Hen Fan Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Just found a really hideous thing inside the egg I just cracked. It looks like a crysalis or something. It is an inch long and a quarter of an inch wide and is bloody at one end. It is utterly revolting. Does anyone know what this is or have my hens been invaded by alien beings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 That does sound strange! No ideas though, sorry. Do you have a picture, maybe that would help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Fan Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Yes I've got a picture. How do I attach it? I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to posting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 If you upload it to an on line photo hosting programme such as Photobucket or Flickr, you can then just copy the link into your post, then it will appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Fan Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Oh thank you. Here it is.... I hope you are not easily shocked!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Fan Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 And the worst part is I had a friend round for lunch and was just making her an omelette. She's never going to want one of my eggs again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Oh dear, I can imagine that would be a bit offputting! Trouble is, because of supermarket eggs, we tend to expect every egg to be perfect, but the truth is they can sometimes contain unpleasant surprises. I suspect your 'pupa' (looks a bit like an alien doesn't it?) Is a lash that has been encased in the egg - a lump of fleshy material that hens sometimes produce, although usually they are passed alone rather than in the egg. To be on the safe side, I always crack eggs into a small jug before using them. And I dont eat many hard boiled eggs any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Yuck . I agree, it must be a lash that would normally be laid on its own. Unfortunate that there was a witness otherwise you could have just binned it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Crikey - you can't miss that surprise can you Thanks for sharing!! I have had the odd little bit in my eggs before, nothing's put me off if I can remove the offending item Hope your friend still eats your eggs though, it would be a shame if she was put off completely. Though, my grandmother refuses to eat my hen's eggs because she 'knows' the chickens and finds it weird 'to eat their eggs' - so sometimes you can't change people's mind about food related things x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoachedPlease Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Omg what if you did hard boil it?? Have you had a long look at the offending chicken, is she smirking?..it is Halloween after all Xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 my older hens' eggs have often got bits of blood and/or 'stuff I don't want to look at too closely' in them Nothing quite as 'alien' as yours tho! Like Snowy, I've developed an aversion to hard boiled eggs these days I cook any eggs like the above that I wouldn't eat and put them in the chooks' treat bowl. Some people think that's a bit weird, but I hate to waste stuff and the protein is good for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntielizzie Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I don't think I'll be eating any more hard boiled eggs either now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
