Chicken Terms for Eggs:

Eggs- If you don’t know what an egg is, I’m not sure I can help you. Okay I’ll try. The product of chicken ovulation that we love to eat for breakfast. Hens lay eggs almost daily regardless of whether or not they’re getting laid in the mating sense.

Fertilized Egg- When a rooster loves a hen very much, or even just happens to be in the same vicinity as her and she’s willing, he will mount her and mate with her. This usually results in a fertilized egg developing in the hen. The fertilized egg is laid and will only result in a chick if it is incubated.

Lash Egg- One of the most horrifying things you can find in the nesting box. Not really an egg, but kind of looks like one. A lump of tissue released by the body, usually due to illness or infection.

Colored Eggs- Different chicken breeds lay different colored eggs, dontcha know? Chickens can lay brown, white, cream, green, tan, blue, and even pinkish eggs!

Clutch- A cluster of eggs laid by one or many chickens in a nest.

Bloom- The weird outer coating on a chicken egg that’s mostly invisible, but sometimes looks whitish. This protects the egg innards from bacteria. The bloom can be washed off with water.