Kitchen

[Snowpuppy]

My source keeps them refrigerated at 40 degrees. Law mandates egg cartons are marked with two dates.

The first date is a 3 digit number that is the day of the year the egg was produced. 001 is Jan 1, 002 is Jan 2. Second date is sell by date. You should use them within 30 days of the 3 digit date.

I get the free range aspect but with snowcover on the ground here 4-6 months a year I would be skeptical of claims and the higher costs. At least here, locally.

[Nomorebirthdays]

I have had chickens all my adult life. The eggs are richer. The deeper yellow is from corn, home grown hens are generally feed more corn. 

I buy eggs at store to hard boiled, fresh eggs to not peel.

Also home grown usually have harder she'll.

White chickens never lay brown eggs, but a few breeds of colored hens will lay a white. I also have a bantam breed that lays green eggs. Not getting many eggs right now, cold and less day light.

[ID2]

I no longer buy my eggs from the grocery store. We now live rural and I buy from my local farmers. I've never really tasted a drastic difference in the taste of local eggs vs. grocery store eggs though. An egg is an egg. At least my eggs come from chickens that have a name. 

[kcladyz]

My friend in another state raises chickens and he said the same thing. I hope to get a chance to try it.   He sells it  also. 

[hayseed00]

Farm fresh eggs are the best, the yolks are a rich golden color and are excellent for baking,  We have 6 hens and I call them my little bitties and they all have names, the girls have free range during the day and go in their coop at night.  They are very comical to watch and all have their own personalities

[faeriemoon]

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@AKgirl2 wrote:

I buy organic free range eggs, pricey but cruel free and the quality and taste is very good.  I'll have to l👀k into farm eggs🐓

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Me too!!!

It is important that people not confuse free range with cage free.  Cage free is meaningless as they are still confined to tiny areas.  Look for free range, organic, antibiotic free, etc.  Also, avoid Amish eggs.  Visualize their puppy mills and apply it to chickens.  Sometimes they try to claim they are cage free as a selling point.  Don't be fooled.

I also buy local farm eggs when they are available.

[software]

My farm eggs are often double yolk.

I can remember as a child finding a double yolk or 2 in each dozen but I haven't seen a double yolk in years until I started buying from the farm.

[CelticCrafter]

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@software wrote:

My farm eggs are often double yolk.

I can remember as a child finding a double yolk or 2 in each dozen but I haven't seen a double yolk in years until I started buying from the farm.

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Every once in a while I will get a double yolker from jumbos.