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In Case You Were Curious…About Eggs
June 03, 2022
- The U.S. produces 76.5-billion eggs annually.
- When it comes to the number of eggs laid each year, Iowa leads the nation with more than 14.8-billion eggs produced annually. Ohio is the next state in line, producing 7.9-billion eggs each year.
- The average American eats 250 eggs per year.
- The U. S. produces about 10% of the world’s egg supply.
- Most eggs are laid between 7-11:00am.
- A hen requires 24 to 26 hours to produce an egg.
- Consumers use approximately 60% of the eggs produced in the United States.
- Egg size and grade are not related to one another. Size is determined by weight per dozen.
- Grade refers to the quality of the shell, white, yolk and the size of the air cell.
- Yolk color depends on the plant pigments in the hens’ feed.
- Europe has had domesticated hens since 600 B.C.
- Normally, hens with white ear lobes lay white eggs.
- Normally, hens with red ear lobes lay brown eggs.
- There is no nutritional difference between white and brown eggs.
- As hens grow older, they produce larger eggs.
- A mother hen turns her eggs about 50 times per day