What Is Difference Between a Goose Egg & a Pea Hen Egg?

Normally seen as pond or garden pets geese and peafowl can be raised to produce eggs. Goose and peahen eggs can be eaten, kept for brooding, or used for egg crafts. A standard goose egg is equal to four medium chicken eggs. However, the peahen egg is only about twice the size of a regular chicken egg.

  1. Difference Between Goose and Peahen Eggs

    • The main difference between a goose egg and a peahen egg is the type of bird they come from. Although geese and peafowl are both technically birds, they are not in the same family. Geese are in the same family as swans. In contrast, peahens (the female peafowl) belong to the pheasant family.

    Goose Eggs In Detail

    • Goose eggs from the common white farm goose are generally white to off-white in color. If collected fresh like chicken eggs they can be used in recipes, fried, scrambled, and so on. However, if using a recipe that calls for one chicken egg, recall that one goose egg is the equivalent to four chicken eggs.

    Peafowl Eggs

    • As far as size, peahen eggs are smaller than goose eggs. A peahen egg is about the size of a turkey egg (half the size of a goose egg) and light brown in color. Although, you can eat peahen eggs, they are generally brooded to raise more peafowl, rather than eaten as with goose eggs.

    Nutritional Value

    • Despite its size, the nutritional data for a goose egg is relatively good. Nutrition Data lists one ounce of goose eggs as only having one more gram of fat than one ounce of chicken eggs; moreover, ounce per ounce, goose eggs have twice the Iron than that of chicken eggs. Recipes that call for goose eggs can be found over the Internet.

    Crafty Solutions

    • Egg crafting has been a part of art making for some time, especially around Easter. Goose eggs can be purchased over the Internet to be used for egg craft creations. Schiltz is an on-line seller of geese eggs in all shapes and sizes. The geese eggs they sell are emptied, cleaned, and sanitized before they are shipped, making them ready to be decorated. Since most peahen eggs are brooded rather than eaten, they generally are more difficult to find for crafts or recipes.