Best use?

sisterpine · #1 05/04/15, 12:14 PM

Okay, I am inundated with chicken/guinea eggs. To the tune of 10 dozen too many. Getting about a dozen a day and I use a dozen a week. Gave away as many as I could and still have a zillion.

My question is which of the following, if any, animals would be willing to eat cooked egges...like hard boiled and chopped up, with or without shells?

I have goats/guinea hens/ peafowl/chickens/dogs/cats and there are horses next door. Thanks in advance for any and all advice. sis

Lennard1974 · #2 05/04/15, 12:31 PM

I know the guineas, peafowl, and chickens will eat them. I boil mine by the dozen and then drop the whole egg.....shell and all..... Into the food processor. I'll mix that with start and grow for the chicks or with a little pan of pellets or sweet feed for my adults.

Bearfootfarm · #3 05/04/15, 01:01 PM

The dogs, cats and all the birds will eat them cooked or raw.

I wouldn't put much effort into preparation.

Sumatra · #4 05/04/15, 01:17 PM

Except for the goats and horses, they'll all eat eggs. The dogs and cats could eat it raw too, if you broke some over their main meal. Cooking eggs doubles the available protein though, so hard-boiled would probably be better.

Increasing your own usage wouldn't be too hard either, with omelets, french toast, rich waffles, souffles, quiches, flans, custards, pound cakes, angel food cakes, egg cheese, salt-cured egg yolk, egg soap, egg bread, egg noodles, eggnog and others I can't think of off the top of my head right now.

I've currently got 5 dozen in the fridge and 19 more on the counter, so you're certainly not alone. Embrace the egg supply and you can do amazing things with them. There are so many ways to cook them in a pan or bake them. Experiment with tiramisu and meringues too if you want. Freeze, dry them in a dehydrator or coat them in mineral oil for winter, bury the shells in your garden beneath your plants for calcium. And if you're feeling generous, start giving any of the above away too!

MO_cows · #5 05/04/15, 01:34 PM

Hard boil and pickle some eggs. Make some egg noodles and dry them. Find an outlet to sell them.

Muskrat · #6 05/04/15, 01:55 PM

What everybody said. Also deviled eggs.

sisterpine · #7 05/04/15, 02:46 PM

Thanks folks! Really appreciate the ideas. sis

Woolieface · #8 05/04/15, 04:45 PM

Sell those things! People will pay a good price for fresh farm eggs.

Ozarks Tom · #9 05/04/15, 05:14 PM

When you've got a few dozen put a small sign in your yard and sell them, when you're out, pull the sign. People will learn the routine.

Bearfootfarm · #10 05/04/15, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Woolieface

Sell those things! People will pay a good price for fresh farm eggs.

Some states regulate egg sales and require they be kept refrigerated at specific temperatures until the customer takes them,

OH Boy · #11 05/04/15, 07:48 PM

Wish I was nearby I would buy a few dozen of those from you

gibbsgirl · #12 05/04/15, 11:48 PM

if you can't sell them, I would consider bartering and donating.

a food bank or any group (church group) that serves meals might find several dozen useful for an event.

my neighbor does hair at her house. she's interested in honey and eggs from us for free haircuts.

I've heard of people freezing eggs without the shell in ice cube trays and thawing them out later for baking too.

got 100 new birds here. I figure if I get into an egg problem like that, I might just put a sign out offering them for sell too.

good luck. please let us know what you decide and how it works out.

deb_rn · #13 05/06/15, 08:22 AM

Try the local Senior Center.... there might be people in need that would love to have them. Most charities can't accept them for consumption... rules and regulations about how old they are, proper storage, etc. Amazing how the government gets in our business!!
Oh, Craigs list??

Debbie

KIT.S · #14 05/06/15, 11:47 AM

Hatch 'em and sell the chicks. Crossbred chickens are selling for $2.50 to $4 each here, day old, unsexed. No one sells baby guineas and people are asking for them, so you may have a ready market right off the bat.
And I vote for crepes and tapioca pudding!
Kit

Woolieface · #15 05/06/15, 10:19 PM

Yeah I guess I'm willfully and unapologetically ignorant of my state regulations.

farmmaid · #16 05/08/15, 08:05 PM

Piggies...........

Riverdale · #17 05/10/15, 05:46 AM

http://tacticalintelligence.net/blog...dered-eggs.htm

How to make powdered eggs. We use the "Wet-Dry" method.

SJSFarm · #18 05/10/15, 06:46 AM

I second Farmmaid. Highlands raises pastured pigs and supplements with the eggs he gets from his 'several hundred chickens'!

I'm getting pigs soon and will utilize the extra eggs, goat milk, and free produce and bread I get from a grocery store.

Jennifer L. · #19 05/10/15, 02:15 PM

Two words for you: Egg Custard.

You can use a lot of eggs this way. Most custard recipes are one egg to a cup of milk, but the last time I made it (and I have about 7 dozen sitting on the kitchen counter), I used 8 eggs to 3 cups of milk. Makes a very hearty custard.

Wild_Bill · #20 05/10/15, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sumatra

Except for the goats and horses, they'll all eat eggs. The dogs and cats could eat it raw too, if you broke some over their main meal. Cooking eggs doubles the available protein though, so hard-boiled would probably be better.

Increasing your own usage wouldn't be too hard either, with omelets, french toast, rich waffles, souffles, quiches, flans, custards, pound cakes, angel food cakes, egg cheese, salt-cured egg yolk, egg soap, egg bread, egg noodles, eggnog and others I can't think of off the top of my head right now.

I've currently got 5 dozen in the fridge and 19 more on the counter, so you're certainly not alone. Embrace the egg supply and you can do amazing things with them. There are so many ways to cook them in a pan or bake them. Experiment with tiramisu and meringues too if you want. Freeze, dry them in a dehydrator or coat them in mineral oil for winter, bury the shells in your garden beneath your plants for calcium. And if you're feeling generous, start giving any of the above away too!

Sumatra you are to eggs as bubba in forest gump was to shrimp! Lol that's all I could hear in my head as I was reading down your list. I give my fair share away as well. We end up with about 5 doz a week extra in the warm months. Not enough to make it worth selling, but to many to give away all the time. A couple of the livestock sales i go to sell eggs before everything else so if I have 8-10 doz and im going anyway I'll sell there.