In our daily life, eggs can be said to be very common, whether in the supermarket or in the vegetable market, you can see eggs everywhere.
And in our breakfast, eggs are also indispensable, because it can provide our body with a lot of nutrients.
But have you ever wondered why so few of us choose goose eggs for breakfast?
In fact, you must know that in terms of taste and nutritional value, goose eggs are much higher than eggs.
So why is it such a rare ingredient?
First, the growth cycle of geese is relatively long
To analyze why there are fewer goose eggs, we must first analyze the source of goose eggs - the goose.
The goose, as the name suggests, is a relatively large goose.
And the goose eggs and goose meat that we can eat also come from the goose.
But what you may not know is that the growth and reproduction cycle of geese is very long, much longer than other poultry.
First of all, it is about its growth, generally speaking, the goose will be relatively fat and strong until about 90 days, which is relatively long.
Speaking of its reproduction, it generally has to wait until it is about two years old before it has a better reproductive ability.
In contrast, this time is indeed much longer, and it also brings greater economic pressure to farmers.
In addition, you have to take into account the amount of food of the goose, its food is very amazing, and there is a very picky "mouth".
In some farms, you can give them whatever feed you want, but the goose is different, it has to eat fresh grass, and it has to be some finer feed.
This undoubtedly increases the difficulty of raising farmers and makes the cost of breeding geese very high.
Therefore, its growth and reproduction cycle is long, and the amount of food and care are difficult, which brings greater economic pressure to farmers, and also makes other poultry to a certain extent, become "robbed" of its food resources.
Second, the production speed of goose eggs is slow
In addition to the long growth and reproduction cycle of geese, there is also a very important reason why there are fewer goose eggs, that is, the slow production rate of goose eggs.
You must know that once the production rate of goose eggs is slower than that of other poultry, then it will definitely "suffer" in the market.
In many chicken and duck farms, you will basically see chickens and ducks kept in cages, so that their activities and production can be better controlled.
But if it's a goose, it's very rare to see it in a cage, and most of it is kept open.
Although this breeding method can provide a better growth environment for geese, it invisibly increases the difficulty of producing goose eggs.
First of all, you must know that the goose is not so easy to lay eggs, and its reproductive ability is still problematic.
In addition, it is free-range in the open air, so to a certain extent, its freedom is relatively large.
In some farms, you may see geese laying eggs, but you must not assume that this is all right, it has many production obstacles to face.
First of all, it's very destructive, and if you put it anywhere, it might "fry eggs".
Secondly, you have to know the way the goose eats, it is a very special way of eating, which requires small meals and frequent meals, which brings great trouble to farmers.
Therefore, even if you adopt a mechanized breeding method to a certain extent, you can't increase the production speed of goose eggs very well, which is about 70 at most.
Compared to other poultry, this number is still very small.
Epilogue:
Therefore, there must be a certain reason why goose eggs are rarely eaten, and why goose eggs are almost invisible on the market.
In the early stage, you raise big geese, in the middle stage, you eat goose eggs and goose meat, and in the later stage, you can sell goose eggs, which seems to be a very beautiful thing.
But if you have a deep understanding of the principles and processes, you will find that in fact, there is a very large cost and difficulty behind it, and it is not so easy to achieve