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Interesting about yolk color - so many people think that the darker the colour, the better the yolk. But I'm finding that is not always the case, especially if the chicken is fed additives to alter yolk color. Or as this article suggests something like sunflower may lighten the yolk. In my 4...

We had some city friends come to visit us. I offered them a free chicken that were recently butchered for them to take home. "Ewwwww - from that shack out back?!?!? Thanks but no thanks" I should add that the "shack out back" is in better condition than some peoples homes. My chickens have...

I was certainly relieved that I didn't put my egg as last place - I was actually a bit concerned partly because the color had me confused. Normally when I eat my own eggs in an omelette or over-easy I think to myself the what a beautiful color the yolks are. My omelettes are always a rich golden...

I have to disagree about being influenced by yolk color. I expected my yolks to be a darker color than the store bought eggs but mine were actually the lightest color of the 4 samples. Not an ugly pale color but still lighter. The store bought eggs were probably fed something to make them look...

I wasn't sure how to describe the texture, but it was different from the others. Hard boiled egg - it kinda fell apart into tiny granular pieces. Still soft pieces but not a rich texture.

Egg 1: Store bought – Free Range (supposed to mean they have access to an outside area) Egg 2: Jo-Anne’s (backyard city chicken) Egg 3: Wal-mart’s – Free Run (ie not caged) Egg 4: Yours (ie mine)

The "picking apart the test" is part of the reason for posting this. Your right - one test with 4 eggs is far from conclusive. I'm sure some of my hens have different preferences too - one might just eat the fermented feed while the other is out looking for bugs and greens. This is the...

I didn't know which forum to post this under but I chose "Feeding and Watering" since I believe those are the most likely factors to affect eggs taste. I was challenged to taste test some eggs and I'm posting my results because I would be interested to see if anyone else has tried this...