Egg

The color comes from pigments in the outer layer of the shell and may range in various breeds from white to deep brown. The breed of hen determines the color of the shell. Breeds with white feathers and ear lobes lay white eggs; breeds with red feathers and ear lobes lay brown eggs. White eggs are most in demand among American buyers. In some parts of the country, however, particularly in New England, brown shells are preferred. The Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire and Plymouth Rock are breeds that lay brown eggs. Since brown-egg layers are slightly larger birds and require more food, brown eggs are usually more expensive than white.

Of all the varieties of eggs of which I have learned, the most precious to me remains the duck egg, both because of its elegant shape, and because of Sei Shonagon's description of its elegance.

Shonagon simply includes the duck egg in a list of elegant things; what could itself be more elegant?

Send a Haiku of regret. We must find a less multilingual Dalai Lama. The language of the egg in camera.

Togepi and Owei. Pokemons in Form of eggs.

You can´t make an omelette without breaking eggs.

This egg came about through serendipity in the darker parts of the subcontinent.

Don´t put all your eggs in one basket.