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Walter Portrait
Egg-cellent! Get it? Because... egg...?

Walter, when examining an Egg.

An Egg is a Food Item obtained by feeding an "Imprisoned" Bird any type of Meat, Fish or meat food item (except raw Monster Meat, with the exception of Don't Starve Together). Eggs can also be found at Pengull nesting areas. In the Shipwrecked DLC, Eggs can also be occasionally found when chopping down Jungle Trees. In the Hamlet DLC, Eggs can also be occasionally found when chopping down Rainforest Trees.

Eggs can be used in Crock Pot recipes such as Bacon and Eggs, Pierogi, and Waffles. Like Meats, Eggs can be "given" to the Pig King in exchange for 1 Gold Nugget each. They can also be given to Pigs in order to befriend them as allies (or followers). Two Eggs are required to craft Birds of the World, one of Wickerbottom's Books. Players carrying or picking up Eggs will anger nearby Bunnymen, as they count as a meat.

Unlike Tallbird Eggs, Eggs cannot be hatched. When spoiled, an Egg will turn into a Rotten Egg, rather than Rot.


Cooked Egg[]

Woodlegs Portrait
If only I had me a crust o'bread.

Woodlegs, when examining a Cooked Egg.

A Cooked Egg is the result of cooking an egg over Fire. In most cases, this will take place at a Campfire or Fire Pit as a result of the player "Cooking" the Egg (a Star Caller's Staff can also be used). In some cases, an Egg may be cooked due to a Mob being set on fire.

Cooked Eggs can also be used in Crock Pot recipes, or given to Pigs or the Pig King. When a Cooked Egg spoils it turns into rot, not a rotten egg as it once did.

Icon Tools Usage[]

Egg
Cooking
Cooked Egg
Small Eggs
Pig King Icon
Gold Nugget
Egg
Interface arrow right
Rotten Egg
Eggs
Filler
Crock Pot
Plain Omelette
Eggs
Vegetables
1
Filler
Filler
Crock Pot
Breakfast Skillet
DST icon
Papyrus
Papyrus
Egg
2×
Interface arrow right
Birds of the World
Wickerbottom Portrait

Harvesting[]

Cooked varieties of the following Foods can also be used. Any raw Food items below are also allowed when cooked, but raw versions of cooked items below are not allowed.

Meat
Birdcage
Egg
Morsel
Birdcage
Egg
Cooked Monster Meat
Birdcage
Egg
Jerky
Birdcage
Egg
Small Jerky
Birdcage
Egg
Monster Jerky
Birdcage
Egg
Leafy Meat
Birdcage
Egg
Cooked Egg
Birdcage
Egg
Don't Starve icon
Batilisk Wing
Birdcage
Egg
Fish
Birdcage
Egg
Eel
Birdcage
Egg
Drumstick
Birdcage
Egg
Frog Legs
Birdcage
Egg
Koalefant Trunks
Birdcage
Egg
Dead Dogfish
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Doydoy Eggs
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Fish Morsel
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Dead Jellyfish
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Dried Jellyfish
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Limpets
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Mussel
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Raw Fish
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Dead Swordfish
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Tropical Fish
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Dead Wobster
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Blubber
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Dragoon Heart
Birdcage
Egg
Shipwrecked icon
Gummy Slug
Birdcage
Egg
Hamlet icon
Poison Dartfrog Legs
Birdcage
Egg
Hamlet icon
Flytrap Stalk
Birdcage
Egg
Hamlet icon
Barnacle
Birdcage
Egg
DST icon
Monster Meat
Birdcage
Egg
DST icon

Prototype Tips[]

  • Meats that are not accepted by the Pig King can be converted into Eggs by the bird in a Birdcage, which are accepted in exchange for Gold Nuggets.
  • Spoiling Meats can be saved from turning into Rot by converting them into fresh Eggs.
  • Crock Pot recipes using Eggs can replace many recipes that use meats if the player has a Birdcage.
  • Giving two cooked Monster Meat to a Caged Bird will give two Eggs. These Eggs, along with one Morsel and one more Monster Meat will result in Bacon and Eggs. (75 Hunger and 20 Health from 3 Monster Meat and 1 Morsel).
  • Unlike other meats, raw eggs will not lower sanity when eaten.

Placeholder Trivia[]

  • When Eggs/Cooked Eggs started to spoil, players used to be able to give them to a Birdcage to make them fresh again. However, one could only give the bird cooked eggs in order to recieve another egg. This can no longer be done in Don't Starve Together after the Reap What You Sow Update, and cannot be done in the base game without switching to the pre2023update branch.
  • Wanda's examination quote for the raw egg is a reference to William Shakespeare's Tragedy Play "Macbeth". The quote is taken directly from the Play's script.
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