Eating Chickens' First eggs

[happyozarkgirl]

First time chicken mama (Mommy Roo) and find myself hesitant/nervous to eat the first eggs that our Orpingtons and Australorps are starting to produce. Is this common or am I really goofy???

 

[WIchickMama]

Eat them and enjoy!!

 

[happyozarkgirl]

Thanks! I'll get past this goofiness!!!!!

 

[rosemarythyme]

For some reason it does happen, so you're not the only one. Me, that's part of why I got chickens, so no hesitation in cracking that first one and eating it pretty much right away.

Just remind yourself that these eggs are far fresher than anything that you can get in a store, and they're the fruits of your patience and labor.

 

[Mrs. K]

I think there is a little hesitation, but once you do, you are hooked!

 

[David61]

The only hesitation was which way to cook them!

 

[3KillerBs]

I blew out and kept some of the very first eggs, but my only problem eating them is figuring out how to cook the eggs of varying sizes and how many each person should get.

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

First time chicken mama (Mommy Roo) and find myself hesitant/nervous to eat the first eggs that our Orpingtons and Australorps are starting to produce. Is this common or am I really goofy???

Oh Happyozarkgirl……same!!! My 6 girls just started laying, (well one girl), and i was kinda weird about eating the first egg too. I almost would not have, but, i felt i needed to get over myself and eat the egg. I have worked so hard these past 21 weeks to get them to this point. I cracked it open and it was beautiful, flawless, nice hard shell. I have got 5 eggs total and find utilizing them for recipes makes it not so weird. I know….its a mental thing we have to overcome. I get so emotional when I see an egg. There has been 1 precious, perfect, (although small) egg everyday for the past 5 days. Once I use their eggs to make sunny side up I’ll feel I’m over myself. Hubby still has not eaten one. Seems to think eating the first eggs is not normal for some reason. Oh well! More for me and my friends!

 

[happyozarkgirl]

So nice to hear I'm not the only strange one. Thank you for sharing your hesitation - needless as it may be.
This morning, my husband and I scrambled up 6 of them with some onion, and they were wonderful. But, it' does seem to be easier eating them scrambled than "over easy." Like you, I will get past that hurdle also!!!

 

[Melissa67137]

I was wondering about eating my pullets first eggs.....only because my Mom told me not to and when I asked why she said growing up on the farm Grandma always said not to eat the first eggs and would give them to the hogs.

I don't get it, I mean they are just small normal eggs aren't they? First eggs can't make you sick can they?