Are Poultry Eggs Vegetarian?

Since they are not technically animal flesh, eggs are usually thought of as vegetarian. Eggs that have been fertilized and therefore have the potential to become an animal may not be considered vegetarian.

Do vegetarians eat chicken eggs?

Vegetarianism as a diet excludes the consumption of animal flesh, since eggs technically are vegetarian, they do not contain any animal flesh. People who include eggs in their diet, while abstaining from eating chicken, pigs, fish and all the other animals can be called ovo-vegetarian - a vegetarian who eats eggs.

Is poultry a vegetarian?

The reality is chickens are omnivores. They eat plants, insects, and animals. Talk to any farmer or chicken owner and they'll tell you about these animals' desire to eat everything under the sun. They've been known to dine on everything from worms, bugs, and frogs to mice and snakes—they're natural foragers, after all!