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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on March 04, 2013, 07:01:14 am

Title: grey matter in egg
Post by: northfifeduckling on March 04, 2013, 07:01:14 am

I found a grey lump inside a duck egg, just adjoining the yolk. The egg was about 3 weeks old and the lump looked a bit like mould - not brains in case any of you wants to crack a joke on this egg  ::) . Could it be mould? How? :&>

Title: Re: grey matter in egg
Post by: Shropshirelass on March 04, 2013, 10:45:36 am

Never heard of that before sorry x

Title: Re: grey matter in egg
Post by: Fleecewife on March 04, 2013, 11:39:02 am

More likely a tiny bit of tissue from the hen's oviduct, before the shell was added  :chook:

Title: Re: grey matter in egg
Post by: northfifeduckling on March 04, 2013, 12:22:57 pm

I've had it before but smaller and only in duck eggs, never hens' :&>

Title: Re: grey matter in egg
Post by: happy hen on March 06, 2013, 03:32:12 pm

I have seen it in duck eggs occassionally.....even fresh ones usually towards the end of the season. Never seen it in chicken eggs though