Tag Archives: Eggs

What Laying Hens Deserve

Posted on April 23, 2014 by amanandhishoe

This is how one hen lays her egg. Afterwards, she spends a few minutes doing a little nesting, and then she leaves the nest. Each hen is different. Some leave the nest soon after laying their eggs. Others will settle … Continue reading →

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Egg Day

Posted on April 17, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Today is Thursday, the day I deliver eggs to Tweets in Edison, WA. Most of the eggs are destined for their kitchen and many will end up on the breakfast plates of lucky customers. A few cartons are available for … Continue reading →

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New Pullet Egg and Cherry Blossom Snow

Posted on April 9, 2014 by amanandhishoe

This time of year, every day is full of surprises. This morning I discovered a pullet egg. When hens first start laying eggs, they lay tiny eggs. You’ll rarely, if ever, find them in a store, but they are beautiful … Continue reading →

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Egg Yolks from Paradise

Posted on April 6, 2014 by amanandhishoe

I try and describe how rich the eggs are that my chickens lay. But it’s impossible to describe them with just words. It’s like the hens manage to stuff miniature suns inside their eggs. Can you roll your egg yolks … Continue reading →

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Egg Day

Posted on April 3, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Thursdays are when I deliver eggs to Tweets Cafe. They use most of the eggs for making their delicious meals, but they also have a few dozen available for you to buy. When I was making my delivery, David, the … Continue reading →

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Soufflés Don’t Just Happen

Posted on March 23, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Before you can take a freshly baked soufflé out of the oven you need to pour the soufflé batter into buttered ramekins and put them in the oven. Before you can pour the soufflé batter into buttered ramekins, you need … Continue reading →

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Spring Is Here

Posted on March 12, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Spring is here at a man and his hoe®. Vibrant shoots of stinging nettles bursting out of the ground prove it. The best vegetables never make it into the stores. Once in a great while, I’ve seen stinging nettles in … Continue reading →

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Laying an Egg

Posted on March 5, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Chickens lay their eggs standing up. Here’s Hazel laying an egg. First, she sits quietly in the nest for ten, twenty, thirty minutes. Then when the time comes for the egg to pop out, she slowly stands and in a … Continue reading →

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Good Food

Posted on February 5, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Good food makes all the difference in the world. And when it comes to eggs, it’s impossible to produce good eggs by the millions. To produce an egg as round and bright as the sun, a hen needs good food, … Continue reading →

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Svenda’s Egg

Posted on January 13, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Each chicken is unique. Each egg is unique. The variety of colors and patterns of chickens is endless. With each new chicken you can see evolution at work, trying new colors, patterns and personalities. The differences can be very subtle, … Continue reading →

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Morning Eggs

Posted on January 11, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Even though it is still early January, the hens are laying more eggs. Their winter slump has ended and daily egg production has gone from five to seven up to eighteen. It will double from that in a few months. … Continue reading →

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Eggs of many colors and shapes

Posted on January 1, 2014 by amanandhishoe

Collecting eggs is always an adventure. An old trick I use to get hens to lay in certain nests is to keep some wooden eggs in the nest. Many hens prefer to lay eggs where other hens have. With eggs … Continue reading →

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Incredible Eggs

Posted on December 27, 2013 by amanandhishoe

Until I started raising chickens I had no idea eggs could be so beautiful. The variety of shapes, sizes, and colors in endless. There are few things more magical than holding an egg that is so fresh it is still … Continue reading →

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