I just got puzzled when my friends told me that eggs which are laid are unfertilized and are fertilized by external fertilization by the ****!!
2007-01-11 02:18:02 · 13 answers · asked by metallixan 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They are unfertilized. Hens eggs are fertilized inside the body, not externally. Your friend needs to read a few more books!;
2007-01-11 02:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The eggs you buy in the supermarket are not fertilized, if you bought them from a traditional farmer (one that doesn't use hormones on the hens), they would be fertilized. There is a way to know it by just seeing the egg (the inside). There is a membranous jelly whitish thing that unites the yolk with the white. If you only see one, the egg is not fertilized, if you see two, one opposite the other, the egg is fertilized. The egg is unfertilized if the hen that laid it was given hormones to do so, and it is fertilized if the rooster was involved.
2007-01-12 13:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by Lara Croft 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no visible difference between a fertilised and an unfertilised egg. The red spot you occasionally see on the yolk of an egg is called a blood spot and has nothing to do with whether or not the egg is fertilised. It is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel during the egg formation process. It is safe to eat but if you don't like it, it can be removed with the tip of a knife. Most eggs with blood spots are removed before going to the public during automatic candling.
If you buy eggs in a shop, they are usually unfertilised. If you get them from a friendly farmer who keeps roosters with his hens, the eggs will be fertilised. They taste exactly the same whether fertilised or not.
2007-01-11 09:44:07 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chickens eggs are fertilised internally. Most of the eggs you eat are unfertilised, but occasionally you may find a red spot in the egg, which is the beginnings of an embryo. This is particularly noticeable in free range or home reared chickens kept in flocks with the cockerels. Unfertilised eggs can still be described as eggs rather than ovum, particularly if they as outside the body of the chicken and referred to colloquially. Eggs of other species; those of amphibians and fish are of then fertilised outside the body, but an aqueous medium is usually required
2007-01-11 02:43:40 · answer #4 · answered by Stardust 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hens don't need a cockerel around in order to lay, but the eggs will be unfertilised. So if you want baby hens you have to get a cockerel too. Weird, eh?
2007-01-11 03:28:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The eggs are unfertalised. However the fertalisation process for an egg is WEIRD. Don't look it up, you don't want to know.
2007-01-11 02:23:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually infertilized
2007-01-11 02:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u buy them from a shop they wouldnt be fertilised, you have to have a cockrell for that and they keep them seperate
2007-01-11 02:23:12 · answer #8 · answered by kate w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no... don't believe your friend they are definitely unfertilised. go on and enjoy your breakfast!
2007-01-13 08:58:22 · answer #9 · answered by cutiesweetie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your friend was thinking about fish.
2007-01-13 01:08:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