Hold an egg up to a light and you can see what is going on inside. You can check infertile eggs for blood spots, and the shell for fine cracks. Fertile eggs can be inspected for signs of life and embryo development. Years ago, eggs were held up to a flame, today it’s more likely to be a flashlight or lightbulb, but this method is still called candling.
This print appeared in The Lady’s Friend, published in 1865.
My animals and I send you all Valentine greetings today. Some say it with flowers; we say it here at Little Pond Farm with butts, squawks and eggs. Happy Valentine’s Day!
This isn’t the easiest way to deliver a Valentine, but perhaps it’s the most fun.
Puns abound in Valentine cards.
Valentines with chickens are no egg-ception.
Egg Me On
Don’t Be Hard Boiled
I’ll Have To Coop You Up
Don’t Be Chicken
You’re A Good Egg
Have I missed any? Just butt right in and tell me (can you guess what tomorrow’s Valentine will be?)
Today’s Valentine:
