Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:

"4 Grain
Large Eggs

All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"

4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).

I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?

Jill

On 2014-07-17 9:57 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>
> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?


Lack of white food colouring?

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>
> "4 Grain
> Large Eggs
>
> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>
> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>
> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>

vegetarian chicken feed - no meat products. Apparently not free range.

On 7/17/2014 8:59 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-17 9:57 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>
> Lack of white food colouring?

LOL!

Sky

On Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:57:10 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>
> "4 Grain
> Large Eggs
>
> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>
> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>
> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?

Brown vegetarian chicken feed.

You should see what happens when you feed 'em blueberries or beets.

I buy all my eggs from a *** couple down the street who keep chickens.
They sell a veritable rainbow of eggs.

--
Silvar Beitel

In article >, says...
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
> >
> > "4 Grain
> > Large Eggs
> >
> > All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
> > 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
> >
> > 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
> >
> > I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
> >
>
> vegetarian chicken feed - no meat products.

So vegetarian chicken feed turns a chicken into a vegetable, therefore any eggs it
lays are also vegetables?

Can you explain why vegetarians refuse to eat vegetarian chickens.

Janet UK

On 2014-07-17 10:06 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>>
>> "4 Grain
>> Large Eggs
>>
>> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
>> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>>
>> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>>
>> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>>
>
> vegetarian chicken feed - no meat products. Apparently not free range.
>
>

Funny how so many health food fanatics are also vegetarian while others
are into organic and free range. Free ranch chickens eat a lot of
flesh. The love bugs and grubs, worms, maggots etc.

On 7/17/2014 10:22 AM, wrote:
> On Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:57:10 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
>> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>>
>> "4 Grain
>> Large Eggs
>>
>> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
>> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>>
>> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>>
>> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>
> Brown vegetarian chicken feed.
>
> You should see what happens when you feed 'em blueberries or beets.
>
> I buy all my eggs from a *** couple down the street who keep chickens.
> They sell a veritable rainbow of eggs.
>
Eggs with blue shells would be fun.

Jill

On 7/17/2014 12:28 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Eggs with blue shells would be fun.
>
Relatives of mine raise free-range chickens which produce a nice range
of blue, green, cream and brown shells.
Pre-decorated for Easter!

On 7/17/2014 1:09 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 7/17/2014 12:28 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Eggs with blue shells would be fun.
>>
> Relatives of mine raise free-range chickens which produce a nice range
> of blue, green, cream and brown shells.
> Pre-decorated for Easter!

That's nifty.

Jill

On Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:22:16 AM UTC-7, wrote:


> You should see what happens when you feed 'em blueberries or beets.
>
>
>
> I buy all my eggs from a *** couple down the street who keep chickens.
>
> They sell a veritable rainbow of eggs.
>

The breed of chicken determines the color of the egg shell. Some chickens lay white eggs, some brown, some green or shades of green, some pinkish, some even blueish.

On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:06:32 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-07-17 10:06 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
> >>
> >> "4 Grain
> >> Large Eggs
> >>
> >> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
> >> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
> >>
> >> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
> >>
> >> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
> >>
> >
> > vegetarian chicken feed - no meat products. Apparently not free range.
> >
> >
>
> Funny how so many health food fanatics are also vegetarian while others
> are into organic and free range. Free ranch chickens eat a lot of
> flesh. The love bugs and grubs, worms, maggots etc.

At least it's not the ground up remains of commercially slaughtered
animals.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 7/17/2014 2:28 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> On Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:22:16 AM UTC-7, wrote:
>
>
>> You should see what happens when you feed 'em blueberries or beets.
>>
>>
>>
>> I buy all my eggs from a *** couple down the street who keep chickens.
>>
>> They sell a veritable rainbow of eggs.
>>
>
> The breed of chicken determines the color of the egg shell. Some chickens lay white eggs, some brown, some green or shades of green, some pinkish, some even blueish.
>
I pretty much understood it was the breed of the chicken that determines
the egg shell.

I've tried to look up more info on this 4 Grain brand but their website
is suddenly "down for maintenance" and on related links I get a 404 error.

Earlier I read the chickens are allegedly allowed free movement, but it
is probably just in a barn. There is no third-party oversight to prove
this. The link (which is still down says they are fed "corn, flax, milo
and wheat - that is enhanced with protein-rich soy and Vitamin E."

