Do squirrels, rabbits, or birds eat egg yolk from boiled egg?

Question

I eat 4-5 egg whites and have no use for the yolk. No one in my family would eat them either so instead of throwing them away should i leave them outside for animals to eat? lol

Answer 1

Grey Squirrels and some birds will definately eat egg yolks. Grey squirrels are a voracious predator of small bird eggs and not an animal I would like to encourage into my wildlife garden, but if you like them and want to feed them, so be it.

I have in the past put a hard boiled egg on my bird table and it doesn't seem to last long. The collared doves and robins both seem to like it. I would not recommend leaving the unboiled yolks around though, as they could well become a source of infection as they would be ideal for bacteria to grow on.

The last thing you could do is to develop a taste for mayonnaise or sponge cakes and give them to a cook.  

Answer 2

Never heard ot it

Answer 3

As far as i know, No.

But then again this depends on how hungry the animal is, on how well the egg is.

New fresh / or / rotten and with mould.

Why not test it out for yourself sometime?

Though i'd imagine it'd be real boring waiting to see which animal eats it....

Answer 4

Well ducks deffinately eat eggs yolks (cooked), and squirrels deffinately do. So yes, cook them and they can be left out for animals.

Answer 5

Yes, birds, squirrels, rats and foxes are all scavengers so will pretty much eat anything. We leave food out ansd the birds eat oit during the day and then in the evening the foxes come and take the rest. It's good recycling:-)

But you eat the yukky egg white and leave the precious yolk??? :-/