Topic of the Week - What do you do with all those eggs?

[sumi]

As we all know eggs are a welcome benefit of keeping chickens, but sometimes, especially after chicken math hits and the flock grew, some of us may have the wonderful dilemma of having a few too many eggs! I'm curious to hear what you all do with your chickens' eggs. Especially the extra ones.


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[Pork Pie]

For me it's simple - DW sells eggs at her workplace - around 45 per week. I can almost cover my feed costs

 

[Hillaire]

Right now I'm at the point with my flock that they are for personal consumption whether it be fried eggs or hard boiled or for baking.... This time next year I plan to open up a farmers market table where I will sell eggs, vegetables and any pullets or cockerels I hatch out.

 

[BantyChooks]

Eat 'em and keep family supplied. Any extras get sold, but I don't have many of those.

 

[alexa009]

We give some of ours to the neighbors.

 

[Chickening101]

Either give them away or cook them!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Any that we don’t use are given to friends or relatives. Any left after that are donated to a local food bank.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Our flock is still mostly younger. But the older hens keep us in eggs. Once in a while the wife sells some to her friends, but not often.

 

[chicks are life]

Sell or give away extra

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I mostly eat them, sell them or hatch them, but for the ones I don't I usually feed to my dogs. I feed them whole and raw and they eat them shell and all. I also save all of the shells from the eggs I eat to go into my garden under my plants (we lack calcium in my soil) to help with blossom end rot. If all else fails, there's always the option to feed them back to the birds (I feed mine back raw in egg form, it doesn't cause egg-eating, contrary to popular belief. My chickens won't touch an egg unless I crack it first, even if I toss it in their pen. If I don't crack it they don't touch it.) or to compost them. They're perfect nutrition for your chickens, and great for your soil too.