Not sure if it is Chirpie again or another hen. I was inside canning Kosher Dill Pickle slices all morning and no one else went out to check and see who was baulking so loud. But we have a 2nd beautiful little brown egg again today.
We scrambled up the first egg from yesterday this morning. Visually the egg is smaller than the large eggs I buy at the store. The yoke was darker, orangey color and very round instead of flattened out on top like a store bought egg. (I should have gotten a photo, maybe next time) We cooked it plain so we could taste just the egg and it was good. A mellow flavor and a darker color when scrambled due to the darker yoke. Although we had not added Oyster shell to the hen's diet the shell was a nice thickness. Not as thick as the white Eggland's Best shells but thicker than the brown organic eggs I usually get at Costco.
I will pick up Oyster Shell in town this week and use that until we get a good egg production. Then I will only use the our own egg shells to provide the girls with the extra calcium needed. Many articles say their girls prefer the egg shells but I want to wait tell we have enough of our own shells since we do not know what the store bought egg history is.
The farm is coming together! Yesterday I planted mint and peppermint in front of the house. I am trying to create a tea garden so I can brew my own teas. Ok that is way off in the future but it is a dream I have.
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