Table eggs or shell eggs are eggs in the form most familiar to consumers – fresh and in-the-shell. Though commercial table eggs may come from a variety of birds, and many of the procedures are the same, this discussion will focus on chickens.
What is the difference between table eggs and hatching eggs?
Other than having the potential for developing into a chick, there is no difference. There is no difference in taste or nutritional quality, and you can’t tell from the outside. When you crack open any egg (fertile or not), in the yolk you will notice a small white dot called a blastodisc.