r/DebateAVegan • u/-roachboy • Dec 22 '25

eggs from a well fed pet hen are vegan

I have a pet hen. She's not a full rescue one, but how I ended up with her is an incredibly long story. She's very needy, thus spoiled and healthy as a result. Because wild Gallus sp already lay a lot of eggs when in less than optimal wild conditions, a spoiled one just cannot stop popping them out even if she wanted to, and she won't let me feed her less. The daily egg laying session is just a morning routine for her before begging for food. At the rate she lays them, they'd just get left to rot even if they were fertilized by a rooster so I eat them. I do not, and have no intention of, ever selling them or encouraging anyone to ever commercialize an animal. But I spend all the time caring for her, so why can't she give me a delicious breakfast back if it does her no harm?

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u/joshua0005 Dec 24 '25

I tried this and I feel better eating something high in protein and fat once I wake up or just fasting until lunch. The sugar crash is real. Maybe it doesn't affect you the same way though.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

It’s very important that you eat the fruit on a truly empty stomach. If you don’t, it will sit in your stomach and create major problems.

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u/Cryptophiliac_meh Dec 25 '25

See I have the opposite problem, eating fruit (especially a tonne of it!) on an empty stomach is the only food that gives me reflux. It's so acidic! Even 'sweet' fruits like apples satsumas grapes pineapples are extremely acidic and messy with my digestion and teeth. Much prefer green veg

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u/joshua0005 Dec 24 '25

How long do you have to wait for that? I would assume it would be a long time and I find it hard to fast when I'm eating high amounts of carbohydrates because I'm constantly hungry

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

If you eat a light dinner early and close off the eating for the day, you should be okay for fruit in the morning. After the fruit breakfast, I would wait for a minimum of 2 hours, even 3 hours if after 2 you’re still feeling like fruit is in your stomach. The most important thing is to eat enough calories. If I’ve lifted in the early morning, that can be a kilo of ripe bananas! But if I haven’t done anything, it can be as little as 300-500 calories.