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Spring is approaching (She said, as temperatures still drop below freezing at night), and at our house, that always means one thing:
it’s time for the annual chicken coop inspection!
The hens have survived the winter (and a few foxes), but the roof has seen better days. So, this year, a proper mini-renovation is in order!
As I walked through the coop, carefully stepping over a few “surprises” (if you know, you know), I watched our hens, and that’s when a statement from a friend popped into my head:
“Aren’t eggs basically chicken periods?“
Have you ever heard that one before? Well, let’s find out if there’s any truth to it!
Menstruation is a process in mammals (like humans) where the uterine lining sheds when an egg is not fertilized. That’s that time of the month when your LaliCup really comes in handy.
Chickens don’t have a uterus, they don’t have a uterine lining, and—most importantly—they don’t have periods. What they do have is their own unique system: instead of menstruating, they have an egg-laying cycle. Every day (or almost every day), a hen releases an egg, which then travels through her oviduct, getting coated with egg white, a membrane, and finally a shell. Then, the hen lays the egg—whether it’s fertilized or not. If there’s no rooster around, it’s just a regular egg you can scramble for breakfast. But if a rooster has done his job, then you’ve got a potential chick in the making.
This is essentially their version of ovulation, not menstruation, and for the most part, it’s without PMS, which is very impressive (well, you should meet our always grumpy, loud, and PMS-y hen Favla – below, I’m attaching a picture of her judgmental stare).
Probably because it’s an easy but incorrect comparison. If you really wanted to compare, it would be more accurate to say that an egg is a chicken’s ovulation. Not so dramatic now, is it?
So, next time someone tells you that eggs are chicken periods, you can surprise them with your knowledge. And if they still insist, you can invite them to breakfast and serve them some scrambled “ovulated” eggs—purely for scientific purposes, of course.
| What do you think about this comparison? Have you heard this theory before? I’d love to hear your story, aha moment, or funny experience! Write to us via social media or info@lalicup.si |
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Monika says:
This was such a fun read. Loved fun facts, and a little backyard drama (shoutout to Favla ). I’ve heard the “eggs are chicken periods” theory before, but never really thought about it in detail.