Jill

On Thursday, July 17, 2014 10:22:16 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:57:10 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> > I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>
> Brown vegetarian chicken feed.
>
> You should see what happens when you feed 'em blueberries or beets.
>
> I buy all my eggs from a *** couple down the street who keep chickens.
> They sell a veritable rainbow of eggs.

*** ... rainbow ... oh, never mind. Yes, eggshell color is determined by
breed, not feed.

Anyway, New Englanders will appreciate this:

<http://www.universalhub.com/2012/man-who-alerted-us-brown-eggs-are-local-eggs-and-l>

--
Silvar Beitel

On 2014-07-17 2:51 PM, wrote:

>> I buy all my eggs from a *** couple down the street who keep chickens.
>> They sell a veritable rainbow of eggs.
>
> That's the breed of chicken, they naturally lay coloured eggs.
>


When my neighbour had free range chickens they often came over and fed
on our raspberries. During raspberry season the yolks used to be a
reddish orange. Omelets and scrambled eggs made with those eggs were
bright orange.

"janet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, says...
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>> >
>> > "4 Grain
>> > Large Eggs
>> >
>> > All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
>> > 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>> >
>> > 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>> >
>> > I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>> >
>>
>> vegetarian chicken feed - no meat products.
>
> So vegetarian chicken feed turns a chicken into a vegetable, therefore
> any eggs it
> lays are also vegetables?
>
> Can you explain why vegetarians refuse to eat vegetarian chickens.
>

I can't explain vegetarians at all.

On 2014-07-17 3:43 PM, Pico Rico wrote:

>> Can you explain why vegetarians refuse to eat vegetarian chickens.
>>
>
> I can't explain vegetarians at all.
>

I can explain them, but not sure that I agree entirely with them. Many
claim the health benefits, though I have to wonder if it is not just one
part of their taking care of themselves. People who try to eat healthy
tend to also get lots of exercise and try to keep in shape.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work for all of them because they still have
things happening to them

One of my nephews is a vegetarian and the story is that he is a great
animal lover and doesn't think we should kill and eat them. I suspect
that his vegetarianism has more to do with his wife and the world that
is supposed to revolve around her. Funny how those two cigarette
smoking, pot smoking borderline alcoholics can talk about the toxins in
meat and animal feed.

There are your different types of vegetarians, those who will still eat
fish because they don't realize how much fish suffer as they suffocate
after being netted, those who will still eat dairy products, and
variations of the two. Then there are the vegans. I won't get started
on those self centered divas.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2014-07-17 9:57 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>
> Lack of white food colouring?

The brown eggs don't eat meat.

On 2014-07-17 4:05 PM, Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2014-07-17 9:57 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>>
>> Lack of white food colouring?
>
> The brown eggs don't eat meat.
>


But they have a sense of rhythm?

On 7/17/2014 3:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-17 4:05 PM, Gary wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2014-07-17 9:57 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>>>
>>> Lack of white food colouring?
>>
>> The brown eggs don't eat meat.
>>
>
>
> But they have a sense of rhythm?

ROFLMAO! Dave, that tickled my funnybone.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>
> "4 Grain
> Large Eggs
>
> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>
> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>
> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>
> Jill

Brown eggs aren't necessarily vegetarian but if eggs are labeled as such
then it means that the chickens were not fed any meat products. I know that
sounds odd but a lot of people feed their chickens table scraps.

Omnivorous sounds so much more complex; but seems so much simpler in practice.

On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:21:25 -0300, wrote:

>On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:30:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>>> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>>>
>>> "4 Grain
>>> Large Eggs
>>>
>>> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
>>> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>>>
>>> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>>>
>>> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>Brown eggs aren't necessarily vegetarian but if eggs are labeled as such
>>then it means that the chickens were not fed any meat products. I know that
>>sounds odd but a lot of people feed their chickens table scraps.
>
>And that is often why those chickens, and their eggs, rule!

Are you saying table scraps makes Super Chickens?

John Kuthe...

