Nesting box modifications in Eglu Go Up

[jimnpaula]

I am considering getting some banties and was wondering how bantie eggs measure up to large girl eggs? How do you use them in recipes? Any info would be helpful, thanks.

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[mollyripkim]

Hi, My silkie eggs are really small, I'll weigh one later, you need two if you are having them fried and in recipes I usually just double the number of eggs. Its trial and error as if a cake recipe says four eggs then I would use 6 little eggs. They may be smaller but are so tasty

[sparkysmum]

I just love my banty eggs If I'm using them for baking then I tend to go by weight rather than the number of eggs. A standard sized shop bought egg weighs 2 oz. Therefore if a recipe calls for 2 eggs I would put in 4oz ob bantam eggs - however many this is Remember this means weighed out of their shells. So break them into a cup whip them up & weigh them. Perfect

[chuckmum6]

My banties eggs are about 20% smaller than my Legbars eggs, but really tasty

[jimnpaula]

Thanks everyone. I really want different colour eggs but the place near me only has pure breed banties for sale, his LF hybrids have sold out and I want to move away from hybrids anyway. (Well, non rescued ones anyway.)

 

Just had a thought though - I sell the excess eggs but people won't mind that they're all brown as that's what they're used to... which means I keep my pretty coloured tiny eggs for myself!

 

I love it when a plan comes together.

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