[joolz68]

As 5 of my new warrens are now laying extra small eggs to start off with,i was wondering what does everyone use them for?theyre not big enough  to add to a bacon sandwich,should i use them for egg mayonaise etc?thanks julie :happy:

[tosca100]

I just use more of them. I use three instead of two for cakes or Yorkies, you can fit two on a sandwich as they are so fresh and compact, make mayo for your egg mayonnaise using an extra yolk. Even my older girls lay small eggs, you just adapt.

[joolz68]

Thanks tosca,i did try adding one yolk to another egg white to fry but it slid off 
I did find an interesting thread on here last night after i had posted,i think it was a modorator who said you can freeze them...i never knew you could 
I think i will have to learn how to make quiche aswell 

[tosca100]

You can do so much with eggs. The only reason we have any surplus is because I am a vegetarian and am struggling to eat the eggs with having a cockerel. I am ok eating them in things, but not as mayo (which uses raw eggs) or soft cooked, or even in a sandwich. We are hoping some of the Shumen chicks will be hens so that Sevi can have just Shumen (they are not his babies) and I can have my girls back. At the moment, with him being young and virile, I think the two Shumen girls would have trouble keeping him happy. which might mean them going back to being baldies!

[Springlands]

Tosca  - the 'How much do you sell your eggs for' thread in Chicken Chat has an article on when eggs become fertile which may be of use to you. It is on page three of the thread. Sorry but I have not figured how to do links on my Kindle. The last post on page four would not apply to you as you control use of your eggs. Hope this helps.

[tosca100]

Tosca  - the 'How much do you sell your eggs for' thread in Chicken Chat has an article on when eggs become fertile which may be of use to you. It is on page three of the thread. Sorry but I have not figured how to do links on my Kindle. The last post on page four would not apply to you as you control use of your eggs. Hope this helps.

Thanks Springlands.

[joolz68]

You can do so much with eggs. The only reason we have any surplus is because I am a vegetarian and am struggling to eat the eggs with having a cockerel. I am ok eating them in things, but not as mayo (which uses raw eggs) or soft cooked, or even in a sandwich. We are hoping some of the Shumen chicks will be hens so that Sevi can have just Shumen (they are not his babies) and I can have my girls back. At the moment, with him being young and virile, I think the two Shumen girls would have trouble keeping him happy. which might mean them going back to being baldies!

Hi,i  really scramble my eggs for mayo,like you im not a raw egg fan,i wont try to do  poached eggs incase the whites arnt cooked through enough
I got extra warrens in for sid ..and also for more eggs  as i had read a cockrel needs about 10 hens to keep him and them happy,i will extend the run when the others 3 are old enough to join the main coop that will make 14 hens for him ...and more baking for me 

[joyfull]

now September is here I will again start to freeze my girls eggs as last year I was down to just 2 eggs a day and think this year they will be 0 eggs a day. My girls are all over 3 so they will soon start to slow down. If your hens are younger then they should continue to lay through this winter and possibly next winter too.
Julie you may find your chickens lay bigger eggs when they become hens rather than pullets (when they reach 1 year old).

[tosca100]

Thanks for that info Joyfull. The Shumens are about 15 months and my five girls have only been laying 4 weeks or so (didn't know how old they were when we got them) so hopefully they will continue to lay a few. I will freeze some if we get a glut we can't cope with.

[joolz68]

now September is here I will again start to freeze my girls eggs as last year I was down to just 2 eggs a day and think this year they will be 0 eggs a day. My girls are all over 3 so they will soon start to slow down. If your hens are younger then they should continue to lay through this winter and possibly next winter too.
Julie you may find your chickens lay bigger eggs when they become hens rather than pullets (when they reach 1 year old).

Thanks joyfull,im still finding my way round on here and couldnt refind your post on freezing eggs ::)im a gorp!
A friend said they might carry on laying through winter so thats a bonus if they do 
Ive been busy making yorkie puds for the freezer today and made the kids some cupcakes so im down to 3 small eggs left tonight yay
Then made salsa using excess tomatoes from greenhouse 
My 1st 4 hens i got are supposed to be 13months old but i dont seem to get many eggs,maybe 2 a day if im lucky!but i suppose its been a roller coster for them since i got them...,ive added the white sussex hens,then the cockrel and then 5 more pullets within a 6 week period,theyre prob fed up with all the changes poor lasses 

[grinling]

scotch eggs, you can bake in the oven.

[joyfull]

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=99046.0