1st taste of eggs

[hawthorns]

just had our 1st taste of our chickens eggs. i was very suprised how much nicer they tasted than the free range farm eggs from up the road. better coloured yolks and better over all taste.

[lynda66]

thats cos they are out of 'your' chicken

[Nicos]

Well I have to agree with you there hawthorns...we ate our first eggs last night and they have deep golden orange yolks and had a fantastic creamy flavour......thank you Betty

[chicken slave]

Just had my girls first eggs and I haven't tasted eggs like it since I was a nipper....can't wait till the others start laying...

[Nicos]

Bit like Xmas morning for grown ups ain't it????

[Glutton4...]

Lets face it - if the buggers that lay 'em like 'em they must be good!

No recent egg-eating to report - only loooovely fresh eggs.

My Dad had to put a dampener on it though, adding up the cost of the coop/fence/feed/feeders/feed bin/bedding/incidentals/fuel to collect them/bla bla bla, he said; "It makes them bloody expensive eggs!"

So I don't give him any!

[Nicos]

Yeh...ya gotta teach them grown ups to be grateful I say!!!
..oh phew..I just checked up on your details....yr parents aren't my age !!!!

[frias]

[QUOTE=Glutton4...;310577]Lets face it - if the buggers that lay 'em like 'em they must be good!

No recent egg-eating to report - only loooovely fresh eggs.

My Dad had to put a dampener on it though, adding up the cost of the coop/fence/feed/feeders/feed bin/bedding/incidentals/fuel to collect them/bla bla bla, he said; "It makes them bloody expensive eggs!"

So I don't give him any![/QUOTE

Glad you have 'cracked' the egg eating!

[Flummery]

Lets face it - if the buggers that lay 'em like 'em they must be good!

No recent egg-eating to report - only loooovely fresh eggs.

My Dad had to put a dampener on it though, adding up the cost of the coop/fence/feed/feeders/feed bin/bedding/incidentals/fuel to collect them/bla bla bla, he said; "It makes them bloody expensive eggs!"

So I don't give him any!

But you can't put a price on fun!

[JackieAt]

we have noticed that as the ground is so wet here, the chooks get less access to the grass, the yolks of their eggs are less yellow...still yummy tho. Have been giving them greens cuttings instead.

[HayleyB]

It's amazing how much better they taste but probably because they are eaten as fresh as they come, whereas "down the road" they may be a week or two old. That would be my theory.

Glutton well done on sorting the egg eating, how did you do it?

Nicos sorry hun, but I'm 43 and my dad only recently retired.........

[Glutton4...]

Glutton well done on sorting the egg eating, how did you do it?

Spoke too soon - there was a partially eaten one in the coop this morning when I let them out. There's one Hen who is always last to come out in the morning, and today she refused. When I stuck my head in I found her 'tucking in'

Tomorrow I'm going to find a concoction that will hopefully put her off!

[HayleyB]

Naughty chook, very hot mustard and pepper maybe?

[Glutton4...]

I can't flippin well decide what to put in, to be honest. So many people have told me Chooks like mustard, that I was going to go for Tabasco until someone else said they like hot stuff. Did think about Wasabi, but haven't got any until I go shopping, and I hate shopping, so have put it off!

Perhaps I'll go out there with a dozen little dishes and do a chook taste test!

[lainey lou]

I can't flippin well decide what to put in, to be honest. So many people have told me Chooks like mustard, that I was going to go for Tabasco until someone else said they like hot stuff. Did think about Wasabi, but haven't got any until I go shopping, and I hate shopping, so have put it off!

Perhaps I'll go out there with a dozen little dishes and do a chook taste test!

My girls ate all the chillies off my chilli plants in the summer and there were quite a few so I don't think they mind a bit of hot!