Homegrown vs store bought

[Happy Chooks]

There is a world of difference. I'll never go back to store bought eggs.

There's a difference in taste, but the most noticeable difference to me is the texture. Store bought eggs taste rubbery, fresh eggs do not. I remember it seeming weird texture wise the first time I ate a hard boiled egg from my flock.

Fresh eggs have larger yolks, they are orange in color, the yolk stands up tall (not flat like store bought). For the whites, they have a taste and don't look like the runny, emaciated things in the store.

I used to never eat eggs, because when I did, I'd feel sick to my stomach the rest of the day. My fresh eggs do not make me feel that way. Now I eat eggs practically every day.

 

[shopchicks]

To me, they just taste... purer, for lack of a better word. Like there is less of that sulphur taste in the whites? Also, the whites of the hard boiled eggs have a much nicer consistency - the store bought ones seem to get rubbery, while the homegrown ones are almost creamy in texture, even when hardboiled. Hard to describe, but they are yummy!

It's also a bonus that the yolks are much more robust, so they don't break so easily when trying to make fried eggs.

 

[NewChkMom]

I agree with everyone. The is a HUGE difference - color, texture, flavor! My step-son (17 yrs old) almost never ate eggs with us. Now he actually cooks eggs for himself (it's the only thing he cooks). He has even come over on a Saturday morning, driven 10 miles from his mom's house, just to have fresh eggs. No one believes us until they try them.
I don't know what we will do this winter, when the girls take a break.

 

[Tiss]

My eggs seem to taste a little saltier than store bought. I don't have to add salt to my breakfast anymore.

 

[Mervin]

The salty thing is interesting, but, now that you say it, I see your point. Come to think of it, I am less inclined to season farm fresh eggs. They already have a more earthy, minerally quality to them. It's rather hard to describe the difference in terms of taste as OP has asked. Earthy and minerally is all I can really come up with to describe it. I suppose it depends a lot on what they're finding to supplement their normal rations. As I get older, I really prefer the "stronger" flavors of farm-fresh and wild game products. Of course, I've always preferred fresh, local, farm-raised eggs and milk in early spring when the cows get into the wild garlic. I've also noticed that store-bought eggs tend to upset my stomach.

 

[SunnyDawn]

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I thought that was normal!

NewChkMom get some Orps! They will slow down when the days get really short but they will still lay a couple a week. They have a hard time in summer so keep other breeds too but they are great for winter production!

The salty thing interested me too. I notice when they are really fresh they smell and taste buttery, like you've already added butter! One of my favorite things about butter is the saltyness. Never thought about the stomach ache either, thought it was in my head, but yes - the sulfur smell and taste of store bought eggs does upset my stomach. I avoided eating them like the plague as a kid, until we got chickens, and rarely ate them as an adult until I finally got chickens too.

 

[vfem]

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I thought that was normal!

NewChkMom get some Orps! They will slow down when the days get really short but they will still lay a couple a week. They have a hard time in summer so keep other breeds too but they are great for winter production!

The salty thing interested me too. I notice when they are really fresh they smell and taste buttery, like you've already added butter! One of my favorite things about butter is the saltyness. Never thought about the stomach ache either, thought it was in my head, but yes - the sulfur smell and taste of store bought eggs does upset my stomach. I avoided eating them like the plague as a kid, until we got chickens, and rarely ate them as an adult until I finally got chickens too.

 

[nancypo]

I would agree, richer and creamier

 

[NewChkMom]

NewChkMom get some Orps! They will slow down when the days get really short but they will still lay a couple a week. They have a hard time in summer so keep other breeds too but they are great for winter production!

I have 6 BOs. They haven't started to lay yet. I was hoping they would lay in the winter, but wasn't sure they would. It's great to know that I won't have to go without my farm fresh eggs.
My BRs, EEs, and CMs, are all starting to lay, so hopefully the buffs won't be far behind.
Thanks!

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

My DH noticed the first time we had our homegrown eggs that he did not have diarrhea right after eating them. He had stopped eating eggs for breakfast because of the digestive issue. I'm hoping that our homegrown eggs help DH's bloodwork stay within healthy limits so he does not have to go on more meds...we will be in the poor house if it continues!