Is it safe to eat fertilized eggs?
You can definitely eat fertile eggs. Fertile and infertile eggs look very similar and you won’t be able to tell the difference without looking closely at them. They also taste the same and contain the same nutrients. There are some people who will pay a premium price to get fertile eggs for consumption. On the other hand, there are others who will absolutely not eat them. It is a personal preference. If you feel that life begins at conception for all animals, then in theory you are eating potential baby chickens when you eat a fertilized egg, but if the egg is not incubated the embryo will never develop into a chicken. I have friends that will never eat fertile eggs since it ‘grosses them out.’ All eggs in the typical grocery store should be infertile unless otherwise indicated. I saved a wild bird egg from a tree that had been cut down. I don’t know what type of egg it is but it is small and a pure white color. I have wrapped it up and placed in in the airing cupboard but I don’t know