Yolk question

[tn_artist]

I know that my hens egg yolks will be much darker than store bought, but is the yolk "thicker" or more firm also?

 

[PirateGirl]

Both the egg white and yolk will be thicker/more firm initially. The older an egg gets, it starts to break down, and it will get more watery/thinner in general. Often when we buy eggs at the grocery store they are older than the eggs we are eating from our own flock so they will be thinner and more watery.

I can tell a difference with my own eggs though, for instance if I want to make eggs over easy and use an egg that was laid this week, it's easy to flip without breaking the yolk because it's all a bit firm, but if I use an egg from my fridge that's a few weeks old, I often break a yolk

 

[DolceVita]

Backyard chickens eggs are much fresher than store bought eggs. Store bought eggs can sit in the stores for weeks and won’t last as long as backyard eggs. The yolk is normally darker.

 

[tn_artist]

Both the egg white and yolk will be thicker/more firm initially. The older an egg gets, it starts to break down, and it will get more watery/thinner in general. Often when we buy eggs at the grocery store they are older than the eggs we are eating from our own flock so they will be thinner and more watery.

I can tell a difference with my own eggs though, for instance if I want to make eggs over easy and use an egg that was laid this week, it's easy to flip without breaking the yolk because it's all a bit firm, but if I use an egg from my fridge that's a few weeks old, I often break a yolk

Thank you.