Eight: Shell Thickness
Channel: Alabama Extension
Date: 2018-05-29

Do you have the best dozen eggs in the state of Alabama? The Alabama 4-H Golden Egg Contest is seeking the highest quality and most uniform dozen chicken eggs from an Alabama 4-H member. Does your flock have what it takes? Do you manage your birds so you get the very best eggs possible every day? If you have the ultimate eggs in the state, then fame and glory await you and your flock of chickens!

This video explains the details of selecting and packaging your very best eggs for competition. The scoresheet is explained in detail. The information contained in this video on exterior and interior egg grading provides a helpful introduction to the egg judging portion of the 4-H Poultry Judging Contest.

Eggs may be packaged in a used egg carton, but must be from your home flock. Twelve eggs are in a dozen. You can enter up to one dozen of each shell color. So that means you may enter up to 3 dozen eggs, but the shell color must be different for each dozen (white, brown, or blue-green).