Trying to understand

[dbblondee]

So, reading through the many posts, I'm trying to understand why you should or should not eat the first eggs from your new hens. Many say yes, many say no. Is it a health issue for us humans? Why some choose to while others choose not to. It's confusing. I just need the why you would not. My beautiful girl laid a beautiful hard egg so my question is simple...to scramble or not to scramble?

 

[RoyalChick]

So, reading through the many posts, I'm trying to understand why you should or should not eat the first eggs from your new hens. Many say yes, many say no. Is it a health issue for us humans? Why some choose to while others choose not to. It's confusing. I just need the why you would not. My beautiful girl laid a beautiful hard egg so my question is simple...to scramble or not to scramble?

Well personally I prefer poached or boiled.
But, enjoy!
And congratulations! A first egg is always special.

 

[MROO]

OF COURSE you can eat a first egg! Do it up however you prefer ... just remember to sit back and gloat about that veeeeery expensive little "free nugget" before you do!

 

[TOMTE]

I have no idea why anyone would say the first egg isn't good to eat. Sometimes a pullet's first egg might be too small or be "wonky" so it wouldn't be worth eating, or unappetizing. That's all I can figure. I scrambled my first egg and gave it back to the chickens who gobbled it right up. Eggs make my stomach hurt, otherwise I would've eaten it myself

 

[dbblondee]

Thank you! I was beginning to wonder. So many conflicting answers. I appreciate it!

 

[RoyalChick]

Thank you! I was beginning to wonder. So many conflicting answers. I appreciate it!

Well those of us who celebrate and eat every first egg are still around to tell the tale!

 

[TOMTE]

One other possibility I can think of is when you get a laying pullet/hen from somebody else, if the chicken was on any medications there might be a period of time where you shouldn't eat the eggs because they might have traces of the medication in them.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh yes! That first egg is a special treat. I can't imagine not eating it. Over easy on hot, buttered whole wheat toast! Mmmmm.
I think you should not try to HATCH it, however. Pullet eggs are often small, and chicks hatched from them (if they hatch) might be small, undeveloped or have health issues. Wait till the eggs get bigger, maybe a month or two.

 

[RoyalChick]

One other possibility I can think of is when you get a laying pullet/hen from somebody else, if the chicken was on any medications there might be a period of time where you shouldn't eat the eggs because they might have traces of the medication in them.

Oh yes! That first egg is a special treat. I can't imagine not eating it. Over easy on hot, buttered whole wheat toast! Mmmmm.
I think you should not try to HATCH it, however. Pullet eggs are often small, and chicks hatched from them (if they hatch) might be small, undeveloped or have health issues. Wait till the eggs get bigger, maybe a month or two.

I think you have the explanation. Both the above make sense.
Otherwise, an issue eating first eggs makes no sense at all!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

The only other thing I can think of is, if it is SO special you want to blow out the contents and keep the shell as a memento ... in which case you could probably still eat the contents.