Comments on: Ovulation

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:33:19 +0000

How do you get the eggs that color? Is it like with carnations—if you feed the hens colored water, the eggs come out to match?
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By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:05:40 +0000

@Jo Beaufoix, surely Mr Strong is triangular these days?

By: Jo Beaufoix

Jo Beaufoix — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:42:27 +0000

Oh they look beautiful. In an eggy kind of way. Well done Dan and Kerry’s hens. Fabulous stuff. You will be like Mr Strong. Maybe you’ll turn all square and red.
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By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:34:31 +0000

@Steve, they feed commercial chickens yoke colouring food, even the free range ones. .-= Dan´s last blog ..Carry My Stuff Across England =-.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:33:41 +0000

@cartside, pretty impressive indeed. A chicken's body is simply a mobile egg producing factory. Think how much they must have to eat to lay one egg a day. amazing. .-= Dan´s last blog ..Carry My Stuff Across England =-.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:35:21 +0000

Ever since taking this picture after breaking two locally sourced organic eggs and one supermarket (albeit free range) egg into a pan, I have been a convert to the cause. The supermarket yoke just looked a strangely artificial shade of yellow in comparison. Happy breakfasting! .-= Steve´s last blog ..A short essay on time =-.

By: Xbox4NappyRash

Xbox4NappyRash — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:27:40 +0000

@Dan, you saying there was something wrong with my co...er...rooster? .-= Xbox4NappyRash´s last blog ..Shotgun weddings & bastard avoidance =-.

By: cartside

cartside — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:15:48 +0000

oh fab! Friends of ours have chicken, and I was amazed to hear that they do actually lay one egg a day! How impressive is that?

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:03:58 +0000

@dadwhowrites, these are the first eggs, so I’m not sure how many they are producing as yet. I only got one egg today, but the day isn’t over yet.

As for the colour. the photo is actually a little bleached out. The brown ones are a bit browner, and the white ones actually have a blue tinge to them.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:02:27 +0000

@James (SeattleDad), probably not, but my eggs were rather small so I don’t think they’d feed a family. thy fed me very nicely though :)