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Janet

In article >, penmart01
@aol.com says...
>
> On Thu, 13 Sep 2018 04:35:10 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
> >In article >, says...
> >>
> >> * Hens laying now , that is . Well at least 2 , might be more but today
> >> we got 2 eggs . Which brings me to a question . In the not-too-distant
> >> future we're going to have more eggs than we can eat . Has anyone here
> >> preserved eggs by beating them then freezing ?
> >
> > Yes, I often did that when we kept chickens and had a glut of eggs. I
> >found it more convenient to beat and freeze them in small batches (2 or
> >3 eggs). Then you can defrost as many as you need to use for scrambled
> >eggs, omelettes, custard and cake baking etc.
> >
> > If you have a dog, then a raw egg twice a week is a treat they enjoy.
> >
> > Save all the empty egg shells, bake them when you have the oven on for
> >something else, then crush them into grit and feed it back to the
> >chickens. Extra calcium keeps their bones and egg shells strong.
>
> Pickled eggs will keep on the counter top for months.

I like eating pickled eggs, but you can't make them into cakes,
omelettes, custard etc.

Janet UK

I don't keep
> chickens but I put all egg shells into my composter.