The Poultry Keeper

jooles · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:39 pm Post subject: We've got Eggs!!

Isn't it beautiful?! 32g - I don't know whether that's a good weight or not Confused

but it looks perfect to me.

That was on Saturday, and this morning we had another one - 39g this time. Very Happy

It's like magic - you put the hens to bed at night and in the morning there's hens in the house ... and an egg - Shocked

Lisa · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:48 pm Post subject:

It is amazing, isn't it. And such a lovely feeling finding them. Little treasures just waiting for us...

Congratulations!!

Have you decided how you're going to eat them yet?

debcat · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject:

congratulations Very Happy

NannyP · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject:

They'll taste devine and you'll never want to eat a shop bought one again. Laughing

jooles · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:00 pm Post subject:

We haven't eaten them yet. We were debating whether to boil it and cut it into four, but then with another this morning we thought we could wait another couple of days and then we might have one each! Very Happy

It is just like finding treasure Lisa - it's amazing!

Pete&Jackie · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hertfordshire

It's a great feeling isn't it? They will keep increasing in size as they get older and more.... eggperienced!!! Sorry.... I'll get my coat!! Laughing

Lisa · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject:

Just to add... VERY fresh eggs (eg only a few days, or less) can be quite difficult to peel after being boiled (we just don't experience this when we use supermarket eggs - not hard to guess why?!).

You can boil fresh eggs fine but IMHO you just have to be careful not to take half the white way when you try to peel them.

And you don't want to lose any of that precious treasure, do you Wink

jooles · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:11 pm Post subject:

That's interesting Lisa I didn't know that. Maybe we'll poach them then ...or maybe fry them ...or, I quite fancy scrambled. Oh no decisions decisions! Confused

NannyP · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:14 pm Post subject:

You gotta taste them fried first, before you move on to the other ways of tasting them Very Happy

jooles · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:

Thanks Nanny - I don't have to decide now. I'll go along with your superior knowledge Very Happy

NannyP · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject:

Not the healthiest, but for me anyway, by far the tastiest Wink

CP · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject:

Well done! You never get tired of the thrill of collecting your own eggs.

(OH swears that the taste of raw eggs is the best of all, but I can't bring myself to eat them that way! Yuk!!! Shocked

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Heather · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject:

I have never eaten a boiled , fried or poached egg - well,actually I did eat 1 boiled egg in my life ( that was me being a little madam as a 3 yr old though - ate my Granny's last bantie egg that she'd been saving for her breakfast Rolling Eyes

) !!trying to pluck up the courage to do it !!!

In fact I only tried scrambled egg 4 months before I got my hens
Surprised

I had a fear of them - not quite as bad as the pea or seed thing but still ............ Rolling Eyes

I thought I'd better start eating them if I was really going to get my hens !! Very Happy

NannyP · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:46 pm Post subject:

Heather · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject: