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Disgusting. Why am I keeping this around?

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A Rotten Egg is a food item produced by allowing an uncooked Egg to spoil. Unlike most foods, which turn to Rot when they spoil, Eggs become Rotten Eggs.

Backpack Gathering[]

Eggs come from Birds imprisoned in Birdcages. Feeding the Bird any Meat (besides raw Monster Meat except in DST) will produce an Egg. Once the Egg is allowed to spoil, it will become a Rotten Egg.

Rotten Eggs can also be found lying on the ground in Pengull nesting areas at the end of Winter, a quick and safe way to obtain many Rotten Eggs.

Don't Starve Together icon Don't Starve Together[]

In Don't Starve Together, imprisoning a Misshapen Bird or a Moonblind Crow in a Birdcage and feeding it any Meat food will result in a Rotten Egg instead of a fresh Egg.

Icon Tools Usage[]

Rotten Eggs can be used to fertilize crops or as fuel in a Campfire or Fire Pit. Rotten Eggs can also be used to craft Gunpowder; an explosive which deals 200 damage and can destroy most structures.

Don't Starve Together icon Don't Starve Together[]

In Don't Starve Together, Wormwood can use a Rotten Egg to restore 1 Health Meter/sec over 6 seconds for a total of 6 Health Meter. It can also be used on Farm Soil Turf to add Nutrients to it (+16 Compost).

Without Station Filter Crafting Recipes[]

Rotten Egg
Charcoal
Nitre
Alchemy Engine
Gunpowder
Rotten Egg
Charcoal
1×
Sanity Decrease
10×
Mad Scientist Lab
Sulfuric Experiment
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Only during Hallowed Nights event
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