Eggs

Eggs are a type of animal product and raw food. They are carried inside a female of an egg-laying species until they are ready to be laid, at which point they become a workable item and the female's egg-laying timer resets to zero. When there are two or more eggs in a stack, the image will change to represent a pile of eggs.

Egg producers[edit]

Animal	Lays Unfert.	Nutrition per Egg	Avg Eggs per Clutch	Laying Interval	Avg Eggs per Day	Egg Nutrition per Day	Needed Males / Female	Daily Hunger Rate	Daily Egg Nutrition per Hunger
Cassowary	False	0.5	1	3.33 days	0.3	0.15	0.33	0.6	0.25
Chicken	True	0.25	1	1 days	1	0.25	0	0.22	1.14
Cobra	False	0.25	1.5	10 days	0.15	0.04	0.11	0.12	0.31
Duck	True	0.25	1	1 days	1	0.25	0	0.28	0.89
Emu	False	0.5	1	3.33 days	0.3	0.15	0.33	0.6	0.25
Goose	True	0.5	1	2 days	0.5	0.25	0	0.45	0.56
Iguana	False	0.25	1.5	5.661 days	0.26	0.07	0.19	0.38	0.17
Ostrich	False	0.6	1	3.33 days	0.3	0.18	0.33	0.89	0.2
Tortoise	False	0.25	2	6.66 days	0.3	0.08	0.17	0.15	0.49
Turkey	False	0.5	1	1.333 days	0.75	0.38	0.83	0.82	0.46

Fertilization[edit]

If a male of the same species is not present or fails to copulate with the female before she finishes laying the egg, the female is described as "Unfertilized" in her inspect pane. Once the female lays the egg, it will be spawned as a new item and show (unfert.) after the egg name. Many types of animals do not lay unfertilized eggs. For example, a female ostrich's egg-laying timer stops at 50% until fertilization occurs..

If a male of the same species is present and copulates with the female before she finishes laying the egg, the female will show "Fertilized" on her inspect pane. Once the female lays the egg, it will be spawned as a new item and show (fert.) after the egg name.

Both fertilized and unfertilized eggs are edible. If eaten raw, both generate the "Ate raw food" thought. Eggs can be used as a substitute for meat when cooking meals. Each can substitute for 5 meat, e.g. a fine meal requires only one egg and 5 vegetables.

Unfertilized eggs[edit]

All unfertilized eggs rot in 15 days unless refrigerated or frozen.

Fertilized eggs[edit]

When protected from ovivorous animals, bad temperatures, and outdoors deterioration, fertilized eggs will hatch into a baby animal, even if both parents die. The progress to hatching time is displayed on the inspect pane when the egg is selected. Fertilized eggs do not rot like most food, but they can deteriorate if left outside and unroofed or get ruined by bad temperatures. Extreme temperatures will kill the animal within the egg, rendering fertilized eggs unable to hatch. Eggs are safe between 0 °C – 50 °C (32 °F – 122 °F).

An Egg box can be used to direct egg laying animals where to lay both fertilized and unfertilized eggs.

Consumption[edit]

Fertilized and unfertilized eggs can be eaten for their base nutrition. They can also be used as a cooking ingredient, where they can also be substituted for an amount of meat of equivalent nutrition in meals that require meat, and used in place of any nutrition in vegetarian meals.

Letting fertilized eggs hatch and butchering the hatchling for meat often results in more total nutrition than using the fertilized eggs for cooking, but this is species dependent and more time is spent at the butcher's table.

List of all eggs[edit]

Cassowary egg (fert.)

Fertilized cassowary egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a baby cassowary. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Chicken egg (fert.)

Fertilized chicken egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a chick. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Chicken egg (unfert.)

Unfertilized chicken egg. It can be eaten raw, but it's much, much better cooked.

Cobra egg (fert.)

Fertilized cobra egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a baby cobra. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Duck egg (fert.)

Fertilized duck egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a duckling. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Duck egg (unfert.)

Unfertilized duck egg. It can be eaten raw, but it's much, much better cooked.

Emu egg (fert.)

Fertilized emu egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a baby emu. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Goose egg (fert.)

Fertilized goose egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a goose. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Goose egg (unfert.)

Unfertilized goose egg. It can be eaten raw, but it's much, much better cooked.

Iguana egg (fert.)

Fertilized iguana egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a baby iguana. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Ostrich egg (fert.)

Fertilized ostrich egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a baby ostrich. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Tortoise egg (fert.)

Fertilized tortoise egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a baby tortoise. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Turkey egg (fert.)

Fertilized turkey egg. If all goes well, it should hatch into a baby turkey. It can be eaten raw, but it's much better cooked.

Version history[edit]

0.12.906 - Added

Food

Meals: Chocolate • Fine meal (Carnivore, Vegetarian) • Kibble • Lavish meal (Carnivore, Vegetarian) • Nutrient paste meal • Packaged survival meal • Pemmican • Simple meal • Baby food
Raw food - Animal: Meat (Human, Insect, Twisted) • Insect jelly • Milk • Hemogen pack
Raw food - Eggs: Cassowary egg (fert.) • Chicken egg (fert., unfert.) • Cobra egg (fert.) • Duck egg (fert., unfert.) • Emu egg (fert.) • Goose egg (fert., unfert.) • Iguana egg (fert.) • Ostrich egg (fert.) • Tortoise egg (fert.) • Turkey egg (fert.)
Raw food - Vegetarian: Agave fruit • Berries • Corn • Hay • Potatoes • Raw fungus • Rice • Toxipotatoes