Madchook Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 ...well I did it, had boiled eggs for dinner-had to supplement Fraggle's 49g effort with a bought one (but wahoo, last box of eggs I hope to ever buy!). Did anyone else find it a bit weird? I'm glad I ate it with a bought egg, so I can see (taste!)them as the same thing. It just seems a bit weird knowing the chicken whose rear-end popped the egg Hopefully I am over it now and can just enjoy! LOL, maybe it is because I am pregnant at the moment so I'm more squeamish than usual! Mind you, used to think veg I grew tasted funny too Maddy (aka weirdo!) ps attached a picture of my third *chicken* I found in the run yesterday Free image hosting by http://www.holdthatpic.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 we were too Eggcited to be squeemish about where the 1st egg came from. Was the difference in yolk colour amazing? My Dad always complains he needs sunglasses when he eats our eggs! My Mum complains that they don;t fit in the egg cups! Some people are never satisfied! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I was a bit like that at first Maddy! (especially when they tuck into slugs and snails ) but it doesn't bother me now. Delicious aren't they? I like your extra chicken! Small children come in very handy for retrieving things from the far end of the run. My son used to fetch the eggs in, despite not being able to open the egg port. He crawled into the run and through the eglu door to get them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 We shared our first egg between five of us!!! One tiny mouthful each... it was like a ritual!! To be honest the first ones didn't taste that amazing, whereas once the laying was well established the eggs got wonderful... It never bothered me to think where they came from, I just love it so much having our own chickens and eggs, it's not something I ever thought I'd do, but I'd never go back now... That is such a lovely picture... my daughter too is useful at crawling in to retrieve things in the run... she's 8 but built on the small side, and once put her baby sister in there and said 'mum... there's a new chicken!!!'... poor baby already thinks she's a kitten (shares her youth with three kittens who adore her and see her as part of the pack), now she'll think she's a chicken too!!! Confused human in the making!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arowland17 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 my OH had a problem with eating the eggs at first, it wasn't until I threatened to go on strike and not cook that he agreed to eat some and now I can't stop him, he says they're the best eggs he's ever eaten and we don't buy shop eggs at all any more!! He does refuse to touch them when they're still warm though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 We too were a bit when we had our first egg, but now it seems weird eating shop eggs, not that we have to do that much now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 We unfortunately had to have one of original girls put down. Eating the last two of her eggs after she had gone was a bit wierd, they went into yorkshire puddings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Small children are also good for this http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=14101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 We unfortunately had to have one of original girls put down. Eating the last two of her eggs after she had gone was a bit wierd, they went into yorkshire puddings. oh chickencam, that is so sad But a fitting tribute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Small children are also good for thishttp://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=14101 Fantastic-I am sooo getting her to work this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Sorry to hear about your chicken chickencam. At what age can you put the kids to work? Ash is 1 and almost able to walk on his own (Needs at least 1 hand then realises after a few steps he wants 2 hands instead!) I assume he needs to learn how to clean up first too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi Maddy. I ordered them, I look after them and talk endlessly about them, but when I ate the first egg it was lovely but weird. I felt a bit guilty. So I know what you mean. No rational explanation as to why I felt that way. The next couple of (very tiny) eggs went into cake baking. However, it only took a few days to get used to eating them and now I use many more eggs each week than I used to. My cholesterol must be sky high.........!!!! I'll admit to another mile stone to get over though...... my chooks initially laid yellow yolks (shop colour if I can call it that). Once they had free ranged and eaten most of my garden, the greenery turned their yolks bright orange. First time eating bright orange scrambled egg was weird too but now I realise that the incipid colourless gunk I ate before was nowhere near "proper" eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Yolks are def getting more orange, they had been free ranging a few weeks before but obviously getting into the swing of things! Fraggles eggs have stepped up a size, now 52g (where as Jelly is still producing 49g'ers). Our first larger egg yesterday got cracked by my overexcited toddler so I scrambled it for the hens this morning only to find it was a double yolker!!! Hehe, this is just too exciting. Bless them , they are looking to be good little layers with 2 beautiful eggs in the eggport everyday My childminder has 20 hens and is lucky to get 2 a day at the moment so I feel quite lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...