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brown eggs structural components of an egg
Why do chicken eggs come in different colors?
What do eggs have to do with Easter?
eggs prepared for candling egg candling egg sorting yolk crepe candling
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Why do chicken eggs come in different colors?
An explanation of why eggs are different colours.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
What do eggs have to do with Easter?
How did a Christian holiday get scrambled up with colored eggs?
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The science behind dyeing Easter eggs
Successful Easter egg dyeing requires the interaction of calcium carbonate, protein,...
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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brown eggs
Brown eggs.
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structural components of an egg
The structural components of an egg.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
eggs prepared for candling
Eggs rolling down a conveyor belt in preparation for flash candling.
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egg candling
Eggs being flash candled to detect cracks, blood spots, and other defects.
© Photos.com/Jupiterimages
egg sorting
Eggs being sorted by size and quality.
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yolk
The yolk of a chicken egg.
© Postnikova Kristina/Shutterstock.com
crepe
Crepe with whipped cream and strawberry sauce.
Bbullot
candling
Eggs being candled to detect cracks, blood spots, and other defects.
Photos.com/Jupiterimages
Scotch egg
A Scotch egg.
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