03/18/2024
Fun facts about Farm Fresh Eggs & Chickens
Eggs are laid with a protective layer called “bloom” that seals the pores on the egg to keep bacteria from entering.
Unwashed eggs can stay on the counter for several weeks.
Washed eggs must be refrigerated and last up to two months.
Chickens are omnivores. They love bugs, frogs, snakes, mice and other small creatures along with all kinds of vegetation.
Farm eggs have 1/3 less cholesterol,1/4 less saturated fat, 2/3 more vitamin A, Two times more omega-3 fatty acids and three times more vitamin E than store bought eggs.
You can tell if the egg is fertilized by there being a white “bullseye” on the yolk.
One egg can have as many as 17,000 pores on the shell.
The breed of the chicken will determine the color of the egg.
The yolks contain vitamin D.