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On 2014-07-17 19:58, wrote:

>
> No necessarily but the odd hen raised in a backyard and eventually
> doomed to the pot that got the scraps thrown to it, sure tasted good.
>


My wife's widowed uncle married a woman who had grown up in a very dry
part of Alberta during the depression. They didn't use much dish
detergent for two reasons. They didn't have money for luxuries like dish
detergent, and there was not much water. Dishes were scrubbed in the
water and then the water was given to the chickens.

On 7/17/2014 9:57 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>
> "4 Grain
> Large Eggs
>
> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>
> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>
> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>
> Jill

http://www.egginnovations.com/vegeta...s#.U8h4iPldWN0

Vegetarian Brown Eggs
Blue Sky and Egg Innovations brand Vegetarian Brown Eggs can offer
vegetarians much-needed support because they are rich in protein and
other nutrients often lacking in primarily plant-based diets, including
Iron, Vitamin B-12, and Luteins.

Vegetarian Brown Eggs are laid by our Free Range hens, fed a natural
grain diet that includes flax (rich in Omega 3 fatty acids). What it
doesn't include: any antibiotics, animal by-products, or hormones. Oh,
and did we mention that, like all of our eggs, they're Certified Humane
by Humane Farm Animal Care?

On Thursday, July 17, 2014 6:57:10 AM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
> Publix has eggs on sale. The description reads:
>
>
>
> "4 Grain
>
> Large Eggs
>
>
>
> All Natural, Omega 3, *or* Vegetarian brown
>
> 12 cnt. ctn. $2.29"
>
>
>
> 4 Grain is a brand (albeit one I've never heard of before).
>
>
>
> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>
>
>
> Jill


Speaking of eggs, I had some strange ones the other day. I bought the same ones I usually buy and the yolk was fine, big and yellow, but the whites were watery, not viscous like they should be. They tasted just fine and the consistency of my omelets were fine, but those whites bothered me. I'm not sure I would want to use them in something else where it might matter.

What do you suppose that was all about.

Nellie

jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/17/2014 2:28 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
>> On Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:22:16 AM UTC-7, wrote:
>>
>>
>>> You should see what happens when you feed 'em blueberries or beets.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I buy all my eggs from a *** couple down the street who keep chickens.
>>>
>>> They sell a veritable rainbow of eggs.
>>>
>>
>> The breed of chicken determines the color of the egg shell. Some
>> chickens lay white eggs, some brown, some green or shades of green,
>> some pinkish, some even blueish.
>>
> I pretty much understood it was the breed of the chicken that determines
> the egg shell.
>
> I've tried to look up more info on this 4 Grain brand but their website
> is suddenly "down for maintenance" and on related links I get a 404 error.
>
> Earlier I read the chickens are allegedly allowed free movement, but it
> is probably just in a barn. There is no third-party oversight to prove
> this. The link (which is still down says they are fed "corn, flax, milo
> and wheat - that is enhanced with protein-rich soy and Vitamin E."
>
> Jill

I decided "cage-free" didn't mean much when I was near a couple of egg
farms and saw NO chickens out. SO, I try to buy eggs from chickens that
are allowed out into pastures. Recently I got eggs from a stand at the
side of the road. Actually, the stand was empty, but the woman was just
coming home and had me follow her to the barn. She said I could get
them in the tack room, if there were none on the stand.

There is another place, which lets all of its animals out, so they live
a decent life. I can't afford to buy meat there, but I do occasionally
get eggs. And lard.

wrote:
> On Thursday, July 17, 2014 10:22:16 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:57:10 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
>>> I'm curious as to what makes brown eggs "vegetarian"?
>>
>> Brown vegetarian chicken feed.
>>
>> You should see what happens when you feed 'em blueberries or beets.
>>
>> I buy all my eggs from a *** couple down the street who keep chickens.
>> They sell a veritable rainbow of eggs.
>
> *** ... rainbow ... oh, never mind. Yes, eggshell color is determined by
> breed, not feed.
>
> Anyway, New Englanders will appreciate this:
>
> <http://www.universalhub.com/2012/man-who-alerted-us-brown-eggs-are-local-eggs-and-l>
>
There's a lot of backing and forthing there. I sometimes get brown eggs
from Texas if I can't get to another venue that sells eggs from pastured
chickens. So... false!

