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    Jun 28, 2012, 09:00 AM
    Farm fresh eggs
    I am wondering if anyone knows why farm fresh eggs would have an unpleasant odor. When I crack the eggs, sometimes I get a smell, not rotten but not pleasant either, and I notice the smell sometimes when I am eating them also. Any advice on this?
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    Jun 28, 2012, 09:10 AM
    They were not picked soon enough and started to develop. Cracked one once that has a 1/2 formed baby chick.
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    Jun 28, 2012, 09:14 AM
    Do you know for sure the eggs are not real old? Is there a date on the carton? Sulphur is probably what you smell. Here is an article about this --

    Rollercoaster - Spark: Smelly Science - What's That Smell? E is for... eggs
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