Poultry eggs, a review

[ShadowsDad]

I've had goose eggs and they are OK, but I found the albumen to be rubbery, that's the best I can describe it. They're big eggs. They're not my favorite. They'd probably be better scrambled but I like runny yolks and the albumen fully set when I eat eggs. So not my favorite eggs. I never had enough to "play with" to try different ways to prepare them.

Homegrown (fresh) chicken hen fruit I have all the time and they are soooo much better than chicken ranch eggs from the supermarket no matter what claims are written on the carton to get someone to buy. They are much higher quality and as my wife will attest to I'm extremely picky about my eggs.

A local chicken keeper has started to sell both chicken and duck eggs and I never had duck eggs before. They are my new favorite egg. They have a much higher ratio of yolk to albumen and that's exactly what I want on my 1/2 slice of low carb toast. The over easy eggs go on top of the toast and the duck yolks are exceptionally creamy. I still like homegrown chicken eggs but duck eggs are better on my toast. I won't turn down a good chicken egg.

If you ever get a chance to try duck eggs, if you like a runny yolk, I highly recommend them. For those who can't tolerate chicken eggs duck eggs have a different protein and might be tolerated better.

Guinea fowl eggs also have a high yolk to albumen ratio and are delicious when they can be found. They are a denser egg. They don't lay in the coop (I allow true free range and they can wander up to 1/4 mile away) but instead they find where THEY want to lay. And as stupid as they are they can count, so it seems, and will abandon a nest if they catch me taking the eggs. One year I didn't find the nest until late and all the hens lay in the same nest. When I did find it it had over 130 rotten eggs in it. The garden appreciated the tilling in of the stinky little grenades (pop, pop, pop!).

[Wchnu]

I am also a big fan of duck eggs. Like you though I also love yard eggs. My sister and brother are both raising chickens these days. Time for a visit!!

[GAW9576]

We have chickens here and the eggs are definitely better than store bought. I especially like the eggs from our Silkie chickens. They have more yolk to white than most chicken eggs. The Silkie eggs are slightly smaller but so good. We had ducks for eggs years ago and the eggs were good but I really didn't like our ducks. We currently also have coturnix quail. There eggs are quite small. It takes 4-5 to equal 1 chicken egg in a recipe. Coturnix eggs have a large yolk for there size and great flavor. They are also really good for people with allergies.
My favorite way to cook eggs is steaming. And I like the yolks a gooy in the center.
I've never had Guinea fowl eggs but I will have to try to find some.

[ShadowsDad]

One thing I didn't write about guinea hen eggs... you almost need a hammer and chisel to get into them. They have one tough shell! Once the hand is calibrated to their shells it might take one chicken egg to get the hand recalibrated for them. Just be aware of the difference in shells is my point.

GAW, I wrote that I'm picky about my eggs... depending on the factory operation I can have up to a 50% rejection rate. But all isn't lost since the dogs get an egg each per day. With home raised eggs I might get 2 rejects in 5 dozen. It's a rare occurrence. The yolk is also much yellower verging on orange. The insipid yellow yolks of factory eggs is a turn off for me, but not a cause for rejection. I tend to scramble them and add some turmeric for color, plus turmeric is good for the arthritis.

I'd love to try quail eggs. I bet they'd be good on my morning toast.

I feel so sorry for folks who only have access to agri-business chicken eggs. But I've heard of folks who won't eat eggs other than those. They simply no longer recognize real eggs as being edible.

[Wchnu]

My brother has some quail too. He liked the eggs. Anyone like pickled eggs as much as I do?

[GAW9576]

ShadowsDad the yard bird egg yolks are definitely way better. Our chickens and quail are in coops with a pretty good size run. They are in completely different setups. We tried letting the chickens free range during the day but still lost to many. The quilt to the best of my knowledge can't be free ranged. A few have gotten out and were only one was recovered. The rest took off and never returned.

[ShadowsDad]

Yeah, the housing requirements for quail is why I don't have them.

I love pickled eggs Fuzzy. And they are definitely keto friendly.

[GAW9576]

Wchnu I haven't tried pickled eggs yet.

[Wchnu]

Yeah, the housing requirements for quail is why I don't have them.

I love pickled eggs Fuzzy. And they are definitely keto friendly.

Awesome. I pickle them in dill pickle juice at times!

Wchnu I haven't tried pickled eggs yet.

You need to hook that up??

[ShadowsDad]

Here's the recipe I use for pickled eggs.

Pickled Eggs

3 dozen large eggs
6 cups White Vinegar
2 cups water
2 medium to large onions, coarse chopped
5 cloves garlic, coarse chopped

1 gallon jar

Optional:
1 Beet for color
4 Ripe Scotch Bonnet Peppers, coarse chopped
2 generously rounded TBL crushed red pepper

Add ½ of the liquid and all coarse chopped flavorings to jar. Hardboil eggs, then shell them and add the eggs to the jar. The eggs should all easily fit in the jar and be covered by liquid. If desired a skinned, sliced beet can be added for color, the pickling juice should be much darker than the desired egg color when you remove the beet slices. If the beet is small enough removal of the beet may be unnecessary. Allow to sit at room temperature for 2-3 weeks for the pickle to fully absorb. Shelf life should be a few months (under refrigeration it's more like years), but they won’t last that long.

Add salt and pepper as desired when eaten, a good hot sauce is also good on them if the hot peppers aren’t added to the jar. I think they make the best egg salad.

4 dozen of our eggs makes two ½ gallon jars with a few left over.

Note: I now use 5 parts vinegar to 1 part water.