On 2014-07-18 6:33 AM, wrote:

>> My wife's widowed uncle married a woman who had grown up in a very dry
>> part of Alberta during the depression. They didn't use much dish
>> detergent for two reasons. They didn't have money for luxuries like dish
>> detergent, and there was not much water. Dishes were scrubbed in the
>> water and then the water was given to the chickens.
>
> One of my younger daughters friends (she actually lived with us for
> several years as a teen, like I needed a fourth teen around!)

I have been there. Our son was an only child. Instead of bringing home
stray dogs he would bring home his friends who had been booted out of
their family homes. A night turned into a weekend, into a week, into a
month.... Now we have three sons instead of one.


> decided to have a few chickens so they have their own eggs. That
> might be okay, the eggs were great but when I asked her what she was
> going to do when the chickens were no longer laying, she said the man
> she bought them from had kindly agreed to take them back when that day
> came!

When our neighbours had free range chickens I used to find eggs on my
lawn when I was mowing, but I never knew how long they had been sitting
out there. Once in a while they would give us one of their slaughtered
birds. It was the least they could do after the chickens got so plump
eating my raspberries. It was slightly amusing to be roasting one of
them on the BBQ spit and the girls would come around and visit. We would
be sitting there having a drink while our dinner was cooking and one of
the chickens would show up, then another, and another.


> I explained that his kindness was that she raised/fed them and he got
> the best bit, lovely cooker hens. She has promised to give me one
> when the time comes

A slaughtered and cleaned one? There are places that do that for you
and they don't charge much. It is worth it.

On Friday, July 18, 2014 6:33:40 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>
> One of my younger daughters friends (she actually lived with us for
> several years as a teen, like I needed a fourth teen around!) has
> decided to have a few chickens so they have their own eggs. That
> might be okay, the eggs were great but when I asked her what she was
> going to do when the chickens were no longer laying, she said the man
> she bought them from had kindly agreed to take them back when that day
> came!
>
> I explained that his kindness was that she raised/fed them and he got
> the best bit, lovely cooker hens. She has promised to give me one
> when the time comes

Older hens are not good eaters, especially if they were
layers. They are tough. That is why they used to be
called boilers and were used exclusively for making
soup. (Good soup too.)

http://www.richardfisher.com

In article >, says...

> Never took a science class and do observations on various animal eggs?
> They eat themselves. The white is the soon to be chicken and the yolk is
> what nourishes it.

Obviously you skipped science class that day :-)

Janet UK

janet wrote:
>
> In article >, says...
>
> > Never took a science class and do observations on various animal eggs?
> > They eat themselves. The white is the soon to be chicken and the yolk is
> > what nourishes it.
>
> Obviously you skipped science class that day :-)
>
> Janet UK

lol!

On 7/18/2014 3:31 PM, janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>
>> Never took a science class and do observations on various animal eggs?
>> They eat themselves. The white is the soon to be chicken and the yolk is
>> what nourishes it.
>
> Obviously you skipped science class that day :-)
>
> Janet UK
>
>
I didn't take science classes but even I know it's the yolk that becomes
the chicken. The white is the equivalent of amniotic fluid.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 7/18/2014 3:31 PM, janet wrote:
> > In article >, says...
> >
> >> Never took a science class and do observations on various animal eggs?
> >> They eat themselves. The white is the soon to be chicken and the yolk is
> >> what nourishes it.
> >
> > Obviously you skipped science class that day :-)
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
> >
> I didn't take science classes but even I know it's the yolk that becomes
> the chicken. The white is the equivalent of amniotic fluid.
>
> Jill

I could be wrong but I think you are also wrong. The yolk nurishes the
little chicken zygote. Even on an unfertilized egg, you'll see that
small thing attached to the yolk. That's the chicken.

On Friday, July 18, 2014 12:14:35 PM UTC-7, Helpful person wrote:

> Older hens are not good eaters, especially if they were
>
> layers. They are tough. That is why they used to be
>
> called boilers and were used exclusively for making
>
> soup. (Good soup too.)
>
>

We called them "stewing chickens". Make good chicken and dumplings too.


