Re: OT: Lynn!!

I agree with you fresh eggs are the best! but not good for deviled eggs and
such. when we had haying hens I was eating 3 eggs a day! way too much. even
my neighbors were getting sick of seeing eggs.

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:) Lynn
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"dkrug" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am not Lynn but I can answer your question. (I have had chickens for
> over 20 yrs) You can check for freshness by putting the eggs in water. If
> they float, they are bad. If they stay on the bottom, fresh. I still break
> my eggs into a seperate bowl before using, just in case. Fresh eggs are
> sooo much better. The color and tatste is nothing like store bought. When
> my nephews were younger and used to stay here, they loved scrambled eggs.
> They kept asking how come my eggs tatsed so much better. The down side is
> fresh eggs are bad for making hard boiled eggs as shells are harder to
> peel off. As far as medicated feed, the label should tell you how long the
> holding period is. I don't buy feed for my chickens. I just feed table
> scraps and then they eat whatever they can scrounge. The poor cats have to
> eat fast or loose their cat food. :) Enjoy the eggs!
> Debbie
> Debbie


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