tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313568394253470364.post3586405885441059764..comments2024-03-26T02:56:20.153-04:00Comments on One Blog West: Eggshell ColorChef Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05093314323621833245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313568394253470364.post-80971226931069267152010-03-13T10:54:12.620-05:002010-03-13T10:54:12.620-05:00Sylvie, thanks for the reminder that the eggs from...Sylvie, thanks for the reminder that the eggs from a chicken that has a varied diet are so much tastier than those that just eat commercial feed. Our chickens wander about and eat what they find and can catch, plus scraps that otherwise would be composted. And this sometimes yields surprising results: when they're eating a lot of spinach, sometimes the uncooked whites are a dayglo green!Chef Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093314323621833245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313568394253470364.post-71727444924215136112010-03-13T10:32:17.697-05:002010-03-13T10:32:17.697-05:00Hey, Chef - I fundamentally agree with you regardi...Hey, Chef - I fundamentally agree with you regarding choosing your eggs for freshness and not for shell color. But I think there is another fundamental criteria that makes a world of diffrence in taste and apreance (for instance in poached eggs): the diet of the hens and how they were raised. Hens which spend a good part of their day outside on pasture where they have a chance to get exercise and sunshine as well as foraging for seeds, insects, caterpillars and worms makes for happier chicken and tastier eggs (also more nutritious eggs).<br /><br />I came through your blog from Harvest Thyme Herb Farm, and I have been enjoying reading your post. I know where to come eat in Winchester, now.Sylvie in Rappahannockhttp://www.laughingduckgardens.com/ldblog.php/noreply@blogger.com