tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post5997969900100068380..comments2024-03-25T13:49:13.234-06:00Comments on Gumbo Lily: The first pullet egg is laid!Gumbo Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-86649144319343808452016-08-19T11:21:13.836-06:002016-08-19T11:21:13.836-06:00Haha - my husband told me this morning that he thi...Haha - my husband told me this morning that he thinks he'll get some laying hens. I said - "Get some colourful ones - they're the best for pictures!" He answered - "But the white ones are the best layers!!" Guess he agrees with your mom-in-law!!Kathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954229132389021143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-1116093466606895262016-08-15T06:51:30.814-06:002016-08-15T06:51:30.814-06:00Well, first of all, I had to look up the word pull...Well, first of all, I had to look up the word pullet. ;-D Such an interesting post for us non-farm girls! I've never heard of steaming eggs -- I'll have to try it. I've heard of baking them in the oven, but haven't tried that way yet either.<br /><br />After having a hard time with almost every egg this past spring, I too, started searching for a better way. The method I found (also on pinterest LOL) was to bring the water to a boil and then put the eggs in for 10 minutes. Then run really cold water over them until they'd cooled a bit. It's been working so far!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-91333512246350517362016-08-13T21:03:37.746-06:002016-08-13T21:03:37.746-06:00One of my neighbors started an egg co-op buying fr...One of my neighbors started an egg co-op buying from a chicken farmer in east texas about once a month. There is definitely a consistency difference esp in the yolk, and they taste different, too, more flavor, which I had to get used to. I've been hard boiling some for lunch and like them over med or scrambled. I have been wanting to poach them which I haven't done in years and when I did I used an egg poacher which I don't have any more. I guess I need to figure out the easiest way to do that. Love your new header and really got a kick out of hearing about your mother in law leaving the brown eggs. I hope your family is doing well. Sure miss the Coffee Shoppe and catching up with everyone. FB and IG are fun, but not the same. Hugs from tx, LeslieLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069468589278243998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-1810014815635605442016-08-13T13:40:05.930-06:002016-08-13T13:40:05.930-06:00Over easy! I used to buy a different breed each ye...Over easy! I used to buy a different breed each year so I could tell how old everyone was. I just liked experimenting, but we weren't too dependent on my egg supply. :)Lisa Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567160304529796810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-74756785939055395182016-08-12T19:55:08.754-06:002016-08-12T19:55:08.754-06:00I will try that for sure. I have tried all kinds o...I will try that for sure. I have tried all kinds of things but still have such a hard time with boiled eggs. I think your girls are just lovely girls. That made me laugh that your MIL left the brown eggs. I need to have my son and Meg come and take care of my girls who haven't laid this summer. It is time for a new batch of chicks in the spring. <br />I love your chicken post by the way. To me store bought eggs stink. They smell like a dirty coop to me. I don't know why. There is no smell that I ever notice with my eggs. I liked all of your interesting information. I need to do a post about electrolytes for chickens. It has cured so many of my chickens this summer. Have you ever given your chickens them? <br /><br />Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-84597648392104768082016-08-10T21:43:49.951-06:002016-08-10T21:43:49.951-06:00Definitely hard boiled and poached! Thanks for the...Definitely hard boiled and poached! Thanks for the eggy info!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-77557832569899449212016-08-10T21:24:21.459-06:002016-08-10T21:24:21.459-06:00I will definitely be trying the steaming trick. I ...I will definitely be trying the steaming trick. I knew that you couldn't expect easy peeling with fresh eggs, but I didn't know they had to be a whole week old to peel well. I buy store eggs and I have no idea when they were laid, so it's always guesswork. The last time I boiled eggs they were very hard to peel.<br /><br />The closest we got to optimum efficiency with egg-layers was the sex-link brown hens, which were good layers. Too bad they have such an unappealing name!<br /><br />I love to buy fresh eggs from any friends who have chickens, and I think the flavor of the yolk is richer, and the color is certainly a deeper orange. But that doesn't happen much anymore, and when I buy from the store I just get the least expensive I can find, which I know will be good for me even though they have white shells. Eggs are golden (actually white) nuggets of nutrition!GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-54282673389138833012016-08-10T20:09:51.160-06:002016-08-10T20:09:51.160-06:00I'll share that link with our son and dil. The...I'll share that link with our son and dil. They brought their fresh eggs from their chickens when they visited us a couple weekends ago. It took a good while for their chickens to start laying. ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.com