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Behr said:
You know, the only thing I don't like about these farm fresh eggs I've been using is the little sperms sometimes look like they almost have feathers.

It's kind of disturbing. They're bigger than regular eggs, which is actually good because they're easier to scoop out. That's one of the reasons I only eat eggs I cook.
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Hey Behr I raised farm chickens till they all died and I used to think that was what that is but I had a hen and no roosters and the brown eggs still had that white thing by the yellow that you said was sperm. I was shocked.
 
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rocytop2624 said:
Hey Behr I raised farm chickens till they all died and I used to think that was what that is but I had a hen and no roosters and the brown eggs still had that white thing by the yellow that you said was sperm. I was shocked.
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It's actually called Chalazae. There's a big one and a little one and they are attached to the inside of the egg shell to keep the yolk from moving around and breaking.

But before I knew that, my "mentor" told me it was a chicken sperm and I had to remove them or the heat from cooking them would cause them to bleed if they were "far enough along".

I didn't believe the part about bleeding, but him adding that element to the explanation solidified the part about it being a sperm in my mind. I've had a strong aversion to eggs for all of my adult life because of that. I still eat them, but I remove both before they hit the skillet.

They actually are good indicators of healthy fresh eggs. The bigger the fresher. Same with cloudy whites.
 
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