I’m participating with over 1000 bloggers in the 7th  A to Z Challenge  and will be blogging the whole of April about the ‘ Things around My House’, from A to Z. Today is O for Ostrich Egg

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Little known facts about Ostrich eggs

However, there seems to be a market for ostrich eggs and emu eggs ( remember the scam in Ravi Subramanian’s novel Bankerupt? ) especially among those seeking the exotic. However, you should be aware of some facts before you crack the egg open

• an ostrich egg weighs 1.6-2.3 kg
• a female ostrich  lays 40-60 eggs in a year
• an ostrich egg takes 42 days to hatch
• 1 ostrich egg = 24 hen eggs
• you need a domestic drill to crack it open, not the back of a spoon
• it takes 90 minutes for a hard boiled ostrich egg
• it takes 30 minutes for a soft boiled ostrich egg
• an entire ostrich egg contains 2000 calories
• ostrich eggs are a good source of Thiamine
• ostrich eggs have less saturated fats and cholesterol than chicken eggs
• ostrich eggs don’t contain sodium
• you can’t buy ostrich eggs in India.