How do you like your eggs?

[skcin]

I know, I know, too much (clap clap) time on my hands. :rolleyes:

Scrambled with ham & cheddar cheese, a dash of black pepper & ketchup on the side.

Over easy seasoned with fresh ground black pepper.

I'm also a whore for omelettes - ham & cheese, mushroom & swiss, spinach & feta, bacon & cheddar, Mexican.....the only thing I don't love are raw green peppers or onions. Other than that, throw it in!

Oh! And egg sandwiches on anything - bagel, toast, English Muffin, biscuit - it's all good baby. :thumbsup:

[JazmenFlowers]

I rarely eat eggs. I can't stomach them. But if I do, they must be scrambled.

[David]

Scrambled with ham & cheddar cheese, a dash of black pepper & ketchup on the side.YUMMY!!
Over easy seasoned with fresh ground black pepper.Prefer over-medium. I don't like a big raw chicken yolk staring up at me forlornly.
I'm also a whore for omelettes - ham & cheese, mushroom & swiss, spinach & feta, bacon & cheddar, Mexican.....the only thing I don't love are raw green peppers or onions. Other than that, throw it in!I love omelets!! A brunch without an omelet station is no brunch at all!
Oh!Ah!
And egg sandwiches on anything - bagel, toast, English Muffin, biscuit - it's all good baby. :thumbsup:Egg sandwiches rock!

Also love eggs poached (with or without hollandaise), fried, scrambled, hard-boiled (or hard-cooked), etc.

[DrummerDeanna]

Unfertilized ;)

[Richard B]

Scrambled!!!

I am fond of poached eggs too...especially Eggs Florentine or Eggs Benedict. But it has got to be a hard poach. Hate runny eggs. Yuck.

Omelette's are wonderful as well. I have all kinds of favs as to what they put in it. Mine are the best. ;)

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

I think I'm an egg whore! LOL! Scrambled, omelet, egg sandwiches and boiled egg with toast soldiers!

[ragandbone]

poached eggs, on buttered toast, or over-medium...or (and I never get to have these) coddled eggs.
I also like omelettes with a little curry in them, chives, and cream cheese.
hungry now.

[jannieC]

I like them in many forms, although at 2 (weight watcher) points apiece, I haven't had one in a while.

My fave though is over medium. I like the yolk runny with the white part totally cooked.

[BTFLCHLD]

scrambled...omelet..deviled...salad
but i have to be in the mood :shrug:

[strandinthewind]

I rarely eat eggs. I can't stomach them. But if I do, they must be scrambled.

AMEN!!!!!!!!!

and they smell like farts :laugh:

Having said that, I can stomach an egg white omlet wioth green onions, tomatoes, ontions, and peppers.

As an aside, EggBeaters are egg whites with yellow dye.

[SuzeQuze]

AMEN!!!!!!!!!

and they smell like farts :laugh:

Having said that, I can stomach an egg white omlet wioth green onions, tomatoes, ontions, and peppers.

As an aside, EggBeaters are egg whites with yellow dye.

Good lord. Now that's a racket!

I like eggs scrambled, poached, over easy, boiled, deviled, saladed, etc. The whites have to be firm but I don't mind a soft yolk. I can't believe WW has them at 2 points they're only about 70 calories!

[GypsySorcerer]

I rarely eat eggs. I can't stomach them. But if I do, they must be scrambled.

Same here.

[Patti]

I love eggs but the yolks are really high in saturated fat and cholesterol, so I eat mostly egg whites, which are pure protein. I like them scrambled or a ham and cheese omelet. On very rare occasions, I will eat them over easy, like maybe once or twice a year. I like deviled eggs, too, but eat those only maybe once a year.

[DavidMn]

Favorite is Scrambled, followed by over-medium. I like it when the egg white is hard but you can still dipthe bread in the yolk.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Unfertilized ;)

tee hee. :wavey:


I like them best as an omlette....

