Interesting Facts About Eggs, You May Not Know

When it comes to eggs, women and hens are somewhat alike, meaning;  both humans and hens produce eggs, but they don’t get fertilized and grow into a baby unless a rooster is around.

A pointy egg is more likely to produce a rooster than a hen. Since almost all chicken owners want MORE hens than roosters, this is worth paying attention to if you decide to let your girls go broody and hatch their own eggs.

If you lose track of which egg is raw and which one is hard boiled, all you have to do is SPIN THEM.  The egg yolk inside the raw egg will slop around inside, making it poor at spinning, however the hard-boiled egg will spin like a top!

Eggs have pores in each end which let them breathe.  Air can pass right through an egg shell.

The older the egg, the more air there will be inside them as the water begins to evaporate.  Older eggs float due to the higher content of water inside them.

It’s best to use older eggs for hard boiling because they peel better.  Your older eggs, with more air inside, will float better.

When a fertilized egg is sat upon by its mother or placed in an incubator, they must be turned to keep the yolk centered in the egg for proper development.  A mother hen will turn her eggs about 96 times a day!

Hens come in different varieties and colors and so do their eggs.