Happy Spring Holidays everyone! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are :) We've actually been in the 60's here the past few days and I'm loving it. (And, yes, I used to think the 60's was cold...before I moved here.) Today, with lots of people hiding eggs (and hopefully finding them all!), dying eggs, and all that other fun stuff, I thought we'd talk a little about eggs.
Actually, to be honest, I just wanted to share some pictures of amazing pictures of carved eggs. Because I think that's nifty :) So, eggs: the shells are made up of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and are actually quite durable. And they can be dissolved in vinegar--which I'm sure I'll probably do with my kids someday! Random facts you may not know about eggs:
- It takes a chicken about 20 hours to form the egg shell before she lays it.
- If you scare a chicken, it may lay said egg before the shell is fully formed (ask me how I know this!).
- When laid, an egg isn't hard completely, and if it lands on an odd surface, it can harden in an odd shape.
- The inside of an egg is sterile. The outside: not so much. Hence, why you shouldn't eat raw eggs.
- You can find eggs with multiple yolks (or the yellow part) of an egg. Occasionally you can even get two, or Siamese chicks. (Also, ask me how I know!)
- If an egg has gone bad, it will float. Don't eat these!
- Eggs come in a wide variety of colors. My personal favorite is the dark green of emu eggs. Bonus: male emu sit on the eggs. (Remind me to post about my hazardous email story sometime...)
- It is possible to hollow out an egg by poking small holes at either end and blowing out the yolk and albumin. Trying this with emu eggs is a lot harder than it might seem though :)
*This is what growing up on a farm does to you. Just in case you're wondering.
What I personally think is amazing is when people carve eggshells into such intricate forms. A few of my favorite examples:
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| Emu egg! |
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| Because I couldn't resist... :) |
Amazing pics of the carved eggs. And the last picture cracked me up! (;
ReplyDeletehaha! I'm glad it was egg-celent in that way!
DeleteWhat great Easter themed pics! Enjoy that warmer weather, Meradeth - soak it in :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm soaking, trust me! Loving it! :)
DeleteI learned so much about eggs here today! I had no idea that you could make a chicken lay an egg too soon (I am definitely curious how you know this information). :)
ReplyDeleteI am impressed with the egg carvings! Wow! There are so many amazing eggs out there. Thanks for sharing! Loved the pictures.
~Jess
Umm, so you can make a chicken lay an egg early by being a young child chasing it until you scare it so badly it lays a egg...not one of my finer moments :)
DeleteI love the egg pics.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know they weren't completely hard at first.
There are lots of random cool things about eggs one learns raising chickens. Including how stinky they are :)
DeleteHa! I'm such a city girl. I had no idea eggs were soft when first laid.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I'm good for--random, useless knowledge! :)
DeleteI can't help but laugh at that last pic... and very interesting carving work!
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