I've never eaten eggs in my life...

[crtrlovr]

Actually around here, that is "over medium". Around here, if you say "over easy" the white is partly set but still runny, too. Icky...
Over medium has a firmly cooked white with a hot but still liquid yolk. Over hard means cooked solid throughout. As for boiled eggs, some folks like a 3-minute egg (too underdone for my taste) or 5, or 7... or 10+, which is hard-boiled. This may take some investigating for you to determine what you actually like/prefer. Enjoy your gustatory adventure!

 

[mississippifarmboy]

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I bet if you'll let us know where you are located, one of our members would help you find some fresh eggs to try at home too! If you are in my area I'll give you a dozen just to get you hooked.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

When I was a kid, it was, "How do you want your eggs, soft or hard?"

Maybe on your 1st egg, it should be boiled, so you can SAVOR the difference in the taste of the white & the yolk?

 

[crtrlovr]

mr. birdaholic :

When I was a kid, it was, "How do you want your eggs, soft or hard?"

Yep!

 

[BantamoftheOpera]

another good way to eat them is in rice stir fry. Especially if you aren't a breakfast person. just mix the egg up a bit and throw it in a frying pan, then add the rest of your stirfry.

 

[HHandbasket]

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Well you have come to the right place. Go to the section on the forum called, "Where Am I? Where Are you?" or something like that (might be the other way around). Look for threads posted by people in your area, or just put a posting and say you are looking for people in your area. Also near the bottom of the forums, there is a "Wanted To Buy" section where you can post what you're looking to buy.

Short of that, many backyard chickenkeepers sell their backyard fresh eggs on craigslist, so that's a good source, as well. Before I had my own flock, I would buy eggs from local chickenkeepers. They just taste a million times better than store-bought.

If you buy eggs in the store, there are places you can buy free-range and cage-free eggs. Check out Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, but I always promote buying direct from your local farmer. You'll get the freshest eggs and possibly even get a chance to meet the chickens that laid them.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

mr. birdaholic :

Maybe on your 1st egg, it should be boiled, so you can SAVOR the difference in the taste of the white & the yolk?

I agree, if you want really want to see what egg tastes like try a hard boiled one. Then scrambled. Then over easy. Then an omelette. Then a quiche. And some Scotch eggs. And some deviled eggs. Huevos Rancheros... Eggs Benedict... An egg sandwich... Yumm... I'm getting hungry...

We have 2500 hens. We eat a lot of eggs...​

 

[Kim_NC]

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I just love that someone who's never eaten an egg would post here with a username of "anonymous1000". LOL....only on BYC.

I agree, find a local farmer or backyard flock owner that you can purchase some eggs from. Try them out and then decide if you want to raise a flock.

I think you're really in for a treat. Hope you enjoy them. It'll open a whole new world of foods and recipes for you!

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

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I agree, if you want really want to see what egg tastes like try a hard boiled one. Then scrambled. Then over easy. Then an omelette. Then a quiche. And some Scotch eggs. And some deviled eggs. Huevos Rancheros... Eggs Benedict... An egg sandwich... Yumm... I'm getting hungry...

We have 2500 hens. We eat a lot of eggs...

Let's do breakfast!

 

[vfem]

First of all

Secondly, if you look in your local craigslist or localharvest.org put in you are looking for 'eggs' and it will pull up any listed farm that offers free range hen eggs. As for fertility, I wouldn't worry about it. Most situations, they don't taste any different, they don't look any different and unless a hen sits on my for days at a time they will never actually begin development.

+ most farm fresh free range eggs are going to have a chance of being fertile. The home / farm chicken raiser generally needs those roosters to protect the hens while they are out from being eaten or attacked. So think of that egg as the great survivor.

Though I know Trader Joe's, if you have one in your area, sell local free range organic fertilizer or unfertilized eggs. Expensive... yes! Ours sells from local farms in the area there... so I know they didn't take a 500 mile trip to get to me, and that they are FRESH.