Homeschooling - SUPPORT GROUP

[sunshynertc]

I have homeschooled my two boys all their lives. My older son enjoys technology. My younger son wants to be a farmer so we bought 4 baby chicks in February. We now have 5 hens who are currently laying eggs, a mother hen and 3 chicks that we gave her because she was broody and the eggs were not hatching.

It is a learning experience. We have more eggs than we can eat.

 

[Arielle]

Welcome!!!

Too many eggs?? NEver!! YOu just need more recipes!! Or as I did I froze the extras to hold for the off season when the girls molt. My kids are just starting to understand how much they have learned by living on a small farm. Between animals, feeding, outdoors in horrendous weather . . . . . . much to learn.

Glad you can help your budding farmer find his way . . and lots of tech in farming too. LOTS!!

 

[HeavyChicken]

How did you freeze the eggs? I was wondering if that was possible.

 

[Arielle]

Add 1 tsp salt per pint of liquid egg (whites and yolk scrambled) , mixed in well; or add 2 tablspooons sugar per pint. I recently read the yolks can be treated this way, but the whites can be frozen without sugar or salt.

I have only tried the pint of scrambled yolks and whites and the added the salt.

 

[DMRippy]

I have put eggs in ziplock bags and froze them just fine. I didn't add anything to them. I would only use them for cooking though. I froze some with one egg and some with two so I could get the number of eggs the recipe needed. I have heard of people just putting them in ice cube trays to freeze.

I may not be around much so continue on without me PLEASE! We are doing a remodel on a house we have been trying to sell. Should be done in a few weeks and maybe it will be sold before we finish.

 

[MeepBeep]

I have more eggs than I can deal with on a daily basis as it is, there is no logical reason for me to freeze any as I would never use them knowing I will almost certainly have fresh ones within the hour

 

[Arielle]

Perhaps you can donate them to a food pantry. Or contact the local church as they are in the know on families that would benefit.

Donna-- good luck on the remodeling and I pray for a quick sale.

 

[MeepBeep]

Perhaps you can donate them to a food pantry. Or contact the local church as they are in the know on families that would benefit.

They don't go to waste, when I get a surplus of eggs that I can't sell they are fed to my dogs, peafowl or any chicks I might have at that time...

 

[Arielle]

 

[KentuckyMom]

Okay, all you homeschoolers. Check out curriculumshare.com
It is a way for homeschoolers to pass on their books and materials to someone else once they are finished with them. The recepient of the materials only pays for shipping. I just saw a box of Magic School bus videos on there for those of you who like them!