The egg which came first
March 22nd, 2008Two weeks after moving in, our hens (at least one of them) have started laying. So far, we’ve had six eggs in one week. It would be enough if the eggs were standard calibre. But it takes two of our bantam eggs to make one ‘normal’ egg.
In any case, they tasted delicious.
What plat d’oeufs did you make with those beautiful little eggs?
Buy some doll house egg cups, and I bet you’ll never know the difference. How wonderful to have your very own beautiful eggs. When I come for that promised visit, we’ll have to add (baby-sized) omelettes to your menu.
Tai: the first three went into fried eggs for breakfast. The other three we ate yesterday on top of ground beef (this we call ’steak haché oeuf à cheval’)
Emily: the egg may be half as heavy as a standard one, but the yolk is almost as big. Which makes for delicious dwarf omelettes.
How cool to see the fruit of your (and the hens’) work! Congrats!
Apart from building the chicken coop, it is hardly work at all, apart from just being around. All I do is toss a couple handfuls of grain, and pick up the eggs in return.
The design of the coop (no floor) means that there is no cleaning. The high-fiber diet of the hens means that the droppings do not stink anyway. And the low population density should keep disease at bay, so that no vet work is required.
Cool. Three cheers for one of the three Mme Orpingtons
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Apparently, a second Mme Orpington decided to start laying today.