Can you eat fertile eggs?

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The eggs in question are a complete surprise!! In one run I have a Sablepoot, gold Birchen pekin, and a silkie - all lorded over by a gold partridge Pekin cockerel who does tread rather a lot - I thought to no avail, then the surprise eggs! I do not know which or all of the hens is laying, the silkie is older than the Pekins so possibly her, and Splashy (the cockerel) is just a bit in love with her. I do not want to incubate the eggs so eat or throw?. Are fertile eggs OK to eat? Thanks in advance, regards, VB.
 
yes they are fine to eat! as long as they are not older than three weeks go for it!
 
The fertile eggs only happened today, I'm assuming they're fertile because of the attention given by Splashy.
Have just found another one, but two are pale cream and another two are paler, all are tiny, AHH. Will have them for lunch tomorrow, with a salad!! Thanks for the info, regards, VB.
 
yep they are fine, i sell my eggs and they are all fertile. enjoy them!
 
technically .. DEFRA say you shouldn't sell eggs that are from hens runnig with a cockeral .
but eating them is fine!

In some cultures, chicks in shells (Ie not fully developed) are considered a delicacy... (sorry!!)
 
Blue said:
technically .. DEFRA say you shouldn't sell eggs that are from hens runnig with a cockeral .
but eating them is fine!

In some cultures, chicks in shells (Ie not fully developed) are considered a delicacy... (sorry!!)
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That's interesting - do you have a link to the DEFRA page with the information on
Many thanks
Sue
 
i sell mine under farm gate sales, if you could get a link that would be great.
 
Link for Defra http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Environmentandgreenerliving/Smallholders/DG_189309
 
Thanks for the link ncotb but Blue's gonna have to find the bit about Cockralls for me :? I can't find a reference and I'm a poor hunter of information :-)09

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Keeping chickens for eggs

Three hens are enough to supply you with eggs all year. Some breeds lay up to one egg per day, so you could end up with more than you wanted.

If you have fewer than 50 birds you can sell unmarked eggs at your gate or locally door to door. If you sell eggs to someone who will sell them on, such as a shopkeeper, you need to register with the Egg Marketing Inspectorate.
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hi,

i found this bit about farm gate sales but ant find the bit about cockerels?



Are farm gate/door-to-door sales of eggs from unregistered producers permitted?
Yes - producers with fewer than 50 birds are not required to be registered with Animal Health EMI nor with the Great Britain Poultry Register and do not need to mark their eggs with a producer code. They can sell these at their farm gate or locally door-to-door in the region of production. They may also sell them direct to consumers at a local public market in which case they must show their name and address and provide consumer advice to keep eggs chilled after purchase along with a best before date (maximum 28 days from lay) for the eggs. (section 4b of the EMR1 leaflet refers).

The main benefits of a registration system are ensuring fair competition, traceability for food safety purposes and animal welfare and disease control. Information on the location of egg producers is subject to data protection laws.

There is no charge for registration and registration forms and further information can be obtained from the Animal Health Egg Marketing Inspectorate (EMI).
 
They may also sell them direct to consumers at a local public market in which case they must show their name and address and provide consumer advice to keep eggs chilled after purchase along with a best before date (maximum 28 days from lay) for the eggs. (section 4b of the EMR1 leaflet refers).
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One can only assume that the industry abides by that..... *Reb does a double take* ..... Gathers himself ....28 DAYS ?!!!!! Holy Crud ! :shock: :shock: No wonder the semi free range stuff my girls produce is so light and yummy .... :-)05 .... It's fresh ! :-)07 .. Tried shop bought "Rubber" the other day ... Gave up and binned it.

Having said that .... is it true that fresh eggs arn't so good for baking ? .... hmm ... better hone my crappy google skills and find out :roll:
 
In cambodia, restaurants serve fertilised eggs and I mean fertilised, as in babies in shells... they just crunch down the feathers and beaks along with the white- dipped in chilli oil. bit of a shocker!
 
Someone stated that fertile eggs should be eaten within 3 weeks which is intersting for me as I always eat eggs up to 5 weeks old! In fact I ate eggs from the 23 of last month for dinner. I have never had problems, although at this age I do sniff after cracking it open to check it smells alright. They were tje last of my old eggs so all eggs now are less than a week old hard to eat all my eggs at the moment as I get 6 a day and for just 2 people is way too much! I will have to get cooking again :-)
 
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