Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales. The egg shell constitutes 8–9% of the weight of the egg (calculated from data in Table 2, F...

eggs for millions of years. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especially chickens. People in Southeast Asia began harvesting chicken eggs...

animals in the world. Chickens are primarily kept for their meat and eggs, though they are also kept as pets. As of 2023, the global chicken population exceeds...

domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers...

other breeds and can go up to $9000 for an adult and $16 for an egg. Ayam means "chicken" in Indonesian, while cemani (originally a Javanese word) means...

"parent-and-child donburi", is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion (or sometimes regular onions), and other ingredients...

breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for its meat and for its eggs. Eight colours are recognised for both standard-sized and bantam fowl. A breed...

eggs are typically from a chicken, and are cooked with their shells unbroken, usually by immersion in boiling water. Hard-boiled or hard-cooked eggs are...

/lɛˈɡɔːrn/ leg-ORN; Italian: livorno or livornese) is an Italian breed of chicken originating in Tuscany, in central Italy. Birds were exported to North...

the germinal disc. As food, the chicken egg yolk is a major source of vitamins and minerals. It contains all of the egg's fat and cholesterol, and nearly...

The Silkie, also known as the Silky or Chinese silk chicken, is a Chinese breed of chicken named for its atypically fluffy plumage, which is soft to the...

as cattle or hogs—chicken meat (commonly called just "chicken") and chicken eggs have become prevalent in numerous cuisines. Chicken can be prepared in...

Bird eggs are laid by females and incubated for a time that varies according to the species; a single young hatches from each egg. Average clutch sizes range...

to be used in Central and Eastern Europe, is to dye and paint chicken eggs. Although eggs, in general, were a traditional symbol of fertility and rebirth...

traits used to distinguish chicken breeds are size, plumage color, comb type, skin color, number of toes, amount of feathering, egg color, and place of origin...

domestic chicken from Chile. The name derives from the historic Araucanía region where it is believed to have originated. It lays blue-shelled eggs, one of...

Chicken soup is a soup made from chicken, simmered in water, usually with various other ingredients. The classic chicken soup consists of a clear chicken...

golden egg that imprisons the region's Chicken Elder and freeing them by hatching them out of it like any other egg; destruction of this egg results...

Different segments of the poultry industry sex chickens for various reasons. In farms that produce eggs, males are unwanted; for meat production, separate...

of the chicken egg lying in between. Early scientific investigators of egg shape suggested that the oval shape of eggs was caused by the egg being forced...

generalized gull's egg is approximately twice the size of a chicken's egg. Egging is the prehistoric practice of foraging wild-bird eggs. Gull egging is practiced...

1 kg; ring sizes are 18 mm and 16 mm respectively for full-sized birds, and 13 mm and 11 mm for bantams. The Ancona is a good layer of white eggs, of which...

The Cochin is a breed of large domestic chicken. It derives from large feather-legged chickens brought from China to Europe and North America in the 1840s...

recognized as a breed of chicken by the American Poultry Association because it is a crossbreed. It is favored for its egg production. As Golden Comet...

after one year of laying weight between 41⁄2 to 5 lbs. List of chicken breeds egg sizing "Shaver Red Sex-Link". Archived from the original on 2010-03-22...

is a Swedish breed of chicken. It was developed by Martin Silverudd in Småland, in southern Sweden. Hens lay blue/green eggs, weighing 50–65 grams. The...

white will cling to the yolk, resulting in cooked egg white and runny yolk. A chicken egg contains some egg white that may disperse into the poaching liquid...

The chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) is a turtle native to the southeastern United States. It is the only extant member of the genus Deirochelys...

Urban keeping of chickens as pets, for eggs, meat, or for eating pests is popular in urban and suburban areas. Some people sell the eggs for side income...

weight of a chicken's egg and only 1 to 4% the size of the female. They are glossy cream-colored, with thick shells marked by small pits. The eggs are incubated...