Goose Egg...

[Gregg]

Our family was talking about eggs the other day. We wondered why we never see other eggs than chicken.

Turns out Turkey eggs are worth much more as turkeys. Geese do not lay that many eggs, cost is a big factor. I made the comment that I would like to try some different types of eggs.

My daughters boyfriend brought me a goose egg. It is about 3 times the size of a chicken egg.

When I cracked it open I was surprised to see a monster yoke with very limited egg white. I prefer my eggs over easy, but this giant freaked me out a bit. I decided to scramble it. It was not gamey at all. It was not that much different than chicken eggs, maybe a bit "richer." I would not hesitate to eat them again, but I would also not pay more than chicken eggs just to have them.

I am going to ask said boyfriend if he can arrange to get me one more. This time I will try it over easy. There will be a lot of yoke to dip the toast in. I wonder if cooked that way I will notice a bigger difference in taste compared to chicken eggs.

Any one else tried goose eggs or any other kinds for that matter?

[TranaGreg]

I've had duck eggs & quail eggs. Similar comment re: a bit richer, but not dramatically different.

Here are some interested egg facts from the Food Animal Education Network:

50 billion
Number of eggs produced each year in the United States

8 billion
Number of chickens consumed in the United States each year

160
Average number of eggs produced by one hen in 1960

325
Average number of eggs produced by one hen in 2009

21
Days required for chicks to hatch from eggs

28
Days required for ducks and turkeys to hatch for eggs

20
Weeks at which chickens start laying eggs

4
pounds of feed required to produce 12 eggs

50
Number of times a hen will turn her egg per each day to keep the yolk from sticking to the side

White
Usual color of ear lobes on chickens that produce white eggs

Red
Usual color of ear lobes on chickens that produce brown eggs

0
Number of nutritional differences between white and brown shelled eggs

Turkey
Only poultry breed native to the Western Hemisphere

45 million
Number of turkeys eaten each year over Thanksgiving in the United States

[mjl]

Haven't tried them, they're pretty expensive, but Whole Foods here sometimes has emu or ostrich eggs. One ostrich egg is 3-5 pounds.

[Redbirds Fan]

Hey, I know this one. Goose eggs taste good, but they are a cholesterol bomb. Six or seven times as much as a chicken egg, tons more than your daily recommended amount.

We used to eat duck eggs. Richer than chicken eggs in most every way. Still a lot of cholesterol, but not like the goose egg.

[onejayhawk]

I knew a guy that raised ostriches and emus. An ostrich egg is about the same as a dozen and half hen eggs. They are almost always scrambled in the shell then poured out, generally with only two small holes. Scrambled ostrich eggs taste a lot like scrambled duck eggs.

J