auntielizzie Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 This weekend I wanted to do lots of baking as I had visitors coming on Sunday. As Bessie hasn't been laying much recently I have had to rely on Betty to provide all our eggs. Lucky she laying practically every day. However, in spite of telling OH that I was saving eggs for baking at the weekend, he forgot of course and ate two of them Come Saturday, I got down to the baking and then I ran out of eggs Neither of the girls had laid that morning. I was determined not to have to go and buy eggs from the supermarket and luckily around lunchtime I went out to check the nest boxes and both girls had laid The thing is, this made me realise that I really do not want to ever have to go back to buying eggs from the supermarked again ever I just don't think I could - I would rather go without. Funny how you get to rely on your girles isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Aren't they sweet, coming through for you like that? Good girls We haven't bought eggs since last May, and I hope we don't have to again. We actually didn't use many eggs before we got hens but now I'm coming up with all sorts of uses - fresh egg pasta, meringues, caesar salad, ice cream, pancakes, egg fried rice, custard. Not to mention, erm, eggs Looking at that list I'm thinking maybe getting hens wasn't the best thing for our waistlines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackian Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I have brought none since last May either. Nearly but not quite.. Why is the taste so much nicer than even ther best FR eggs from super markets I think it is because the eggs our girls lay are never more than a couple of days old.. ..By the way you forgot to mention homemade Mayo..Yummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 As I only keep pure breeds, I have months go by in the winter without any eggs But I am very reluctant to buy any (bit daft really, I can get them from a FR smallholder a few minutes away!) and I only really make an exception when its time to make the Xmas cake/pud or a similar emergency Basically, we just don't eat things made with eggs when we don't have our own. But I would buy some in if I had children, elderly people or vegetarians to cook for regularly. I don't know why I do this - possibly meanness But the good news is that the girls are churning them out now, clever girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 ..By the way you forgot to mention homemade Mayo..Yummy. You're right, I forgot to mention it - but I do make that too It's funny, but once we got the hens we have gone a bit 'good life', I try to make/grow lots of things at home now. I grew some veggies last year, planning more this year, plus I make a lot of my own dairy products now - butter, soured cream, even mozzarella & ricotta cheese. May try some more complicated cheeses one day. I made some jam last year too, though sadly not from our own fruit. Our strawb crop failed miserably but lesson learned - I'll get some bird netting around them this year I dream of a little smallholding with lovely veg beds, a dairy cow or two, and flocks of happy chooks everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Awww good girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
