Show us your eggs thread, please, thanks...

[Peasgood]

My goose egg I should say.

[SteveA]

Couldn't resist sharing this beauty.... spot the big chicken egg in this photo:

(definitely laid by a chicken free ranging on our farm). cheers, Steve

 

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Our egg buying friend cracked open our gurt hens egg and turns out it was indeed a double yolker. Here it is...

cheers, Steve

 

[Steve Bullman]

I once bought a pack of eggs from tescos. Not the free range but the tescos own range. Cracked all 10 of them open to make scrambled eggs, 9 out of 10 of them were doubles. Last time I ever bought tescos own range again.

[gand]

From what I've been told ( not sure whether to believe it though ) it depends on the age of the hen for double yolkers. I believe it was the first 3-4 months of laying

[SteveA]

I once bought a pack of eggs from tescos. Not the free range but the tescos own range. Cracked all 10 of them open to make scrambled eggs, 9 out of 10 of them were doubles. Last time I ever bought tescos own range again.

 

Maybe it was a BOGOF offer? cheers, steve

 

From what I've been told ( not sure whether to believe it though ) it depends on the age of the hen for double yolkers. I believe it was the first 3-4 months of laying

 

The hen that laid that one is over two years old. She probably ate a mouse or something. They love eating mice, can't get enough of 'em.

cheers, steve

[slack ma girdle]

I am glad to see that my plucks are being consistant.

[SteveA]

I am glad to see that my plucks are being consistant.

 

Nice couple of eggies there Murray.

I guess supermarkets come up with consistent egg sizes by keeping their so called Free Range hens in huge flocks ~ thousands of birds that stay in their big sheds eating layers mash laced with God knows what chemicals.

 

You can't beat the taste of proper free range. I guess they might be a healthier option as well?

cheers, Steve

[Saw-sick Steve]

Nice couple of eggies there Murray.

I guess supermarkets come up with consistent egg sizes by keeping their so called Free Range hens in huge flocks ~ thousands of birds that stay in their big sheds eating layers mash laced with God knows what chemicals.

 

You can't beat the taste of proper free range. I guess they might be a healthier option as well?

cheers, Steve

Yes, deffo healthier for both the birds and you - only drawback with 'proper' free ranging is Mr - or Mrs - Fox. I arrived back in the nick of time yesterday to avert a slaughter, but a vixen still managed to kill one of my Indian Runners - in broad daylight at 5pm. My dog gave chase but to no avail, so I'll have to confine them for a few weeks, this one is so brazen she's killed hens when I've been in the neighbouring field.