....Meat Lovers Omelette from Eat-N-Park sounds really good right now..


Scrambled, too....with lots of ketchup!

[madformac]

AMEN!!!!!!!!!

and they smell like farts :laugh:



Maybe its that farts smell like eggs??? :laugh:

*WARNING. This may startle those females easily shocked at the thought a heterosexual male able to cook at home* :laugh:

I can only eat eggs scrambled. No milk, cream or anything else in them. I scramble them in a wok with a little groundnut oil only. Constantly turning the egg mix.

If I have egg fried rice, a favorite dish of mine, especially with chicken. I prefer large chunks of egg so I scramble them before adding the boiled rice in. The "proper" way to do it is to pour the scrambled egg over the frying rice but I don't like this method personally.

[tuigirl]

If I have egg fried rice, a favorite dish of mine, especially with chicken. I prefer large chunks of egg so I scramble them before adding the boiled rice in. The "proper" way to do it is to pour the scrambled egg over the frying rice but I don't like this method personally.


..yes, I do believe your EFR is very nice...:)
Can someone please explain what "over easy" means, it's an American phrase, I don't know

[DavidMn]

Maybe its that farts smell like eggs??? :laugh:

*WARNING. This may startle those females easily shocked at the thought a heterosexual male able to cook at home* :laugh:

I can only eat eggs scrambled. No milk, cream or anything else in them. I scramble them in a wok with a little groundnut oil only. Constantly turning the egg mix.

If I have egg fried rice, a favorite dish of mine, especially with chicken. I prefer large chunks of egg so I scramble them before adding the boiled rice in. The "proper" way to do it is to pour the scrambled egg over the frying rice but I don't like this method personally.Well, I'm the exact opposite. I'm gay, and I've been known to burn ****in spaghettio's!:eek: :lol:

[hayley]

I have eaten more eggs in the last four or five months, since dating my current boyfriend, then I had in ten years. It's probably bad but they're just so good.

If I'm cooking eggs, I make scrambled eggs. I like to overcook them and dry them out. If he's cooking, as he always is, I like them over easy, with toast to dip in the yolk. I love a runny yolk. He made some scrambled eggs last week with blue cheese crumbles that were amazing.

[madformac]

Well, I'm the exact opposite. I'm gay, and I've been known to burn ****in spaghettio's!:eek: :lol:

There's a law against the burning of alphabet shaped pasta. You should be ashamed of yourself! :laugh: :laugh:

[Villavic]

Is there a sexual connotation in this thread?? ;)

[jannieC]

I can't believe WW has them at 2 points they're only about 70 calories!

Doesn't seem fair, does it? :shrug:



Can someone please explain what "over easy" means, it's an American phrase, I don't know

You crack the egg in the pan, flip it, then take it off quickly. Over easy means pretty much everything is runny.

[BTFLCHLD]

Is there a sexual connotation in this thread?? ;)
would you like there to be? ;)

[madformac]

Is there a sexual connotation in this thread?? ;)

Well they all end up going in that direction lately don't they? :laugh:

[BTFLCHLD]

Well they all end up going in that direction lately don't they? :laugh: thanks to you!!! :wavey:

[Rickypt]

Eggs Benedict all the way. :thumbsup:

Even though they have about 50,000 calories.:(

[madformac]

thanks to you!!! :wavey:

Moi? What have I done?

I'm just a naive man. :o :laugh:

[amber]

Scrambled with salsa fresca (medium) and a bit of cheese.

[DavidMn]

Scrambled with salsa fresca (medium) and a bit of cheese.Sounds good. I might have to try that.:)

[madformac]

Scrambled with salsa fresca (medium) and a bit of cheese.

Drop the cheese and it sounds nice. Not a big fan of cheese on things myself.

