The EE braggers thread!!!

[Kassaundra]

I can understand that feeling ill. I think I would have, too. I do hope that you never have to go thru that again. I love to eat eggs, but everytime I wonder what the chick would have looked like.

I know, before I got my chickens I viewed eggs as potential chocolate cake, now I look at a dozen eggs and think "wonder what they would look like hatched"

 

[sjcshawna]

Got a question i have a splash ameraucana rooster over newhampshire red hens (i was told this will make an Easter Egger) what colors will they throw and what color eggs will they lay i was told green. They are going on lock down Sunday and hatching soon I'm very excited and cannot wait to see how they turn out was wondering if i could find out before the suspense is killing me they just cannot hatch out soon enough.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

I finally got my first EE egg! It was blue/green color.I was going to take a picture of it but i aciddently dropped it, because my  goat kept running in to me. 11 1/2 months but i finally have me a blueish egg.

Oh man! My 17 month old carried my second blue egg all the way from the yard to the kitchen and then dropped it ahhhh!!! Lol

 

[lualshannon]

Oh man! My 17 month old carried my second blue egg all the way from the yard to the kitchen and then dropped it

ahhhh!!! Lol

At least yours was an accident. Yesterday, my EE layed her first egg which was a very pretty blue, and before I had the chance to photograph, and empty the egg, my husband ate it : ( It is in pieces now. I cried for a while because I always save their first eggs.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

At least yours was an accident. Yesterday, my EE layed her first egg which was a very pretty blue, and before I had the chance to photograph, and empty the egg, my husband ate it : (   It is in pieces now. I cried for a while because I always save their first eggs.

Oh no! Lol I saved my first egg which was yesterday for my daughter to have for breakfast tomorrow. How do you empty and save it?

 

[lualshannon]

Oh no! Lol I saved my first egg which was yesterday for my daughter to have for breakfast tomorrow. How do you empty and save it?

Oh, yes, it was quite saddened; but, when I saw my husband trying to glue back the pieces, I went from very sad to very upset...which helped me to stop crying.....I mean, we always have good number of brown eggs in the ref., and he decides to eat the very first, one and only blue egg which we had in the last 15yrs....

To empty the egg, first I wash it with mild soap, and rinse well; for, you will be blowing the eggs with the help of your mouth. With the sharp point of a knife, make tiny hole on both ends of the egg. Make sure that you tap the egg carefully at the same spot to prevent any cracks. Once you make the first hole; if necessary, you can enlarge the holes with the tip of the knife by twisting it slowly. Actually, it is pretty fast project. Keep in mind to make the hole large enough for you to blow out the contents of the egg without getting dizzy and pass out ; )

With a long needle brake the membranes of the egg. Put your mouth on the large end of the egg and blow into it. At first, it will come out slowly, then will blow out easily. I usually blow it into a bowl to prevent it to squirt over the place. Of course you can eat the contents.

When empty, fill a syringe used for injections with clorox, and inject it into the egg while holding the bottom hole with your finger. Then hold both holes shut and shake the egg several times so the clorox touches the entire inside surface. Empty the clorox, set the egg on one of the holes and let it drain. This will prevent the bacteria from activating.

When dry, cover the holes with Elmers glue, hot glue, or same color watercolor paint straight out of the tube. If you like, you can paint over the egg. Years from now, you will be happy to see these lovely mementos. My birds are my very loved pets, and always viewed their eggs as their gifts to me, and enjoy saving some of their eggs' shells.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/160244/blue-brown-eggs-easter-christmas-eggs-getting-my-craft-on
If you all haven't seen this thread yet, it is a truly inspiring one to take a peek at!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

At least yours was an accident. Yesterday, my EE layed her first egg which was a very pretty blue, and before I had the chance to photograph, and empty the egg, my husband ate it : ( It is in pieces now. I cried for a while because I always save their first eggs.

so sorry but you will get more

I have a bearded, crested, feather legged EE


And here is her offspring

I went to the feed store yesterday and came home with these 5 cute little Easter Eggers!

cute

 

[debid]

Oh no! Lol I saved my first egg which was yesterday for my daughter to have for breakfast tomorrow. How do you empty and save it?

I saved quite a few shells that I glittered and turned into decorations. I soon discovered that the best thing ever is the rubber bulb from a turkey baster. I could make smaller holes, blow out the egg contents more quickly, and skip getting light-headed. I use the bulb to force air into a pinprick hole and that pushes the egg out of a 1/16" hole and into a bowl. I made scrambled eggs when I was done

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Oh, yes, it was quite saddened; but, when I saw my husband trying to glue back the pieces, I went from very sad to very upset...which helped me to stop crying.....I mean, we always have good number of brown eggs in the ref., and he decides to eat the very first, one and only blue egg which we had in the last 15yrs....

To empty the egg, first I wash it with mild soap, and rinse well; for, you will be blowing the eggs with the help of your mouth. With the sharp point of a knife, make tiny hole on both ends of the egg. Make sure that you tap the egg carefully at the same spot to prevent any cracks. Once you make the first hole; if necessary, you can enlarge the holes with the tip of the knife by twisting it slowly. Actually, it is pretty fast project. Keep in mind to make the hole large enough for you to  blow out the contents of the egg without getting dizzy and pass out ; )

With a long needle brake the membranes of the egg. Put your mouth on the large end of the egg and blow into it. At first, it will come out slowly, then will blow out easily. I usually blow it into a bowl to prevent it to squirt  over the place. Of course you can eat the contents.

When empty, fill a syringe used for injections with clorox, and inject it into the egg while holding the bottom hole with your finger. Then hold both holes shut and shake the egg several times so the clorox touches the entire inside surface. Empty the clorox, set the egg on one of the holes and let it drain. This will prevent the bacteria from  activating.

When dry, cover the holes with Elmers glue, hot glue, or same color watercolor paint straight out of the tube. If you like, you can paint over the egg. Years from now, you will be happy to see these lovely mementos. My birds are my very loved pets, and always viewed their eggs as their gifts to me, and enjoy saving some of their eggs' shells.

Oh cool! We will have to do this my 6 year old will love it!