Fart eggs - do you eat them?

[RM44]

Are they edible? Is it worth it? I know it will probably be all white, but do you use them?

 

[donrae]

I don't, simply because they're all white. I don't think there's anything wrong with them, just not worth cracking IMO.

 

[dawnpel]

I have to ask......what in the world is a fart egg???

 

[The Pinto Pony]

This is from a article I read...

These tiny eggs may or may not have a yolk. Yolk-less fart eggs are often called rooster eggs. These little eggs are often much darker than normal, as they spend more time in the shell gland pouch and gets an extra layer or two of pigment. These yolk-less eggs sometimes form when:

- The hen's oviduct releases a small piece of reproductive tissue or another small foreign mass enters the hen's oviduct, triggering the regular formation of an egg. The foreign object will be treated like a normal yolk and enveloped in albumen, membranes and a shell;

- Occasionally a hen will also lay a fart egg when something disturbs her reproductive cycle;

- Young pullets may lay a fart egg or two when coming into lay and is still getting their reproductive systems in gear.

 

[WindyHillFarm]

I cook them for my dog! I doubt there's anything in there that can really hurt you...it's just the idea of eating a weird egg (especially one called a fart egg) is a bit offputting.

Great info @The Pinto Pony . Really interesting to learn what causes this!

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Most of my fart eggs go in a jar to be pickled. They're also a favorite of my daughter since most of the ones I get don't have yolks (she doesn't do "the yellow part"). I do candle them first, to check for a yolk if they're for my daughter and to make sure there isn't anything in there that shouldn't be (like meats spots, ect. A little meat spot is no big deal around here, but I've gotten a couple that I've had to give to the dogs).