[Red]

I love eggs in a multitude of ways, but the best has to be Eggs Benedict (yes, it deserves to be capitalized). With crispy strip bacon on an english muffin, smothered shamelessly in hollandaise sauce. Throw some hash browns and toast on the side and BOOYA, you have the perfect breakfast. Wash it down with some fresh apple juice and a vanilla milkshake and you'll totally piss yourself. Its astounding I'm not huge.:laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Good lord. Now that's a racket!

Egg whites (albumen) are an excellent source of protein as seen here http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/protein/egg-protein.htm

[strandinthewind]

. . . I like deviled eggs, too, but eat those only maybe once a year.

Mine are TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But, like you, I eat them maybe once a year!

[Miss Vicky]

Scrambled and sprinkled with black pepper.

Or there's a dish that I order at IHOP called Migas, which is scrambled eggs, cheese, tortilla strips, and jalapeno peppers. Serve that up with a big glass of ice cold milk and I'm in heaven. :thumbsup:

[tuigirl]

oh thanks for the explanation JannieC..haha, seems I've been doing "over easy" eggs for ages then, I've always liked them this way :lol:

[HomerMcvie]

I too, am an egg whore!
Scrambled is #1, although I have to scramble them in the blender, because I must KILL that squiggily little white thing. That thing makes me sick if I get it strung out on my fork. I only buy cage free brown eggs for "breakfast". I'll use the cheap ones for other cooking. Ketchup only if they don't turn out 100% like I like them. I also like to throw a slice of Swiss in them. The key is cooking them "slow and low". Mine always used to turn out like ****, and Mom told me it was because I was cooking them as quickly as possible(like I do everything).
Eggs Benedict are wonderful, too. I'm often just too lazy to dick with the Hollandaise sauce, though. I made EB this past Sunday.
Fried are okay. I like the yellow runny, BUT THE WHITE MUST BE HARD AS A ROCK!!! If the white is runny, well, it looks like a load of............on my plate. Runny white is complete nastiness!
Omelets are good, too, although I need a better omelet pan. Used to, I had good luck at getting them to flip, but not so the past few years.
Is there a secret to a good omelet pan?

[Red]

I like the yellow runny, BUT THE WHITE MUST BE HARD AS A ROCK!!! If the white is runny, well, it looks like a load of............on my plate. Runny white is complete nastiness!

I know!!! I have yet to totally master the technique though, so I usually feel I have to compromise the yolk's runniness (to a degree) so I don't wind up with a big plate of spooge.

So have you found a way of totally getting around this?

[HomerMcvie]

I know!!! I have yet to totally master the technique though, so I usually feel I have to compromise the yolk's runniness (to a degree) so I don't wind up with a big plate of spooge.

So have you found a way of totally getting around this?
Not really. Like you said, you have to compromise a little of the yellow, in order to insure a spooge-free plate! That's probably the main reason I rarely do fried.........fear of the spooge!:laugh:

[Red]

Not really. Like you said, you have to compromise a little of the yellow, in order to insure a spooge-free plate! That's probably the main reason I rarely do fried.........fear of the spooge!:laugh:

Certainly over-easy rather than sunny side up will assist in a major spooge decrease. Beyond that though, I'm at a loss.:shrug:
I'll let you know if I ever find the answer.:)

[Richard B]

Or there's a dish that I order at IHOP called Migas, which is scrambled eggs, cheese, tortilla strips, and jalapeno peppers.
Did you know that Whitney Houston loves IHOP. It's her second favorite place to be. ;)

[ragandbone]

Ok, we are talking about eggs at 12:30 am PST!
When I worked brunches, we served something called a "basted" egg, and I think this is what some of you are looking for: a spooge free, perfect egg. Perhaps.
Read on, here is the link for supposedly "perfect eggs"
http://recipehut.homestead.com/PerfectEggs.html

p.s. anyone else think that "recipehut" is an unappetizing website name?

[elie]

I like eggs cooked in any way, but I guess I prefer scrambled, with tomato (we do that a lot in Greece).
But I can't eat more than one in one meal (I know people who eat 4:eek: ).

