Are these eggs safe to eat?

[K0k0shka]

Can I eat eggs that my broody has been sitting on for 2 days? She can't hatch them because I don't have a rooster. I should've taken them from her sooner, I just didn't get around to it. Wondering now if her warm butt has spoiled them, or if they are still safe to eat? Temperature outside has been in the 40s (if that matters).

 

[Shadrach]

Can I eat eggs that my broody has been sitting on for 2 days? She can't hatch them because I don't have a rooster. I should've taken them from her sooner, I just didn't get around to it. Wondering now if her warm butt has spoiled them, or if they are still safe to eat? Temperature outside has been in the 40s (if that matters).

Yes you can eat them. Whether you would want to knowing that the embryo has started to develope is another matter. If you eat chicken then logically there shouldn't be a problem. This may not be an issue to which you feel logic applies.

 

[Mrs. K]

There is no embryo if there is no rooster.

I would feed these to the dog. It is amazingly hot under a hen, I think they will deteriorate rather quickly if they are not growing.

But if you want - open them and see. When I was a girl, we always opened eggs and checked them, before adding them to baking goods, or cooking.

Mrs K

 

[K0k0shka]

Whether you would want to knowing that the embryo has started to develope is another matter.

Like I said, there is no rooster, so no embryo either. There would still be no embryo there at 2 days even with a rooster.

 

[K0k0shka]

But if you want - open them and see. When I was a girl, we always opened eggs and checked them, before adding them to baking goods, or cooking.

I always do that too - break each egg in a separate bowl, then dump it in the mixing bowl. I never break eggs straight into the mixing bowl. Just so I can check them and make sure they're okay (also makes it easier to take out any pieces of eggshell if any fall in).

In this particular case, what would I be checking for? Smell? Would they look any different? I don't think I've ever had a "bad" egg, so I'm not sure what I'm looking for...

 

[Brooks_]

I always do that too - break each egg in a separate bowl, then dump it in the mixing bowl. I never break eggs straight into the mixing bowl. Just so I can check them and make sure they're okay (also makes it easier to take out any pieces of eggshell if any fall in).

In this particular case, what would I be checking for? Smell? Would they look any different? I don't think I've ever had a "bad" egg, so I'm not sure what I'm looking for...

I would go by smell in this case.

 

[K0k0shka]

I would go by smell in this case.

Thanks.

 

[SBChickenLady]

I'm not an expert, but I have personally eaten eggs that a broody hen has hidden for a few days and they were just fine. I'd trust your instinct and your nose on this one.

 

[Shadrach]

Like I said, there is no rooster, so no embryo either. There would still be no embryo there at 2 days even with a rooster.

I didn't read the post properly.

 

[K0k0shka]

UPDATE: We ate the eggs a few days ago and nobody got sick. Yay! They looked and smelled fine.