Yellow sticky substance on egg?

[Birdfeathers123]

In the past month, there were a few times where I found eggs covered with a yellow sticky substance (no odor). My hens ate an egg once and it was obvious because there were some shell pieces left in the nesting box. However, these past few times I haven't noticed any evidence of an eaten egg (no egg shell left over, not much yellow goo anywhere else but the eggs), so I am led to think it is something else besides the yolk of an eaten egg.

I thought it might be worms - I de-wormed in the fall and was planning on doing it again in the late spring, but perhaps I have to de-worm now if this is a sign of worms?

Does anyone know what this might be? The hens laying these eggs are 1 year old.

Thank you!!

 

[kearstin17]

My chickens eggs sometimes look like that. it is where a eggs was broken. they will eat everything including the shell. so even though your not seeing a shell I am pretty sure you have a egg eater in the bunch.

 

[Birdfeathers123]

Ok - that is actually a huge relief that it's probably a broken egg and not some disease issue. I hear that filling a blown egg with mustard and putting it in the coup will help prevent further egg eating behavior because it tastes bad to them... so maybe I'll try that. Thank you very much for your response!!

 

[Jennanchris2]

Wow, I cannot believe I managed to find my way to this post. I have been researching some contamination issues in the building I live in. I have been collecting evidence for the last 2 years because my family and 3 pets became ill after returning back after a pipe bursting 2 floors up from me which is 5 stories. Everything has gone upside down for us. All 3 pets died within 3 weeks of our return. The owners haven't even fixed my apt to this day. So I have been snooping around the building faking photos and collecting evidence (per God and his guidance.) They have been coming right behind me coving everything up. Then 2 phones and my camera were stolen from my LOCKED apt. So I was outside just last night, and see a very large egg on the ramp to the building.. I passed it up but later went back to get it hearing God in my ear telling me its important.. so hmm. I took photos of it literally 5 mins before googling it.. And here I land on this particular post with the almost identical egg you have. I live in the middle of town, nothing but businesses around my building, which is listed on the National Historical Buildings Registry and Preservation websites. No hens or chickens anywhere near me. Just bats and pigeons. Oh and the things I been collecting and researching which are what I believe to be one of 3 or more than one.
Spargana
Shipworm
Silkworms

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