How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[EmmaDonovan]

 

[Marle94]

Do you like egg nog? Might could google a recipe for it, that could use some up right quick (of those store eggs). Or an angel food cake, that'll do it! Oh wait, maybe both. I think the cake takes whites and the nog needs yolks. Like a dozen of each.


Do they have oyster shell always available? Mine do but when my pullets started laying I was getting "jelly" eggs for a while. On the advice of some of the Educators here I stuffed some Calcium Citrate +D3 (Citracal) tablets down a few beaks for a few nights, got them fixed right up! The pills look big but just pop one in their beak and they'll swallow it right down. Someone pointed out that they can swallow a mouse whole so it's no problem. Also if you put the pill in water, they have to drink a whole lot of water to get the proper dose of a pill.

They do have oyster shell always available. I used to get an occasional thin shelled egg after seeing a banded egg, but since they’ve been molting, I’ve pretty been seeing only she’ll-less or very thin shelled eggs. I did start the calcium plus D3 tablets a few days ago. Their molt has been a few feathers here and there for it seems like forever, rather than going bald all at once.

 

[Rick589]

I'm getting ready to scramble them with the one I got yesterday. I'll top them with salsa.

Don’t know what I did, but my question to you eating all of those eggs was referencing the 1734. I’m still wondering what we’ll ultimately be doing with our anticipated 600 a year. I suppose free eggs for friends and family will be on tap.

 

[Ponypoor]

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That’s lovely

Only 6

 

[Knobby]

1 chicken, 2 duck

 

[Smokerbill]

Don’t know what I did, but my question to you eating all of those eggs was referencing the 1734. I’m still wondering what we’ll ultimately be doing with our anticipated 600 a year. I suppose free eggs for friends and family will be on tap.

Ah, I see. I'm guessing that I've given away or sold around 20 dozen eggs and eaten the rest myself, around 4 eggs per day on average. Pan fried or scrambled mostly, or omelets. I just decided to make eggs a staple, economical protein source. $20 a month in chicken feed provides all my breakfasts, or at times lunch, supper or snacks.

 

[Sally PB]

First egg since the ladies went on hiatus!

 

[SlowDancer]

A tiny fairy egg. Did it have a small yolk or just the whites?

Sorry for the late reply, I just prepared today, it had a small yolk

 

[Ponypoor]

Sorry for the late reply, I just prepared today, it had a small yolk

That’s really neat isn’t it.

 

[Smokerbill]

There were three in the nest today but one cracked in my hand when I picked it up, thin, weak shell due to upcoming molt I believe. So 2 good ones added to the count.