Egg confusion (not laying because unfertilized)

[Honeycone]

Hi!

I've never actually managed to get a bunch of egg-laying animals tamed. I've once managed to tame an ostrich-similar animal, but it would never lay an egg because she wasn't fertilized. Same thing with a turtle.

I've read on the wiki that there are unfertilized eggs (meat substitute), but how does one go about getting unfertilized eggs? Is it only a few kind of animals that can lay unfertilized eggs, while the rest cannoy lay eggs unless they're fertilized?

[peostall]

Only chickens lay unfertilized eggs, I believe. You can get them from traders or from a random event.

[Honeycone]

Originally posted by PortalFan1000:

Only chickens lay unfertilized eggs, I believe. You can get them from traders or from a random event.

ONLY chickens? That's a bit strange. But thanks for the help!

[Nemund]

And even then it's hard to keep them from laying only fertilized eggs.

[EnochPrime]

That's my experience. Seems dumb to have "unfertilized" eggs for any other creature if they can't be laid by the animals. I only buy hens, no roosters. My attempts to get turkeys to lay eggs are all failures. Basically don't get roosters unless you're raising chickens for the meat.

[Nemund]

You still want a rooster or two as otherwise your chickens die off long term. But you need three barns. One for chickens. One for roosters. And one for chicks. And to keep a good sorting on them.