06-15-2008, 05:55 AM
for a chicken expert here, I recommend Hotzcatz! She knows a lot. (and so do several others).
But from my experience, an unfertilized egg tastes as good as fertilized. I've had cartons from the store with both kinds in it, and couldn't tell the difference. Most of us who eat store eggs eat unfertilized eggs. If you don't know what I mean, fertilized eggs have a spot of blood in them where the embryo will develop.
Without a rooster, your eggs will not hatch into chickens, but if you want eggs for food and not to start a chicken ranch, you don't need a male screeching its head off all night.
But from my experience, an unfertilized egg tastes as good as fertilized. I've had cartons from the store with both kinds in it, and couldn't tell the difference. Most of us who eat store eggs eat unfertilized eggs. If you don't know what I mean, fertilized eggs have a spot of blood in them where the embryo will develop.
Without a rooster, your eggs will not hatch into chickens, but if you want eggs for food and not to start a chicken ranch, you don't need a male screeching its head off all night.