Ostrich Egg Facts

• An ostrich hen lays one egg every two day, from the middle of March till the middle of August.
• In favorable conditions, an ostrich female can remain productive for 25-35 years.
• Average incubation or hatching period of ostrich eggs is of 42 days.
• The shell of the ostrich eggs is strong, and is 0.06 inches thick and can bear the weight of an adult man.
• On an average, the weight of an ostrich egg is close to 1 kg.
• The color of the ostrich eggs range from a pearl white to cream color.
• Ostrich eggs are approximately 6-7 inches in length and 15-18 inches around.
• If you are looking for nutrition facts for an ostrich egg, you will be surprised to know that it can provide a whopping 2000 calories.
• Another ostrich egg fact is that the contents of the ostrich eggs in dry form contain 47% of proteins and 44.3% of fats.
• The ostrich eggs also contains calcium, phosphorus and vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin E, riboflavin and thiamin.
• Trace elements such as magnesium, manganese, selenium, zinc copper and iron are found to be present in the contents of the ostrich eggs.
• Eggs laid by the elephant birds of Madagascar (now extinct) and the giant moa of New Zealand were bigger than that of the ostrich.