Ponder if you will, the genius of the simple chicken egg. Perhaps you had one for breakfast or you are planning on decorating one for an Easter egg hunt. Let’s test your knowledge of eggs.
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1. How many chicken eggs does an ostrich egg equal? About 16 or so, and yes, it is possible to have one for breakfast. Here’s what it looks like to cook one, at https://youtu.be/pN7s_ZmYXG4
2. Where do most of the eggs we eat come from? Most likely, the egg you ate this morning came from a caged chicken. But not all egg farms are the same. Let’s have a look at a modern “free range” chicken farm, at http://bitly.com/2FKXZ5G
3. How many eggs does a chicken lay in it’s lifetime? The average hen will produce about 265 eggs a year and most hens have two productive egg laying years. That means about 530 eggs. http://bitly.com/2WIbklZ
4. What is the world’s most famous egg? According to CNBC a photograph of a single brown chicken egg has become the most liked post on Instagram. See what it looks like, at https://cnb.cx/2WEO5JB
5. What’s the difference between an egg white and a yolk? A happy, well fed chicken produces a healthy egg with a well-defined yellow part, or yolk. Here’s what is inside of a chicken egg. http://bitly.com/2FKwmtF
APPLICATION: COOL EGG TRICKS
How can you tell if an egg is hard boiled? If it spins like a top, the egg is hard boiled, because the inside is solid. Here’s some other fun egg tricks.
1. Onion Skin decoration. Easter is a time when many people decorate eggs. Did you know that you can use onion skills to make a beautiful brown shell? http://bitly.com/2FKh1Jr
2. Make the perfect hardboiled egg. Steam them… don’t boil them. Here’s how http://bitly.com/2UavTtN
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