First egg from hen - not very tasty??

[alknoll]

Oh and @LateBirdFarms the ice bath is key for removing shells! Haven’t tried it on our eggs but on my neighbor’s.

 

[aart]

Below expectations. Maybe a bit bland? I did pick up some scratch to add to their diet today.

Hard to say if it's something in their diet.
Not sure adding scratch grains is going to 'solve' your 'problem'.

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

Oh and @LateBirdFarms the ice bath is key for removing shells! Haven’t tried it on our eggs but on my neighbor’s.

Ice bath defiantly!

 

[alknoll]

Hard to say if it's something in their diet.
Not sure adding scratch grains is going to 'solve' your 'problem'.

Well so far I've followed all the advice... Starter/Grower up until laying age, then switching to Layer pellets. Throwing in kitchen scraps, letting them free range... I guess it was only ONE egg, so I will update when I've had a few more.

By the way, another started laying today, wahoo!

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

Do you have the same breed of chickens as your neighbor? I know my silkie and black production hen have creamer yolk and the whites are not as stiff as my leghorn and Isa brown eggs that are boiled in the exact same pot and cooked exactly alike. The yolks from my leghorns seem a bit chalkier than the others too. And my kids like the deviled eggs with the silkie eggs because they say its richer tasting.

 

[TxChickieFan]

I can NEVER get the shells to come off my fresh eggs when I hard boil them!

I use a spoon. Find a spot you can get it started under the shell and slide it around the egg. It doesn't always work perfectly, but it's the only way I can get the shells off of hard-boiled fresh eggs without going the ice-bath route.

 

[aart]

Well so far I've followed all the advice... Starter/Grower up until laying age, then switching to Layer pellets. Throwing in kitchen scraps, letting them free range... I guess it was only ONE egg, so I will update when I've had a few more.

By the way, another started laying today, wahoo!

I've never followed that advice.
Never fed layer feed and kept other foods/treats to a minimum.
The only reason I give scratch is to get them out of the coop when I clean in the mornings,
the 20% in the all flock allows it.

 

[alknoll]

I've never followed that advice.
Never fed layer feed and kept other foods/treats to a minimum.
The only reason I give scratch is to get them out of the coop when I clean in the mornings,
the 20% in the all flock allows it.

is”all flock” a type of feeS??

 

[alknoll]

is”all flock” a type of feeS??

feed* sorry

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

feed* sorry

Yes it is. I feed my silkies all flock. The one I get is 18% protein.