When I was a lad

I was told that home produced eggs don't have high cholesterol as they're not fed on waste from the seafood industry as commercial battery ones are

sorry but in this country they are generally fed on layers mash - exactly the same that we buy whether you buy mash or in it's compressed form as layers pellets and made by the same companies such bocm pauls but rather than buying in sacks the poultry farms buy by the tanker loads. All of these feed companies employ people who work out the correct nutrition formulas.

That sounds like a recipe we need to see.

Ta.

I have that. Raw, mind you, but oh the joy !

Do you mean rice with raw egg and chilli oil Sean?  I know raw egg is eaten much more in Japan but not sure I fancy it myself 

Beautiful cockerels with long tails dragging on the ground feature a lot in Japanese art.

They are stunning. I'm aquiring either gold partridge or silver duckwing yokohama breeding pair shortly. Can't wait.  Their tails can be up to five foot long!!

oooh photos when you get them please!

I will do, they will babies though when I get them & it can up to two years for them to mature & gain their stunning looks! I was also looking at the black sumatra too. They are jet black all over, skin, eyes, feathers the lot. There are some truely beautiful chickens out there. Not much cop at laying though! I'd like to get into showing them as they're a rare breed.