Producing your own table eggs is rising in popularity. These resources will help you know what to expect, and how to stay safe, when producing and using table eggs from your backyard flock.
NC State Extension Factsheets
- Identifying and Responding to Factors That Can Affect Egg Quality and Appearance
- Explaining the North Carolina Egg Law for Producers With Small Flocks
- How to Sell Shell Eggs Into Grocery Stores Through Direct Store Delivery
- Designing a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plan for Shell Eggs
Other resources
Contents of Chicken Egg
This brief article from Mississippi State University Extension explains, with diagrams, the internal structure of chicken eggs.
This resource can be viewed online or downloaded for free.
This brief article from the American Egg Board describes how eggs are produced.
This resource can be viewed online.
Facts About Table Eggs
Bulletin #2257
This article from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension covers handling, grading and understanding all aspects of table eggs.
This resource can be viewed online or downloaded for free.
This brief article from University of Illinois Extension describes, with diagrams, the internal structure of chicken eggs.
This resource can be viewed online.
What is Egg Quality and Preserving It
This article from University of Illinois Extension focuses on understanding and maintaining egg quality.
This resource can be viewed online.
If you have questions about table eggs, contact an Area Specialized Agent for poultry, Ken Anderson, or your county's livestock agent.