> http://www.richardfisher.com

On Thursday, July 17, 2014 6:45:25 PM UTC-7, Nellie wrote:

> Speaking of eggs, I had some strange ones the other day. I bought the same ones I usually buy and the yolk was fine, big and yellow, but the whites were watery, not viscous like they should be. They tasted just fine and the consistency of my omelets were fine, but those whites bothered me. I'm not sure I would want to use them in something else where it might matter.
>
>
>
> What do you suppose that was all about.

Found this at a poultry site.


Watery whites


Description
When an egg broken onto a flat surface has a watery, spread-out white, this usually indicates that the egg is stale. The height of the white and the weight of the egg are used to calculate a value in Haugh units on a scale of 0 to 110; the lower the value, the staler the egg.
A minimum Haugh unit measurement of 60 is desirable for whole eggs sold to the domestic consumer. Most eggs leaving the farm should average between 75 and 85 Haugh units.
Incidence
The development of watery whites is chiefly due to the increasing age of the egg. The rate of development is increased by high storage temperature and low humidity (see figure 4). As birds age, the Haugh unit value of their eggs decreases by about 1.5 to 2 units per month of lay (see figure 3). Some birds consistently produce eggs with watery whites (Haugh units less than 30) later in lay.

On 7/18/2014 4:48 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> On Thursday, July 17, 2014 6:45:25 PM UTC-7, Nellie wrote:
>
>> Speaking of eggs, I had some strange ones the other day. I bought the same ones I usually buy and the yolk was fine, big and yellow, but the whites were watery, not viscous like they should be. They tasted just fine and the consistency of my omelets were fine, but those whites bothered me. I'm not sure I would want to use them in something else where it might matter.
>>
>>
>>
>> What do you suppose that was all about.
>
> Found this at a poultry site.
>
>
> Watery whites
>
>
> Description
> When an egg broken onto a flat surface has a watery, spread-out white, this usually indicates that the egg is stale. The height of the white and the weight of the egg are used to calculate a value in Haugh units on a scale of 0 to 110; the lower the value, the staler the egg.
> A minimum Haugh unit measurement of 60 is desirable for whole eggs sold to the domestic consumer. Most eggs leaving the farm should average between 75 and 85 Haugh units.
> Incidence
> The development of watery whites is chiefly due to the increasing age of the egg. The rate of development is increased by high storage temperature and low humidity (see figure 4). As birds age, the Haugh unit value of their eggs decreases by about 1.5 to 2 units per month of lay (see figure 3). Some birds consistently produce eggs with watery whites (Haugh units less than 30) later in lay.

If my eggs are a few weeks old, I will use them in cooking or I will
scramble them or steam them. I like fried eggs that try to stay in one
place on the skillet. lol

Becca

On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:13:33 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 7/18/2014 3:31 PM, janet wrote:
>> > In article >, says...
>> >
>> >> Never took a science class and do observations on various animal eggs?
>> >> They eat themselves. The white is the soon to be chicken and the yolk is
>> >> what nourishes it.
>> >
>> > Obviously you skipped science class that day :-)
>> >
>> > Janet UK
>> >
>> >
>> I didn't take science classes but even I know it's the yolk that becomes
>> the chicken. The white is the equivalent of amniotic fluid.
>>
>> Jill
>
>I could be wrong but I think you are also wrong. The yolk nurishes the
>little chicken zygote. Even on an unfertilized egg, you'll see that
>small thing attached to the yolk. That's the chicken.

Correct.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/sub...cken/egg.shtml

In article >, says...
>
> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > On 7/18/2014 3:31 PM, janet wrote:
> > > In article >, says...
> > >
> > >> Never took a science class and do observations on various animal eggs?
> > >> They eat themselves. The white is the soon to be chicken and the yolk is
> > >> what nourishes it.
> > >
> > > Obviously you skipped science class that day :-)
> > >
> > > Janet UK
> > >
> > >
> > I didn't take science classes but even I know it's the yolk that becomes
> > the chicken. The white is the equivalent of amniotic fluid.
> >
> > Jill
>
> I could be wrong but I think you are also wrong. The yolk nurishes the
> little chicken zygote. Even on an unfertilized egg, you'll see that
> small thing attached to the yolk. That's the chicken.

If you mean that little reddish brown dot, it's just a blood spot, not the start
of an embryo.
http://poultrykeeper.com/egg-problem...-spots-in-eggs

Janet UK