Eggs - why are they yucky now?

teb_2

I'm not that old but i remember frying eggs years ago that were big, rich orange or yellow and had no yucky bits.

every egg that i crack these days has loads of white stringy bits attached to the yolk (looks like an umbilical cord but white), some more than others. i've tried organic, barn, free range everything going and they're all the same. why can't i get 'clean' eggs now? i think i've had one in the last 2 weeks!

i dont mind paying more for good eggs, i just dont know if i can get what i want now. why is there so much of this in an egg now compared to years ago? are they older or something?

MoneyGirl_2

Get free range (organic if possible) large Eggs, they are exactly like you remember. They are much better. I get mine from the Butchers of all places.

I know exactly what you mean though!

CarolnMalky

We buy our eggs from Costco and they are fab...very clean etc.

Kazonline

I've noticed the same as you teb - plus I've noticed how much thinner the shells are....
When I stay with my mum in Cornwall we get eggs from the farm shop, and they're quite competitively priced... however here the organic prices are hard to justify.
Another reason I'd love to keep chickens.....
Kaz x

Milkmaid_2

Lots of eggs now have not got dark yellow/orange yolks as they used to be fed an additive to darken the yolks which is banned now, true free range eggs from hens that eat a wide variety of vegetation and insects etc are still a great colour but are difficult to source.

fudgem

I used to buy my eggs from the supermarket as part of my shopping, but no more. A couple of months ago I bought some from a market stall, selling only eggs, nothing else, and they were gorgeous, lovely thick whites and beautiful golden yolks, yum

organic_wanabe

The eggs I buy are organic and mostly still have the yukky bits in them, though I find that the organic ones from Waitrose or M&S are better than most (but still not always perfect). I must try some from a local butcher and see if they are any better.

whatatwit

The white stringy stuff is what holds the yolk in the centre of the white.
Chalaza, is the name that springs to mind...(have googled and yes, that's what it's called)

It's nothing to do with embryos in the yolk...don't like getting those either.

I hate it when the white spreads all over the pan, then you know it's not fresh.

Alfietinker

I'm not sure what you mean by yukky bits, but if it's any consolation, the eggs from our chooks sometimes have 'bits' in. A kind of dark spot on the edge of the yolk. If that's what you mean it's nothing to worry about, nor is it a semi-grown chick (unless the chook's been running with a cockerel - most unlikely if the eggs are from a commercial farmer). Just a little glitch when the egg was formed.

Kazonline: get yourself some chooks!!!

LifeisEvenbetter

We buy Columbus eggs - no white stringy bits in those. Shells are abit thin tho.

Psykicpup

Well I've just had 5 double yolkers from a box of ten & noticed thin shells & occasional 'stringy' bits...yippeee SPRING!