However, it's been a while since I ate an egg. There's a huge talk in southern Europe about the poultry disease whatever it's called and we are advised to stay away from poultry etc. Maybe it's exaggerated a bit, though.

[skcin]

I know!!! I have yet to totally master the technique though, so I usually feel I have to compromise the yolk's runniness (to a degree) so I don't wind up with a big plate of spooge.

So have you found a way of totally getting around this?


You guys are so right, the white MUST be firm & completely cooked. :nod:

My husband cooks breakfast on weekends if he's not working, and he is the master of the over easy egg. I am not, I always break the yolk, therefore making a combination of lazy scrambled & over hard.

And I forgot deviled eggs until everyone mentioned them, I love them too but eat them rarely - usually at parties or holidays. I don't think I've ever made them myself. :eek:

Jannie C - when I'm doing WW (which I'm trying to follow again with moderate success) I still eat eggs, but only 1 or 2 days a week. One of my fave things is 1 fried egg with a slice of 2% cheese between 2 slices of toasted light bread. Only 4 points for a breakfast that's pretty damn filling. Throw on a piece of bacon or ham, or some fresh fruit on the side for 5 points. YUM! :thumbsup: If I'm doing an omelet, I use 1 whole egg & 2 whites, mushrooms & some cheese.

[Ghosty]

I have been in such an egg mood latey that this topic was so funny to see. I have been having egg on toast a lot the past two weeks. You butter a piece of toast and then put a soft boiled egg on it. And a dash of sea salt. Yum!

I also love scrambled egg with crumbled feta cheese and fresh cracked pepper mixed in.

Fried eggs are good too and on my Italian side of the family we fry them with a little oil, not butter, and sprinkle red pepper flakes on it. Very tastey.

Here's another recipe I *love*. You need a good "peasant" sort of bread. Like bread from a bakery or from the bakery section of the grocery store (not white sliced bread, like Wonder bread, you know what I mean?). And it works best if it's stale, like a few days old, getting hard. You put pieces of it in a little chopper machine to turn it into bread crumbs- not too fine though. You mix in some dried thyme and a little salt and pepper into the bread crumbs. I love thyme so I add a good amount, but it's all up to you and what you prefer. If you hate thyme, you could add dried basil instead (or if you love oregano, you could use that, but I think that's a little too strong for this recipe). Thyme really makes it so tasty. Parsley is good for those who don't like much of an herb flavor at all.

Melt some butter in a fry pan (non-stick pan is best for this). Sprinkle a good layer of bread crumbs into the melted butter. Enough to form a decent, somewhat thick layer. Cook it a bit - be careful not to burn. A low to medium or medium heat is good -keep an eye on it. Then you crack a few eggs onto the top of the cooking bread crumbs. You can then cook the eggs however you like. Leave the yolks sunny side up, or if you like cooked, hard yokes, you can break them a little so they cook up hard. Then you slide it all out onto a plate, or take a spatula and carefully take out an egg at a time, with the bread crumbs underneath the egg. Then in your now empty fry pan, pour a little vinegar into it. Red wine vinegar works great for this, or balsamic if you like balsamic. Add a pinch or two of sugar to it - however much your tastebuds prefer. Cook it down to reduce it. Then you pour or sprinkle a little bit of it over the eggs and bread crumbs. You can use as much or as little as you prefer. (You could add pepper to the vinegar and sugar too if you like it spicier). It's really delicious. I made it for someone who said that hate vinegar, but they actually loved it. (Well, on theirs I only put a tiny amount of the vinegar mixture. On mine I always put a good amount of the vinegar because I love it - and it's tasty with the sugar added to it and having been cooked down for a few minutes - it sweetens up so it's like sweet and sour, or sweet and tart. You don't drench the eggs in it, you just sprinkle it around). This is so delicious, and so easy to make. Now I am definitely going to go buy some bread later today.... :)

[skcin]

^ WOW! That sounds delish!

