This is very likely working as intended due to how MC-243081 received a Mojang Priority. See the description of MC-243081 for an explanation as to why it makes logical sense to have the sounds of throwing eggs controlled by the "Players" sound slider.
What I expected to happen was....
When I change the Friendly Creatures volume, all items that can be thrown (eyes of ender, snowballs, ender pearls and eggs) play the sound at that volume.
What actually happened was....
All items except the egg are affected by the volume change
Steps to reproduce:
Go into Settings
Go to Music & Sounds
Change the Friendly Creatures slider so that it doesn't match the others
Use any of the following items: ender eye, snowball, ender pearl
Throw the egg
Notice that the former items when thrown respect the volume you have set, while the eggs do not
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I believe this is intentional as any action that is created through the player doing something that doesn't result in blocks being changed, is normally controlled by the "Players" sound slider. For example, the sounds of players milking cows, shearing sheep, and throwing tridents, are all controlled by the "Players" sound slider as they should be, because the player is performing these actions.
It makes sense here that the sounds of players throwing eggs are controlled by the "Players" sound slider instead of the "Friendly Creatures" sound slider, as the player is performing this action (throwing an egg). I don't have a source to support this statement, though I'm persuaded to believe that this is working as intended.
Since MC-243081 was recently assigned a "Mojang Priority", I believe this behavior is working as intended.
WAI per the fix of MC-36360