Green Yolks Found in Eggs of Chickens at Family Farm in India

“It’s a genetic engineering result from my farm,” said Shihabudheen of the weird eggs. (Shihabudheen Ak / Facebook) — “It’s a genetic engineering result from my farm,” said Shihabudheen of the weird eggs. *(Shihabudheen Ak / Facebook)*

Shihabudheen Ak of Othukkungal, India, posted a series of photos and videos to Facebook recently which show eggs with peculiar green yolks collected on his family’s poultry farm.

According to Shihabudheen, “It was nine months ago that we first got such an egg with a green yolk from a hen in our small poultry farm set up along the house. We were astonished at first, and did not use the egg to consume. All the eggs which the hen laid were this kind, and so we started to incubate the eggs. Out of the six chicks which hatched from these eggs, a few have started to lay eggs and those yolks are also green in color."

പച്ചക്കരുവുള്ള കോഴിമുട്ട... ഒറിജിനൽ. എന്റ വീട്ടിലെ കോഴികൾ വേറെ ലെവലാ... Thanks God... its a genetic engineering result from my farm.
Posted by Shihabudheen Ak on Monday, May 4, 2020

Shihabudheen told The News Minute that since the green eggs continue to be laid, he and his family have started using them for consumption. The eggs taste just like any other egg, he said, and his entire family, including his son, now eat them.

“A few days back, I was talking to a few friends about this and they were also curious. It was then that I decided to post this on Facebook,” he added.

The cause of the eggs’ unusual coloration is a mystery, but Shihabudheen’s farm was visited earlier this month by officials from Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, who expressed interest in studying the phenomenon. Poultry experts at the university have started conducting laboratory tests to discover the cause of the strange coloration.

"We have started doing a few tests to find out the reason behind this. This is a rare phenomenon, and there is a high possibility that it might be because of the feed that is given to the birds,” said Dr. S Sankaralingam, Assistant Professor of Poultry Science at the university.

The chickens have continued to be fed their normal diet of rice and coconut oil cake, although Shihabudheen admitted that they are also sometimes fed waste from the kitchen.

“This is the usual feed that I give to all poultry, and some days we also give organic kitchen waste from the house,” he said.

A final determination as to the mystery’s cause is still pending.

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