The bread reminded me - anyone's mom used to make them a a "bird's nest?" Scoop out a hole in the center of a slice of bread & butter one side of the bread. Start frying it in a pan & crack an egg into the center & cook to desired consistency. Ahh, the memories....

[Boots]

Yuummmm! I love me some eggs! I'll take 'em any way you make 'em...scrambled, poached, sunny-side up or down, hard boiled, in a salad. Just don't get the shell on 'em. I will literally puke if I eat an egg and I crunch on a shell. Seriously. It goes back to my early childhood and first eating eggs. I will throw up.

But if they are fine...eggs are good. I usually keep hard boiled in the fridge because it's a great protein boost and great if you're hungry at night, but don't want to pig. There is a Food Network host whom I adore. Her name is Ina Garten, and she has a show "Barefoot Contessa", which is the name of her famous East Hampton store. I worship her show and her books. She does a dish from France - Herb Eggs - that looks like it will knock the very socks off your feet. SOOOOO delish-looking. I must make them soon. In fact, here they are! (I have to buy a gratin bowl.)

http://barefootcontessa.com/images/left_pix/baked_eggs.jpg

[skcin]

^ That does look good!

I can't believe I forgot all about hard boiled eggs! My weird thing with those is that I will NOT eat the yolk. I hate the consistency for some reason. White only if it's boiled.

[DavidMn]

Yuummmm! I love me some eggs! I'll take 'em any way you make 'em...scrambled, poached, sunny-side up or down, hard boiled, in a salad. Just don't get the shell on 'em. I will literally puke if I eat an egg and I crunch on a shell. Seriously. It goes back to my early childhood and first eating eggs. I will throw up.

But if they are fine...eggs are good. I usually keep hard boiled in the fridge because it's a great protein boost and great if you're hungry at night, but don't want to pig. There is a Food Network host whom I adore. Her name is Ina Garten, and she has a show "Barefoot Contessa", which is the name of her famous East Hampton store. I worship her show and her books. She does a dish from France - Herb Eggs - that looks like it will knock the very socks off your feet. SOOOOO delish-looking. I must make them soon. In fact, here they are! (I have to buy a gratin bowl.)

http://barefootcontessa.com/images/left_pix/baked_eggs.jpgDamn, that looks good!

[HomerMcvie]

Yeah, she taunts us with the picture, yet doesn't give us the recipe!:mad:

[chiliD]

As long as the whites are cooked, I really don't care. Poached, fried (over easy, sunny-side up), scrambled, whipped into an omelette, soft boiled, hard boiled, doesn't matter.

[SapphireSister]

Yum I love eggs but I like them scrambled with either swiss or cheddar cheese mixed in depending on my mood. Without cheese is fine to but definitely scrambled with lots of salt.

Growing up my mom would make me scrambled eggs sandwiches. It was scrambled eggs with salt and pepper on white toast with mayonnaise. Sooooo delicious. My mom is an amazing cook even for something as simple as that. I haven't had eggs in ages, I usually only have them when I go to breakfast places which is rare.

Oh I love omelets too but only with cheese. I don't need all the other junk inside.

[bikerchic]

I used to really enjoy eggs, until one day I heard Paris Hilton call them "chicken abortions". Thought I'd just share that with ya :laugh:

[skcin]

I used to really enjoy eggs, until one day I heard Paris Hilton call them "chicken abortions". Thought I'd just share that with ya :laugh:


She's so classy and smart, that girl. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[bikerchic]

She's so classy and smart, that girl. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Who? Me or Paris :laugh:

[Ghosty]

I always thought they were unfertilized eggs that we eat?? Unless somewhere along the line I heard it incorrectly. I do remember my mother told me once if you see a red spot in the egg, it meant it was going to be a rooster/male. But that could be just old wives tales. I don't know. Somewhere I heard they are unfertilized eggs that the chickens keep laying and those are the ones we eat. ???? Anyone know for sure?

