Broken Out Eggs
What is the most important thing to look for when judging this class?
The height of the thick albumin. (There will always be thin albumin, not as important to consider)
What type of defect would you give a chicken nugget that had burnt breading on one part?
A coating defect.
Unusually long or round eggs would be graded what?
Grade B
When grading a whole carcass, you should look for exposed flesh, broken or disjointed bones, missing parts, and bruises or discoloration. Is this true or false?
FALSE! The exposed flesh, missing parts, and broken or disjointed bonse are the only factors! Bruising or discoloration does not matter!
Which end of the egg do you put up to the candle light?
Put the large end up to the candle and hold at an angle.
If the thick albumin and the thin albumin are about the same height, what grade would it have?
Grade B
The chicken nugget is missing breading in one place that measures less than 1/4 inch. Would this be a defect?
NO coating defect! Nuggets are allowed to have missing breading up to 1/4 inch and chicken patties are allowed to be missing up to 1/2 inch of breading without being considered a defect!
There are scattered stains covering more than 1/16th of the shell but no obvious dirt or foreign material. What would it be graded?
A Grade A carcass that is 6-16 pounds can have up to half an inch of exposed flesh on the breast/legs and up to 2 in on the wing/back. How much exposed flesh can a Grade A carcass weighing 2-6 pounds have?
A 2-6 pound Grade A carcass can have up to 1/4 inch exposed flesh on the breast/leg and up to 1 /2 inch on the wing/back.
If you hold the egg up to the light and twist it, and you see a large dark spot floating around (not the large shadow of the yolk) what should the grade be?
It would be a loss. However, a Grade B egg IS allowed to have a small blood or meat spot, LESS than 1/8 inch in diameter.
The blood/meat spot on the yolk is less than 1/8 inch. What grade would this egg receive?
Grade B
(Meat or Blood spots greater than 1/8 inch would be considered a Loss)
Two chicken patties are sitting on top of each other on the plate, but are not fused together with breading. What defect would you mark, if any?
No defect.
There is a crack in the shell of the egg, but no liquid is coming out. What would it be graded?
A loss.
If a 10 lb carcass is missing 1 1/2 inches of skin on the back and one whole wing, what grade would it have?
It would be a C grade! Grade A can be missing wing tips only and the tail to the base. B Grade carcasses can be missing two wing joints and some additional back flesh missing at base of tail.
If the air cell is larger than 1/8 inch but smaller than 3/16 inch, what grade would it be?
It would be an A. (Think about dime size for AA, nickel for A, and quarter for B grade)
The thick albumin is stuck to the sides of the yolk and is "high and tight" overall. What grade would this be?
Grade AA
The chicken patty has a crack running through half of it but the other half is still joined together. What defect if any is there?
Yes it has a completeness of product defect. The split does not have to be complete.
The shell has NO thin spots, ridges, or body checks. What would it be graded?
If there are any bones poking out of the skin (protruding) that makes the carcass what grade?
It would be C Grade! A B grade carcass can have up to 2 disjointed bones or 1 disjointed and 1 non-protruding bone! Grade A may not have any broken bones.
If the air cell is so small that you can hardly see it, and you already made sure you were looking at the right side of the egg, what grade should it get?
This would be a very fresh AA egg!
The albumin still comes up the side of the yolk but is more spread out and not as thick. What grade would this be?
This would be Grade A.
There will always be more than one patty or nugget on the plate when judging to help you determine if what defect exists?
Consistency of Shape/Size
There are small calcium deposits and some texture on the shell, but nothing that weakens it. What would this be graded?
This would be an AA/A egg
The carcass weighs 9 pounds and has 1 inch of exposed flesh on the leg from a cut 1/4 inch deep. What grade would this get?
This would be "No Grade." A C Grade carcass can be missing a wing, and flesh (meat) NO WIDER than the base of the tail up to the hip joints. Any missing meat from other part of carcass makes it a No Grade.
If the air cell is much bigger than a quarter, would the egg be considered a loss?
No! When candling, an egg can only be a loss if there are large meat spots of blood spots totaling over 1/8 inch in diameter.