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Chickenmad Sallyann
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
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Location: Shropshire
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 Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:49 am Post subject: soft shelled egg safe to eat? |
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Hi,
As the subject says, is it safe to eat a soft shelled egg? I picked it up this am and managed to get it indoors without it breaking!
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Knobby
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: North Warwickshire
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| I dont know, but I cant even bring myself to touch the "Jelly" eggs ! Yuk ! Have to get a trowel to get them !! |
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Chickenmad Sallyann
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
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Location: Shropshire
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:28 am Post subject: |
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I didn't realise it was soft shelled when I first picked it up 'cos I had big gauntlets on!! 
Why the gauntlets? Well, one of the chooks has gone broody and because she was hogging the nestbox two of the others laid on the floor. Because Rosie was broody and didn't like me going anywhere near her, and I wanted to stop her being broody, ('cos oh won't let me get any hatching eggs!) and she pecks quite hard, I put the gloves on to pick her up and then saw the eggs which I thought I would get first before getting Rosie out.
I think I'm going slightly mad!
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HelenP
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Location: GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:30 am Post subject: |
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| we had an egg which felt like a stress ball!! I was a bit dubious about it so broke it separately to the others and it was absolutely fine inside. |
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Chickenmad Sallyann
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
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Location: Shropshire
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for that, HelenP. I think mine will need snipping with scissors it feels a bit like soft leather!! |
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HelenP
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Location: GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| I think I used scissors or stabbed it with a knife!! |
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Chickenmad Sallyann
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
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Location: Shropshire
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| Hmmmm! this chicken keeping lark, whilst being entirley addictive, does throw the odd curve now and then, doesn't it? |
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Lisa
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
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Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Whenever I've had soft eggs I've always managed to just break them with my hands - they're so soft.
As they haven't got a "full" covering on the egg, I'm not sure how protected they are from germs. So it depends on where I find them if I eat them or not. I did leave one once for a few days and it did shrink quite a lot which makes me think they are a lot more porous than normal eggs.
If they seem clean and fresh (and especially if they are still warm) I'm happy to eat them, but would do so that day, and I'd make sure they were cooked thoroughly just to be on the safe side.
My one chook that occasionally lays them sometimes lays out in the run though. If I find a cold and/or grubby one outside, that still feels "full", the dog gets them! But if its started to look a bit deflated I suspect it to be older so I'll throw it out.... |
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CP
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: Hampshire
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:34 am Post subject: |
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I'd agree with that. Ones we've had in the past - if they looked fresh they would get broken into a cup & cooked thoroughly to be on the safe side.  |
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Nursie
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Why do they do that - lay soft shelled eggs I mean? One of mine did that the other day and I had a real shock when I went to pick it up! |
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