{"id":10110,"date":"2021-09-06T06:46:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T06:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/?p=10110"},"modified":"2021-09-10T10:06:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T10:06:07","slug":"can-you-eat-bird-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/can-you-eat-bird-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Eat Bird Eggs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eggs are highly nutritious so it would seem sensible to think about adding them to your list when foraging for food<\/a> or eating in an emergency situation. There\u2019s just one problem with eating wild bird eggs, however, and that\u2019s the fact that many bird species are protected by federal law, and taking the eggs not only carries a hefty fine, but also a possible prison sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can You Take Wild Bird Eggs to Eat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Once upon a time, collecting the eggs of wild birds as a food source was commonplace but today the Migratory Birds Act<\/em> prevents the practice for many native American bird species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty of other non-migratory<\/a>, introduced birds also living in the US, but there may well be laws preventing you from taking their eggs too. To find out for sure you\u2019ll have to check at all levels, local, county, state, and federal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same is also true in many other parts of the world, so before you decide to go out foraging for eggs, check to see you\u2019re staying inside of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are all Bird Eggs Edible?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Actually no, not all bird eggs should be eaten due to some birds being toxic<\/a>.  These birds include ones that eat insects causing the birds skin, feathers, and dander to contain the same chemical found in poison dart frogs, Batrachotoxinin-A or BTX:<\/p>\n\n\n\n