Eggs too hot?

[piskieinboots]

I'm looking after three chooks for a neighbour, one is broody, she wouldn't shift off her place - anyway, when I managed to get her off to check she was sitting on four eggs, these eggs were very very warm.

Question:
Is is ok to eat them or best not?

[yoanbob]

I would eat them, how long has she been sitting?

[piskieinboots]

not sure but at most two days

[yoanbob]

great, now scrambled or poached?

[~elizabeth~]

Personally I wouldn't. Some eggs can occasionally have visible bacteria masses within ( look like little grey blobs; not to be confused with blood spots), and being kept at incubation temperature might make these multiply to an extent that could cause illness.

[janeyo]

If she has only been sitting on them today then I would say they are ok to eat. If it's been a few days then I would have to say prob not as they are kept at near enough her body temp which is a lot hotter than just kept in an egg box!

janeyo