Parts of an Egg
the white strands that hold the yolk in place
What is the Chalaza?
known for their unique coloring of black and white bars
What is a Plymouth Rock?
Interior grading looks at the size of this
What is the air cell?
type of eggs that came from hens who were fed feed that was grown without pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, or commercial fertilizers
What are organic eggs
A female chicken that is a year or older
What is a hen
The egg’s outer covering that accounts for 9% to 12% of its total weight.
What is the shell
Originated in England and is a large breed of chicken
What is a Orpington?
This is how the interior of eggs are graded
What is candling?
eggs that can be incubated to develop chicks
What are fertilized eggs
Term used to describe a chicken that is female and under a year old
What is a pullet
What is the Vitelline Membrane
I lay brown specked eggs.
What is a Welsummer
These are occasionally found on an egg yolk and is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the yolk surface during formation of the egg
What are blood/meat spots?
the ear lobe color of chickens determines this
What determines egg shell colors
Term used for breeds of chickens used for both meat and egg production
What is a dual purpose breed?
The Channel to the center of the yolk
What is the Germinal Disc
I am a breed that is a good mother and known for my fur-like feathers
What is a silkie?
This grade has an air cell greater than 1/8th inch and less than 3/16th inch.
What is a garde A egg?
This is the type of breed that dominates today's egg industry
What is white leghorn
This refers to small breeds of chickens
What is a bantam
This Contains more than half of the egg's total Protein
What is the albumen
the breed used the most in commercial meat production
What is a cornish rock cross
This is the highest quality and freshest egg grade
What is a grade AA egg?
This is on egg cartons of USDA-inspected eggs that indicate the date the eggs were packaged.
What is the Julian date
a male chicken under a year old
What is a cockerel?