Chicken questions from a dummy

[imi2me]

Ok, we were sitting around in the backyard and were wondering: are the eggs we eat, that is those purchased from our local grocery, both male and female? Also, do we eat both hens and roosters, just as we do turkey's?

 

[AK Baha]

Eggs from a store are not fertile so they are neither boy nor girl.Just eggs.

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Most likely the eggs you buy in the grocery store have not been fertilized, so they do not contain a chick embryo. Yes, the chicken meat you buy in the store can be either hen or rooster. The term pullet usually refers to young hens, but I suspect it also simply means young chickens.

 

[drumstick diva]

whatever they call them dhicken is delicious

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us!

 

[imi2me]

Thanks for the input. Duh! Basic biology, right? Unfertilized eggs = no determined sex of the egg. Like I said: Chicken questions from a dummy.

 

[MsChickenMomma]

Glad to have you join our forum! As I always say, no question is a dumb question when it comes to chickens.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! Happy you joined the forum!

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC!