Eggs nowadays - have they changed?

[barnacler]

I used to eat eggs a lot - still do. Seems to me 25 years ago the yolks didn't break as easily as they do now.

I travelled to Portugal a couple of years ago, and bought some eggs, fried them - not one broke, and the yolks were much more orange, less yellow than here.

 

[GameBoy27]

I only buy duck eggs. So much better than chicken eggs.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

I used to eat eggs a lot - still do. Seems to me 25 years ago the yolks didn't break as easily as they do now.

I travelled to Portugal a couple of years ago, and bought some eggs, fried them - not one broke, and the yolks were much more orange, less yellow than here.

What makes eggs more or less orange is the feed the chickens are consuming as well as the breed of chicken. I'm with you, I prefer nice orange-ish yolks.

Also, in European supermarkets, eggs sit on the shelf with dry goods, never in the refrigerator. That's because the eggs go straight from the hen's nest to the carton. European chickens are also vaccinated against salmonella, and instances of the bacteria showing up in eggs are virtually nil.

In Canada and some other countries, the chickens usually are not vaccinated and the eggshells are washed with a chemical that strips the protective coating the eggshells naturally have. With that coating removed, eggs must be put in the fridge or risk going bad soon.

 

[Jasmina]

Yup, eggs in Portugal are small and way more orangey in colour. And they taste like I remember eggs tasting here when I was a kid. We have pumped our chickens so full of antibiotics and stereroids, to get a "bigger" egg, that is has cost in flavour and substance. Imo.

I used to eat eggs a lot - still do. Seems to me 25 years ago the yolks didn't break as easily as they do now.

I travelled to Portugal a couple of years ago, and bought some eggs, fried them - not one broke, and the yolks were much more orange, less yellow than here.

 

[TeeJay]

I used to eat eggs a lot - still do. Seems to me 25 years ago the yolks didn't break as easily as they do now.

I travelled to Portugal a couple of years ago, and bought some eggs, fried them - not one broke, and the yolks were much more orange, less yellow than here.

They have genetically modified the chickens to put things inside the eggs
Though technically an egg itself is not GMO the animal laying the egg is

One of the most bizarre stories here:

The GM chickens that lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs

Researchers have genetically modified chickens to lay eggs which contain drugs that fight cancer.

www.bbc.com

These you are more likely to eat:

Broiler Chickens Bred For Fast Growth Are Having Difficulty Walking

The huge increase in growth rates of broiler chickens means more than a quarter of these intensively-reared birds have difficulty walking, according to a comprehensive survey. The study identifies a range of management changes that could reduce leg health problems but warns that implementation...

www.sciencedaily.com

 

[MissCroft]

I occasionally get fresh eggs from a friend's farm. They're sometimes a bit funny shaped but, yes, the yolks are more orange and I swear they taste better!

 

[lessjamie7]

I used to eat eggs a lot - still do. Seems to me 25 years ago the yolks didn't break as easily as they do now.

I travelled to Portugal a couple of years ago, and bought some eggs, fried them - not one broke, and the yolks were much more orange, less yellow than here.

I used to eat eggs, I still do but I used to too.

LJ

 

[Mr Deeds]

I buy Mennonite free range eggs from a little store up the street from me the shells are like concrete and the yolks are dark almost orange colour to me they taste better

 

[barnacler]

I buy Mennonite free range eggs from a little store up the street from me the shells are like concrete and the yolks are dark almost orange colour to me they taste better

That is EXACTLY what I want.

 

[danmand]

Have your own hens and feed them good stuff, like vegetable scraps and corn, and their yokes will be red like a tomato and stand up when you fry the eggs.

 

[GameBoy27]

Have your own hens and feed them good stuff, like vegetable scraps and corn, and their yokes will be red like a tomato and stand up when you fry the eggs.

You'd have to be pretty committed to care for your own hens in order to have fresh eggs.

If you go to the St. Lawrence Farmer's Market (not the main building) on Saturday morning, there's a table that sells farm fresh chicken and Rouen duck eggs. That's all they sell and they're fantastic. The duck eggs are the best.