[Livia]

Scrambled and sprinkled with black pepper.

Or there's a dish that I order at IHOP called Migas, which is scrambled eggs, cheese, tortilla strips, and jalapeno peppers. Serve that up with a big glass of ice cold milk and I'm in heaven. :thumbsup:

Those Migas at IHOP are shameful...however, real, authentic migas are dee-lish! Magnolia Cafe makes my fave - with garlic butter. Drooool....

http://www.cafemagnolia.com/menu2003.html

LOVE MIGAS: Eggs scrambled in spicy LOVE butter (fresh garlic- serrano) with tomato, onion, bell pepper, tortilla chips and jack cheese. Served with black beans.

I love eggs. I hard-boiled one last night and left it in the fridge so I can use it when I go home for lunch in a minute and make tuna salad...

I like 'em sunny side up, with toast. I like 'em over easy and well done in sammiches. I make omelettes and breakfast tacos a lot at home. Must have them with Cholula sauce, no ketchup, ever. I like to indulge in Eggs Benedict when I'm on vacation, too much of a pain to make myself...

[Ghosty]

I like Ina Garten too. I'll have to look up that recipe sometime.


I never had the bird's nest thing, but I do remember hearing about it and seeing it. But my mother never made it. I'll have to try it sometime.

[bikerchic]

I do remember my mother told me once if you see a red spot in the egg, it meant it was going to be a rooster/male.

That might be enough right there to turn me off :laugh: Although, I used to hear that too. My mom never liked eggs, she used to say "I just can't eat something that comes out of a bird's ass" :laugh:

[estranged4life]

to have them thrown at people/objects that annoy the hell outta me...


I also like 'em as an omelet at IHOP !

[Richard B]

I always thought they were unfertilized eggs that we eat?? Unless somewhere along the line I heard it incorrectly. I do remember my mother told me once if you see a red spot in the egg, it meant it was going to be a rooster/male. But that could be just old wives tales. I don't know. Somewhere I heard they are unfertilized eggs that the chickens keep laying and those are the ones we eat. ???? Anyone know for sure?
It's a fallacy as are most ridiculous comments made to sound as facts.

Anyway, here's the deal with red spots on eggs:

Blood Spots
Also called meat spots. Occasionally found on an egg yolk. Contrary to popular opinion, these tiny spots do not indicate a fertilized egg. Rather, they are caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the yolk surface during formation of the egg or by a similar accident in the wall of the oviduct. Less than 1% of all eggs produced have blood spots.

Mass candling methods reveal most eggs with blood spots and those eggs are removed but, even with electronic spotters, it is impossible to catch all of them. As an egg ages, the yolk takes up water from the albumen to dilute the blood spot so, in actuality, a blood spot indicates that the egg is fresh. Both chemically and nutritionally, these eggs are fit to eat. The spot can be removed with the tip of a knife, if you wish.


EDIT:
And you can certainly eat a fertile egg:

Fertile Eggs
Eggs which can be incubated and developed into chicks. Fertile eggs are not more nutritious than nonfertile eggs, do not keep as well as nonfertile eggs and are more expensive to produce. Fertile eggs may contain a small amount of male hormone, but there are no known advantages.

[Red]

This thread is making me crave deviled eggs in the worst way. Why are they so freakin' good and why do you only ever get to have them at Sunday brunch buffets?? I could seriously kill for a deviled egg right now!

[strandinthewind]

It's a fallacy as are most ridiculous comments made to sound as facts.

Anyway, here's the deal with red spots on eggs:

Blood Spots
Also called meat spots. Occasionally found on an egg yolk. Contrary to popular opinion, these tiny spots do not indicate a fertilized egg. Rather, they are caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the yolk surface during formation of the egg or by a similar accident in the wall of the oviduct. Less than 1% of all eggs produced have blood spots.

Mass candling methods reveal most eggs with blood spots and those eggs are removed but, even with electronic spotters, it is impossible to catch all of them. As an egg ages, the yolk takes up water from the albumen to dilute the blood spot so, in actuality, a blood spot indicates that the egg is fresh. Both chemically and nutritionally, these eggs are fit to eat. The spot can be removed with the tip of a knife, if you wish.


EDIT:
And you can certainly eat a fertile egg:

Fertile Eggs
Eggs which can be incubated and developed into chicks. Fertile eggs are not more nutritious than nonfertile eggs, do not keep as well as nonfertile eggs and are more expensive to produce. Fertile eggs may contain a small amount of male hormone, but there are no known advantages.

This may sound strange, but I thought all eggs at one point could be incubated into chicks as all eggs are the fertilized product?

[cliffdweller]

Those Migas at IHOP are shameful...however, real, authentic migas are dee-lish! Magnolia Cafe makes my fave - with garlic butter. Drooool....

Ahem, I beg to differ. Mi Madres has the best migas in Austin and I will lay down my life to that claim.

:laugh: :laugh:

The best migas of course have fresh jalapenos chopped up and mixed in...none of that canned stuff! And yes, IHOP migas (or migas from any chain restaurant) are an abomination!

And while we're on the subject of egg dishes, I like my eggs wrapped up in a breakfast taco with some chorizo or just plain scrambled with a side of carne guisada! But of course I'll eat eggs any old way just as long as they're not slimy. Hate slimy eggs!

[Richard B]

This may sound strange, but I thought all eggs at one point could be incubated into chicks as all eggs are the fertilized product?
Most eggs you would buy at your typical grocery store are unfertilized as I understand it. So in that fact, no you can not incubate the unfertile egg into a chick.

Did you know that sometimes a young hen will lay an egg with no yolk? Poor wee thing.

And I read that brown eggs are more expensive because they come from larger hens, which eat more food. LOL.

[strandinthewind]

Most eggs you would buy at your typical grocery store are unfertilized as I understand it. So in that fact, no you can not incubate the unfertile egg into a chick.

Did you know that sometimes a young hen will lay an egg with no yolk? Poor wee thing.

And I read that brown eggs are more expensive because they come from larger hens, which eat more food. LOL.

HOW DOES A HEN FERTILIZE AN EGG?

When a rooster mates with a hen, the semen is stored in the oviduct for later use. When she gets ready to lay the egg,a sperm fertilizes the egg before the shell surrounds it. The sperm is viable for about a month in the oviduct.

http://gworrell.freeyellow.com/chickenfaq.html

Ya learn something new everyday!!!!!!!!!

[Richard B]

HOW DOES A HEN FERTILIZE AN EGG?

When a rooster mates with a hen, the semen is stored in the oviduct for later use. When she gets ready to lay the egg,a sperm fertilizes the egg before the shell surrounds it. The sperm is viable for about a month in the oviduct.

http://gworrell.freeyellow.com/chickenfaq.html

Ya learn something new everyday!!!!!!!!!
Thing is, they keep the bitchy hens away from the Rooster. He's just there to keep them clucking and laying eggs. But there is generally no fertilization going on.

[Livia]

I always buy the brown eggs from free-range chickens. :)

[David]

I once dropped an egg off the fourth-story balcony & saw it splatter on the earth below.

[cliffdweller]

I once dropped an egg off the fourth-story balcony & saw it splatter on the earth below.


You're a wild man :cool:

[HomerMcvie]

I once dropped an egg off the fourth-story balcony & saw it splatter on the earth below.
You're a strange bird, David. We MUST meet someday.:blob2:

[ragandbone]

I once dropped an egg off the fourth-story balcony & saw it splatter on the earth below.Quit building your nests on balconies - tree limbs are safer!:)