▲ 808 ▼ This is great. You should try it. (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 220 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] angelsomething@lemmy.one 40 points 2 years ago (1 child) Eggs are technically chicken’s periods when you think about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kase@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Wait really? That's so interesting. So eggs you buy at the store aren't fertilized? (Not sure if that's the right word but ykwim) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cor315@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct. You can get fertilized ones too. Look up balut. Or don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago* That don't is a weak recommendation to not look it up, depending on the person it can be terrible to look at permalink fedilink source parent [–] EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Typical mass market eggs are unfertilized, but eggs from smaller scale or hobby farms are usually fertilized. On a small scale, it's easier to keep the hens safe from wildlife with a rooster around, but on a large scale they're just a waste of feed. If you're curious, fertilized eggs have a tiny red dot in the egg white. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Teotwawki@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The hens are more relaxed with a rooster around, too, so they are good to have if you care about animal welfare. Just wish people stopped buying them in residential areas. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Some countries sell packs of chicken offal, and you can see what the eggs look like before they get far enough along in the bird to have a shell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kase@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Wait really? That's so interesting. So eggs you buy at the store aren't fertilized? (Not sure if that's the right word but ykwim) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cor315@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct. You can get fertilized ones too. Look up balut. Or don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago* That don't is a weak recommendation to not look it up, depending on the person it can be terrible to look at permalink fedilink source parent [–] EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Typical mass market eggs are unfertilized, but eggs from smaller scale or hobby farms are usually fertilized. On a small scale, it's easier to keep the hens safe from wildlife with a rooster around, but on a large scale they're just a waste of feed. If you're curious, fertilized eggs have a tiny red dot in the egg white. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Teotwawki@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The hens are more relaxed with a rooster around, too, so they are good to have if you care about animal welfare. Just wish people stopped buying them in residential areas. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Some countries sell packs of chicken offal, and you can see what the eggs look like before they get far enough along in the bird to have a shell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cor315@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct. You can get fertilized ones too. Look up balut. Or don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago* That don't is a weak recommendation to not look it up, depending on the person it can be terrible to look at permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago* That don't is a weak recommendation to not look it up, depending on the person it can be terrible to look at permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Typical mass market eggs are unfertilized, but eggs from smaller scale or hobby farms are usually fertilized. On a small scale, it's easier to keep the hens safe from wildlife with a rooster around, but on a large scale they're just a waste of feed. If you're curious, fertilized eggs have a tiny red dot in the egg white. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Teotwawki@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The hens are more relaxed with a rooster around, too, so they are good to have if you care about animal welfare. Just wish people stopped buying them in residential areas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Teotwawki@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago The hens are more relaxed with a rooster around, too, so they are good to have if you care about animal welfare. Just wish people stopped buying them in residential areas. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Some countries sell packs of chicken offal, and you can see what the eggs look like before they get far enough along in the bird to have a shell permalink fedilink source parent
