Ursula123 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 One of my chickens is laying odd eggs, when I crack them the contents look like beaten egg, the yolk and white mixed together. I have had three over the last ten days. Does anyone know why this happens. They were wormed with Flubenvet the week before Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Weak yolk membrane? https://www.dsm.com/markets/anh/en_US/Events/world_egg_day/How_to_strengthen_egg_quality.html https://timbercreekfarmer.com/what-causes-weak-egg-yolk-membranes/ sources of carotenoids https://www.sharecare.com/health/nutrition-diet/what-foods-good-sources-carotenoids been a while since I had chickens. Ours used to lay off eggs when it was hot, they were stressed, were moulting or had too many treats Edited January 1, 2019 by ajm200 Added a link - accidentally saved too soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 How old are they? Older hens can do strange things with eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 About 20 months old. Having to crack all eggs in a bowl before using just in case. Will put it down to a blip in the system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 There's no problem in using them, assuming that you are scrambling or making cakes; the contents have the same nutritional value, just an incompetent membrane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
