Eating Fertile Eggs

[GRAM49]

Hi,
This may be a stupid question but I am asking it anyway. When my parents last had a few straight-run chickens they ate the eggs as they gathered them, not sitting and hatching. My daughter buys her eggs from a neighbor that has straignt-run. I have it in my head that I need to get rid of my rooster before the pullets start to lay. Do I? We can eat fresh fertile eggs can't we. I have really over-thought this issue and need to hear some other opinions. What are some thoughts? I have 5 BO pulllets and one rooster, with nine babies arriving this week. Any help is appreciated.
Gram

 

[newnanchic]

YES you can most defintely eat them, We do every day !!! Home Grown eggs are the best. I bake and decorate cakes in my home and everyone brags on how good they are , It is the eggs !!!!

 

[brahma-momma]

we eat fertile eggs everyday. plus have them handy to put in the bator when we want to.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

We eat fertile eggs every day too and I t hink they taste better and have more vitamins too I believe. I read that someplace

 

[rooster-red]

There is no taste difference between fertile and unfertile eggs.

We've been eating fertile eggs for years.

 

[farmgirlie1031]

When my bator is full or I am not hatching at the time we eat the fertile eggs. Some grocery stores even sale fertile eggs cause some people think they are so much better for them.

 

[peruvian_princess]

I beg to differ about there not being a taste difference in fertile vs non fertile eggs. Feritle eggs are richer tasting and are by far better IMO. They are also a very deep orange color when cooked compared to store bought eggs.

 

[robinaggie]

The egg man at our local farmer's market sells fertile eggs. His chickens and roosters are all free-range. If you refrigerate the eggs they don't develop into chicks.

 

[Cara]

Any free range egg will be tastier and more colourful than a store bought battery egg; it has nothing to do with fertility.

 

[rooster-red]

Quote:
The dark orange color is because of greens in the diet.
Fresh eggs are darker & taste waaaayy better than store bought eggs, no difference if they are fertile or not.