Eggs - Where do they go?
I’ve been thinking about eggs a lot lately. I know - I’m weird. But we’ve ordered 5 little ducklings, and they will be arriving in the mail in late March. So I’m looking forward to the day when they start making eggs for us.
As I was telling my mother about the duck project the other day, she reacted with great surprise when I told her that I am currently going through 18 eggs per week in some weeks. “What do you use 18 eggs a week for?!” was the response, or something like that. That got me to thinking.
Is it weird that I use 18 eggs per week? Well, no. I don’t think so. I do a ton of baking. I try not to buy as many packages of cookies, for instance, and make my own instead. I’d rather avoid the hydrogenated fats in many packaged baked goods, and making them at home is a fun learning experience for M. So right there, I’m probably using at least 6 eggs per week for that purpose. I’m sure the people who buy store bought cookies don’t think about how many eggs they are eating when they are popping cookies in their mouth, but I have to crack them.
What else do we use those 18 eggs for? Omelets, for one thing. Sometimes M goes on a “dippable eggs” jaunt and I end up making an egg for him every morning of the week. So if we make one omelet and 3 days worth of dippable eggs, there’s an easy half dozen right there.
Where do the other 6 eggs go? Hmmm…let me think. The cornbread uses one or two when I make a batch of beans and cornbread for dinner. I might make egg salad sandwiches on an occasional week, so there goes 5. I’m really not sure where the rest go, but they seem to disappear.
Any way you cut it, if all goes well, I’ll be collecting almost 3 dozen a week by September from my Khaki Campbells and Indian Runner ducks. That means extra for my friends and family!
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Trish, I am so excited for you and your family! Raising ducks is a fun family project, and collecting the eggs is one of the many rewards. As you know, our family has eight hybrid laying hens, and we get about six eggs per day from them. That means we have plenty to give away to friends, family, and neighbors! We no longer purchase eggs from the grocery store, and the fresh eggs taste so much better too. Oh my, you are going to totally love your baked goodies (cookies, cakes, muffins, etc.) when you use the duck eggs instead of regular chicken eggs! There is a huge difference! Congratulations on your decision to raise ducks, and I wish you all the best!
Thanks Ophelia! We’ve ordered 3 Khaki Campbells and 2 Runner Ducks. I just couldn’t resist the runner ducks - they are so darn funny looking! I think I may have to e-mail you with some questions soon!
Do duck eggs taste notably different from chicken eggs? I’d actually never heard of eating them so I’m curious
Here’s an interesting description of the differences between duck eggs and chicken eggs: http://www.newagrarian.com/hom.....rimer.html
Trish, thanks for sharing that link with the description of the differences between chicken eggs and duck eggs. I read through that guy’s description, and I would agree with what he said. That’s mostly my experience as well.