Tips for Sharing Eggs

With Spring now sprung, my guess is that you are getting lots of fresh eggs!

The longer daylight hours and new crop of spring greens to eat, boost a hen’s egg production Chances are, you have been enjoying fresh eggs on the menu, but still have lots of extras

Sharing your bounty of eggs is a wonderful way to make someone’s day!

 

Eggs are freshest when UNWASHED

If you look at an eggshell up close, you will see hundreds of tiny holes These are called pores Pores on the eggshell actually allow tiny bits of oxygen inside the egg, therefore keeping the chick

What to do With All the Eggs

Winter is coming, which means egg production will slow down on our little farm I know from history that I will run out of eggs at some point as my chickens stop laying While I will turn on supplemental light after they finish molting to jump start egg production again, I’m already thinking of ways to avoid having to buy grocery store eggs

Can we all agree that grocery store eggs are a little gross? We’re so spoiled with our wonderful, farm-fresh eggs If you’re flush with eggs now and wondering how to make eggs last through the winter, here

Too Many Eggs? Dealing with a Surplus

Bringing fresh eggs from coop to kitchen is a backyard flock owner’s delight Trouble is, sometimes there’s too much of a good thing

Hens lay on their own schedule Adding light during winter’s short days tricks birds into thinking it’s spring so they lay more eggs during the dark months But lighting a coop isn’t a perfect solution

All hens seem to lay more as daily natural sunlight expands and days warm Families who don’t use artificial winter light see egg production strongly rev up come spring Those that do use lights often see a smaller increase Fancy breeds, not known