ajm200 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 We've finally got our first egg!!! It's tiny and only weighs 34g (1.5 oz). It's so small that it falls through the egg skelter I think Bumble is the clever girl who laid it as she's been crouching for about a fortnight but it was in the nest box at 6am so I can't be sure Can anyone out there with bantams give me an idea on how long to boil it for to get a dippy egg for my son? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I only have old fashioned scales, so can't weigh my eggs. Both hattie and Lottie have been laying a week and are still producing little eggs - the smallest did fall through the egg skelter, so may be the same size as yours I boiled it for 3 mins exactly ( I do have a digital timer ! ) and it was a perfect soft boiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I do Yum-yum's 32g eggs for 3m30sec for perfect dippys for DD. I boil the water first and when they are done, just quickly rinse them under the cold tap for a few seconds to make sure they don't carry on cooking from the residual heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Great, thanks. I'll give that a go. He's really excited about his dippy egg from his 'ick icks' I was worried that I'd over cook it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 It turned out perfectly. Thanks for the great advice! My son really enjoyed it judging by the loud yums after each mouthful and I had to grab the shell quickly when he'd finished as that was heading to his mouth too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Glad he enjoyed it. First eggs are fab, but I'm always nervous of cooking them wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...