Funnily enough although we keep chickens it is a rare event that we actually eat eggs! It mainly happens when we have one which is cracked or dented, that has been laid when the bird is on a perch at night. However having pullets that are just about to lay their first eggs means that we get chance to try one before we let our customers have them.
Today was such a day, when we had 2 new pullet eggs and the very large rugby ball that we were unsure about what was inside??
Herby scrambled eggs on the menu, with homemade nut/seed bread, the first pullet egg went into the frying pan along with the herbs - perfect with a hard shell and beautiful coloured yolk.
Joined by the second, another stunner...
Two beautifully formed yolks - so was this the result of an over eager pullet after all, we struggled to see how the old girls at this stage of their laying life would lay a double yolker, even our biggest bird - Big Blue. Especially as she currently looks like a porcupine, loosing feathers rapidly (not good as we approach the cold autumn), with her tail the appearance of a pom pom:
Delicately scrambled, served on a slice of homemade nut and seed bread, with caraway and fresh herbs, was delightful, and a real treat, especially as it is a breakfast that we only have when the rare occasion arises - very special - a big thanks to the girls.
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