Neon yellow/green egg whites *with photos

[tastockwell]

so, I've had a few eggs recently that had neon colored egg whites. They did not smell, but in 7yrs of backyard chickens I've never had this! It kind of freaked me out so I dumped them of course. Good thing! As I research the web there could be various causes, extra Vitamin B was one, but a bacterial growth was another possibility. How does one know? Again no odor. I finally came across an article that said if it's the bacteria you can see it under a UV light! Well, with our business I happen to have one, so I had a look, was I throwing away vitamin enriched eggs or bacteria ridden eggs?!

Thank God I threw them out! Look for yourself, and I encourage everyone to throw any neon egg white eggs out! Kind of sci-fi! These are the same egg, it's sort of hard to see, but hopefully you'll be able to.

 

[Kiki]

Can you share the article you came across?

 

[rebrascora]

Maybe I'm a bit cavalier about such things but......
.... firstly I don't believe everything I read and....
....secondly, if it is true, they might be good bacteria and not bad bacteria and...
....thirdly, they would almost certainly be killed during the cooking process.

 

[Kiki]

Maybe I'm a bit cavalier about such things but......
.... firstly I don't believe everything I read and....
....secondly, if it is true, they might be good bacteria and not bad bacteria and...
....thirdly, they would almost certainly be killed during the cooking process.

I have to agree with you.

 

[tastockwell]

There were quite a few, but here are a couple:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/1/egg-quality-handbook/33/discoloured-whites/

This is the one that said UV light:
http://armymedical.tpub.com/MD0723/Potential-health-hazards-in-shell-eggs-Food-Deterioration-98.htm

 

[tastockwell]

Maybe I'm a bit cavalier about such things but......
.... firstly I don't believe everything I read and....
....secondly, if it is true, they might be good bacteria and not bad bacteria and...
....thirdly, they would almost certainly be killed during the cooking process.

 

[tastockwell]

I don't think that would be worth eating, not everything can be killed in cooking and especially depending on how it's used. Different uses of eggs may not make them cook thourougjly enough to kill bacteria (i.e. Baking vs frying vs scramble etc).

 

[Kiki]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[rebrascora]

Were these fresh eggs or eggs that had been sitting about for several weeks? If they are fresh eggs, I am pretty confident it is a dietary issue and not bacterial and the two references you give do not convince me otherwise. I agree that there are some very limited risks with eggs (salmonella etc) and if you are suspicious of one when you crack it open, but it doesn't smell, then cook it thoroughly via a means that will distribute the heat thoroughly. ie no sunnyside up fried egg with that one. If it smells bad, it's bad and gets chucked but otherwise it gets used in my household.
I appreciate that you are trying to warn people, but I'm just not convinced that these eggs were a threat.

 

[Kiki]

Were these fresh eggs or eggs that had been sitting about for several weeks? If they are fresh eggs, I am pretty confident it is a dietary issue and not bacterial and the two references you give do not convince me otherwise. I agree that there are some very limited risks with eggs (salmonella etc) and if you are suspicious of one when you crack it open, but it doesn't smell, then cook it thoroughly via a means that will distribute the heat thoroughly. ie no sunnyside up fried egg with that one. If it smells bad, it's bad and gets chucked but otherwise it gets used in my household.
I appreciate that you are trying to warn people, but I'm just not convinced that these eggs were a threat.

Again I totally agree.