seriously next time you eat an egg look at the white thing attached to the yolk its fertilized why cant I buy an unfertilized egg to fry and eat it and not have to take the white thing out ??
2007-01-02 15:57:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
That is not what you think it is, none of the eggs sold to the public are fertilized. The white "thing" is not sperm, its a natural part of the egg. Laying hens have no contact with any rooster. ~A~
2007-01-02 16:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by porsche 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Trust me those eggs are not fertilised and the white thing as mentioned is called a "Chalazae" (Inside, the egg yolk is suspended in the egg white by one or two spiral bands of tissue called the chalazae) When an egg is fertilised the sperm enter the yolk by way of the "germinal disc" if you look very closely at the egg yolk you will see a tiny circle on the surface, that is where the sperm enters, travels to the center of the yolk and begins development. If an egg you crack open is fertilised you will see small black dots on the yolk but since commercial eggs are produced in the absence of roosters you will never see such dots on eggs you buy from the store... only people who raise hans and roosters together will sometimes see a fertilised egg.
LOL at you for taking the chalaza out.... he he he I bet you feel sheepish now that you know you were mistaken.... and that it doesnt indicate fertilisation.
2007-01-03 08:01:41 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have raised chickens. That little white thing is not rooster sperm its something else (chalazae-- are made of twisted strands of mucin fibers that are a special form of protein. The chalazae hold the yolk in the center of the egg.)
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Commercial egg producers have very little use for roosters. They never keep them around the hens because they damage them. Roosters are only used in breeding pins, never in laying pens.
If the white thing bugs you, try using a high-speed blender to whip up the eggs a little better.
2007-01-02 16:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Bernard B 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most eggs you buy from the store are NOT fertilized. That white cord, or chalaza, is always there, tethering the yolk to the center of the albumin. Incidentally, the chalaza is perfectly edible.
2007-01-02 16:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
All the commercial eggs are laid in chicken farms, They are not fertilized. Unless you live in a rural area, or buy eggs from a local grocery, then the chances are that they are not fertilized. You are probably seeing some membrane that is what the white stuff is. A fertilized egg would have streeks of blood (veins)...
2007-01-02 16:10:12 · answer #5 · answered by a_sojourner_withyou 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Those eggs are not fertilized. They do not sell fertilized eggs in the store (but my uncle did crack one open one time to find that a little chicken fetus inside... a rare occurrence.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Egg_(biology)
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/eggs/res16-egg.html
The part of the egg that i think you are referring to is the Chalaza
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalaza
2007-01-02 16:12:08 · answer #6 · answered by Alexa K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They really are not fertalized. The hens just lay eggs life we human females ovulate. Don't worry, there are no mass chicken abortions going on. I have no roosters about my place, and the "little white thing" is always on the farm fresh eggs I crack open.
2007-01-02 16:10:54 · answer #7 · answered by bluegrass 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