Old Wives Tale???

[varidgerunner]

I chuck small (pullet) eggs and dirty eggs in the "dogs and hogs" carton on the table where I carton eggs. Dogs get an egg a day, two on cold winter days, if they start backing up out of the 18 carton, they go to the hogs, or get crushed and mixed with chicken feed if I have no feeders at the time. Don't need any stinky rotten eggs on the egg sorting area, so they get rotated out. In the days before processed pet food and when everyone raised their own hogs, I'm sure most old wives had a similar arrangement.

 

[MROO]

Guinea Eggs have a larger ratio of Yolk to albumen They make awesome Deviled eggs if you can get the Dam% things out of the shell.
deb

I found a neat internet trick for shelling "sticky" shells. Start out one-at-a-time until you get the knack, then you can do several at once.
Put the hard-boiled egg into a plastic baggie.
Squeeze out the air and seal it shut. Roll the egg around until the shell is in tiny pieces, slabs or both.
Rinse the egg to get the chips off of it, and ... voila! ... perfect, whole egg!

Works like a charm, and my kids LOVE to do it (added bonus - kitchen help!) It's a challenge for them to see who can get the most intact egg!

 

[perchie.girl]

I found a neat internet trick for shelling "sticky" shells. Start out one-at-a-time until you get the knack, then you can do several at once.
Put the hard-boiled egg into a plastic baggie.
Squeeze out the air and seal it shut. Roll the egg around until the shell is in tiny pieces, slabs or both.
Rinse the egg to get the chips off of it, and ... voila! ... perfect, whole egg!

Works like a charm, and my kids LOVE to do it (added bonus - kitchen help!) It's a challenge for them to see who can get the most intact egg!

I will give it a try but have you ever cracked a Guinea egg? the shell is extra thick probably an adaptation to the rocky ground they were laid in.. Then there is the whole Jack booting thing... Like watching a game of soccer. I seen em kicked under things and rolled about... Not a scratch or dent.

To crack em for cooking you have to whack em with the back of a knife... Once open all is good. Use like Bantam eggs.

deb

 

[MROO]

I ate mine. Yum!

My daughter saved her first, teeny-tiny bantam egg. Its been sitting on her book shelf for six months. I sure hope it doesn't fall. That little bugger's gonna be NASTY!

 

[perchie.girl]

My daughter saved her first, teeny-tiny bantam egg. Its been sitting on her book shelf for six months. I sure hope it doesn't fall. That little bugger's gonna be NASTY!

Shhh I did that.... about fifteen years ago... I wonder where it got to though...

deb

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I've seen a few first eggs with meat spots, blood spots, no yolks, etc. Could be part of the reasoning?

This was my same thought. Sometimes start up can have a few glitches. I save the first 3 or so eggs in case. I eat them, I just don’t put them in cartons for others.

 

[aart]

Have eaten all of my 'first' pullet eggs, never found anything weird in them.
Have had a few 'firsts' that were soft shells, but mostly normal eggs - just small.
I don't do any cooking where egg 'size' would be an issue.

I make up 'pullets dozens' by carton weight (24-27oz) to sell for same price as usual,
include some 'normal' eggs for the baking customers.

 

[WVduckchick]

Have eaten all of my 'first' pullet eggs, never found anything weird in them.
Have had a few 'firsts' that were soft shells, but mostly normal eggs - just small.
I don't do any cooking where egg 'size' would be an issue.

I make up 'pullets dozens' by carton weight (24-27oz) to sell for same price as usual,
include some 'normal' eggs for the baking customers.

Beautiful eggs!

 

[kwhites634]

I call Wives Tale....tho curious what the 'reasons' are.

Definitely an old wives tale; heard hundreds of old wives tell it.
You heard the one about chocolate milk coming from brown cows? Or brown eggs tasting better than white eggs? Hmmm...wonder where blue or green eggs rank, or pink.

 

[MROO]

Green Eggs - Dr. Seuss?