching about for grubs in the garden to lay an egg, so of course she got a bit clogged up. We then had two eggs from her in one day, one was just ever so slighty soft to the touch in places. We cracked it open and it was fine. If if has been a completely soft shell, I wouldn't have thrown it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Its true because the super markets weed out the odd eggs you get used to so called perfect style eggs Having unique design eggs each day is much more fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 You should see the eggs I get, Martin. I buy "Baking eggs" or what I always call a "tray of dodgy ones" from my local farmer for half the price of the usual eggs he sells. The ones I get have k"Ooops, word censored!"bly shells or very thin ones. They can be odd shapes too - torpedo shaped or with bulging ends! The point is they all taste superb and just because they're a bit ugly, doesn't mean they aren't good enough to use. As I've only got one hen out of three laying, I need to buy eggs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 I just thought that it was unusual for a supermarket to supply a thin shelled egg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare* Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I wonder how many rejects there are? If you have not kept hens you take it for granted that all the eggs look pretty much the same, just the size that you choose. What do they do with all the odd shaped ones? I can't say of all my days of buying eggs before my girls I ever saw a wonky shaped egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 It does make you wonder You would think a battery hen would be more prone to unhealthy eggs, or crushing them in cramped conditions. ....not that you buy battery eggs of course Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 My dad used to occasionally go to the chicken factory to fix their computers (way back in the 70's), and depending what manager was working at the time, he would come away with a pile of double yolkers, because they couldn't sell them. Wonder what happens to them nowadays, as you never see a double yolker in your box of 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 I've already said that they were Free-range eggs choc chick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I'm surprised it got through the system and to you without breaking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I've already said that they were Free-range eggs choc chick! I know that's why I added ....not that you buy battery eggs of course Martin I'm sure I've seen double-yolked supermarket eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 14, 2006 Author Share Posted May 14, 2006 Waitrose sell double-yolkers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I would like to know how Tesco can mark some of their eggs as "Finest" - I mean,whats the difference? Maybe they are all really perfect,the same colour & the same size......but does this make them any better than the odd ones that my hens sometimes lay? Obviously "Finest" eggs are not battery eggs like the value ones,but surely MY lovely eggs are finer than any supermarket ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 'Finest' anything at Tesco is just some fancy packaging and a misleading name to make you part with more money........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 14, 2006 Author Share Posted May 14, 2006 I agree chookie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...