Something I did not know about eggs...
By lumenmom
@lumenmom (1986)
United States
October 26, 2010 1:23pm CST
I know this is a silly discussion, but I learned something today. I assumed it took the union of two chickens to create the eggs that chickens(or fowl)lay. I found out today that the egg is created automatically by the female chicken's body and sunlight. Of course those eggs cannot produce baby chicks without being fertilized, but they sure can be eaten. Isn't it funny how you can go all your life assuming something to be true only to find out you are completly wrong! Does this ever happen to you?
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@carolscash (9491)
• United States
26 Oct 10
Many people are unaware of this information. We raise chickens and many people do not know that hens will lay eggs even if they are fertilized. I am not sure as to why people can't realize that it is a regular part of their lives but many do not know it.
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
28 Oct 10
After I found it out, logically it makes sense, after all we humans carry eggs inside our bodies. I think the fact that the chickens eggs actually come out is part of the reason we think like we do. Even though I know the eggs come from their bodies, it was fascinating to learn about all the stages the egg goes through in it's development.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
26 Oct 10
yes we learn something different every day as the old saying goes. but usually its something lots of others already knew. this happens to me all the time and i say...hhhmmm..What? have i been living under a rock?
anyway, my dad told me long, ago, since he was a farmer that chickens do make eggs on their own. but they like having a rooster around and that makes them lay better
so, its just like us gals. most of us like having a rooster around. as you know, we also have eggs, but if they arent fertilized they are of no use..lol. one way the chicken has it over on us. @bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
27 Oct 10
i know. sometimes im surprised at the silly things i say here. @bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
28 Oct 10
well lumenmom, i hate living out like that for those very reasons. it has some perks but not as much as draw backs with me. 
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
28 Oct 10
Bunny, I am learning a whole lot of things since I am temporarily living out in the country. I am learning to appreciate water conservation since it can run out easily if too much is used and you have to have it delivered by a truck. I am learning to really watch the road for chickens, deer or whatever else crossing the road. I am learning to keep plenty of gas in my car since it may be a while before I can get to a station.
As far as the rooster thing, I use to like to have mine around, but after a couple of fertilizations and his bad behavior I am ready to put him out to pasture!
Richnai, that is so funny but at least you learned something.
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@Youreyes4Today (2356)
• United States
26 Oct 10
Being at my grandparents farm every summer as we were growing, that I already knew. Going back to school in the city though can be interesting when you say things like this and others don't believe you.
Yes, I have learned things that I thought was true to find out that it was something different. What it takes is an open mind to be able to take in the knew knowledge.
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
28 Oct 10
Speaking of farm, being a city girl I went to a real farm the other day with my daughter's school and was so excited to harvest turnips which I have never seen grow and we sat in the field of sheep and fed the turnips to them. They walked up to us and took it right from our hands! It is amazing to experience what for some people is everyday life.
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@macdingolinger (10385)
• United States
26 Oct 10
I found this out when we moved to the farm! I grew up thinking the same thing. There will always be eggs, but not always fertilized ones. We used to keep one rooster so we could have more chicks the next year, but then we liked to have about 25 hens. That's plenty of eggs year round!
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
28 Oct 10
I just recently moved to the country and my daughter's school makes trips to the local farms. Being the dutiful mom, I go on some of the field trips and it amazes me how much I am learning right along with the children. Now my next mission is to milk a cow!
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@macdingolinger (10385)
• United States
28 Oct 10
It is so cool to learn with our kids! One favorite season I think about was when I homeschooled my kids! We all learned a lot!
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
26 Oct 10
Really! You only just found that out?
Yes, chickens will produce eggs all the time without a rooster and they will never turn into baby chickens as they have not been made fertile by the rooster. These are the ones you want to be eating. If you have a rooster as well, then you never know if you are taking the life of a chicken away.
I cannot think of anything myself, but when my wife and I first got together she told me a funny story about herself. She had always believed an island called Phillip Island here in Australia was actually the island and state of Tasmania. She was told this by someone who was joking with her as a young child and she believed it until she was an adult! Tasmania is of course a long way from the Australian mainland and cannot be seen!
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
28 Oct 10
Now I understand why so many of the parents have hens. Most of them are vegetarian so it makes sense that these would be the right eggs to eat.
As for your wife, I think a lot of times people tell children things not realizing they believe what they are being told. And to think they never told her the truth.
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
28 Oct 10
Nature is amazing isn't it! The wonders are everywhere around us in things that we just take for granted like chickens laying eggs.
Yes, it was a cruel trick they played on my wife. Luckily she did not tell too many people about Tasmania being visible from the mainland!
Yes, it was a cruel trick they played on my wife. Luckily she did not tell too many people about Tasmania being visible from the mainland! 
@MagicalBubbles (5103)
• Canada
26 Oct 10
I didnt know that either. I didnt even know that cows had to be pregnant to give milk. I wasnt brought up on a farm and we didnt know anyone that has a farm until now that my sister in law is living with a dairy farmer. He has chickens also and I never thought to ask him about that LOL.
Thanks for sharing!!
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@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
28 Oct 10
Oh no, now you bring up a whole other topic. I didn't know cows had to be pregnant to give milk! Do they keep getting pregnant or do they continuously give milk once they become pregnant the first time? Farm life for us city folks can be really fascinating!
@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
28 Oct 10
I can't remember the last time I discovered something I thought was incorrect.
or stupid
!
@durgabala (1359)
• India
27 Oct 10
Oh this is news to me....
there are many things in life which we think is true but not. Nature is Wonder!
