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Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by vic-traill »

TecoAndJix wrote: post #57

I got five chickens last year and now have more eggs then I know what to do with (so we give a lot away). Everyone that has them says they are so much better and I have wondered if that is just due to them being able to see the chickens and their home. It is near impossible to hard boil the eggs they lay because the “membrane” (layer between the shell and egg-stuff) is so thick. The yolk is a darker yellow as well. I…

This is very true. Years ago we had chickens, and fresh eggs (laid over the past couple of days) were impossible to peel the shell from after hard boiling.

We started soft boiling, knocking the head off and using a small spoon to eat. It was either that or fried/scrambled.

I never did find out how long a fresh egg would have to age in order to become peelable when hard boiled.

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by throwaway13337 »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #35

I'm a sucker for premium orange yolk eggs. My partner is sucker for buying eggs from a guy who grows them in his backyard. Sometimes, especially when making creamy scrambled eggs I can almost taste fishy or shellfish flavour (not something I like). We are based in NZ and I've heard people use sea shells as a source of calcium for hens, but I find hard to believe that it could be it.

I believe it's the choline. It tastes fishy and eggs have a very large content of it.

I don't know that backyard eggs would have more of it but the slight fishy taste in eggs is (and liver) is due to it.

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by TinyRick »

wincy wrote: post #105
TecoAndJix wrote: post #57

I got five chickens last year and now have more eggs then I know what to do with (so we give a lot away). Everyone that has them says they are so much better and I have wondered if that is just due to them being able to see the chickens and their home. It is near impossible to hard boil the eggs they lay because the “membrane” (layer between the shell and egg-stuff) is so thick. The yolk is a darker yellow as well. I…

My friend had some eggs from his chickens in his backyard and I was surprised I didn’t like them as much as the Happy Egg Co. Heritage Breed eggs I buy at Sprouts. The eggs are $8 a dozen and the only eggs I’ll eat now. Everything else tastes off. Maybe the flavor is from the breed of chicken? The eggs are brown and blue. They definitely have the same hard boiling issue with a strong membrane. I want it to be placebo…

You buy 25 dozen eggs per month? How are you spending a few hundred a month on eggs even if they're $8/dozen

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by margalabargala »

igetspam wrote: post #91
DiffEq wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This will happen if you feed your chickens salmon or other fish. I have chickens and yes I occasionally my sons or wife will feed them left overs and it may be some salmon skin we did not eat, some fish bones and heads that we did not eat, etc. When we do this the eggs take on that taste. I don't like it either and if it does happen then I feed those eggs to the dog....

You should give them back to the hens. They prefer them fresh but they'll eat them cooked too. Producing an egg takes a lot of nutrients. They'll any that crack, to help replenish. They'll eventually eat the shells too, which helps with their digestion.

This is a good way to teach hens that "eggs are food" and they may start eating their own eggs before you can get to them.

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by tastyfreeze »

urthor wrote: post #75
TecoAndJix wrote: post #57

I got five chickens last year and now have more eggs then I know what to do with (so we give a lot away). Everyone that has them says they are so much better and I have wondered if that is just due to them being able to see the chickens and their home. It is near impossible to hard boil the eggs they lay because the “membrane” (layer between the shell and egg-stuff) is so thick. The yolk is a darker yellow as well. I…

https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=B... Research says that the nutritional value is not significantly different between organic and backyard. However, I expect the fact the backyard eggs are fresh laid is the big differentiator. The supply chain between farm and supermarket is huge, whilst backyard eggs can be laid that day.

In the US farmers have 28 days to get eggs in cartons. Once in cartoons eggs must be sold in 30 days. Store eggs can be quite old. Freshness is likely a big part of flavor. I suspect that the US egg washing method may affect flavor as well. Home eggs typically aren't washed and are only a few days old. The eggs I sell were laid that week.

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by aendruk »

thrdbndndn wrote: post #76

Why do all the images in this article have wrong/fake EXIF? (Well, not all; it looks like that they copied the EXIF of the first image (which has the matching EXIF Image description of "Egg yolk in wooden spoon on eggs. Close up.", together with all the other camera/lens info) to all the other images for some reason. Nothing serious, but weird practice nevertheless.)

I’m curious to learn how you ran across this. A browser extension that surfaces the data? Or do you regularly go around downloading and inspecting images as you read?

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by tastyfreeze »

wincy wrote: post #105
TecoAndJix wrote: post #57

I got five chickens last year and now have more eggs then I know what to do with (so we give a lot away). Everyone that has them says they are so much better and I have wondered if that is just due to them being able to see the chickens and their home. It is near impossible to hard boil the eggs they lay because the “membrane” (layer between the shell and egg-stuff) is so thick. The yolk is a darker yellow as well. I…

My friend had some eggs from his chickens in his backyard and I was surprised I didn’t like them as much as the Happy Egg Co. Heritage Breed eggs I buy at Sprouts. The eggs are $8 a dozen and the only eggs I’ll eat now. Everything else tastes off. Maybe the flavor is from the breed of chicken? The eggs are brown and blue. They definitely have the same hard boiling issue with a strong membrane. I want it to be placebo…

Dude get some chickens. My cost per dozen is around $3 at current feed prices and 60% laying rate. If you feed them your kitchen scraps the feed cost is even lower.

The eggs you get that dont peel well are fresh. Less than 2 weeks old. Home grown eggs are the same way until they age and dry out a bit.

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by hammock »

caymanjim wrote: post #102
yostrovs wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Keep the fresh eggs on the counter for a week or so before boiling, and your shell will come off properly.

If you do this, it's vital that you do not wash the bloom off. Once you wash eggs you have to refrigerate them.

No one does that except the egg processors

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by wincy »

TinyRick wrote: post #113
wincy wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My friend had some eggs from his chickens in his backyard and I was surprised I didn’t like them as much as the Happy Egg Co. Heritage Breed eggs I buy at Sprouts. The eggs are $8 a dozen and the only eggs I’ll eat now. Everything else tastes off. Maybe the flavor is from the breed of chicken? The eggs are brown and blue. They definitely have the same hard boiling issue with a strong membrane. I want it to be placebo…

You buy 25 dozen eggs per month? How are you spending a few hundred a month on eggs even if they're $8/dozen

Okay maybe 12 dozen. But my family eats a lot of eggs!

Re: Why are some egg yolks so orange?

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Post by TheSoftwareGuy »

twic wrote: post #110
wincy wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My friend had some eggs from his chickens in his backyard and I was surprised I didn’t like them as much as the Happy Egg Co. Heritage Breed eggs I buy at Sprouts. The eggs are $8 a dozen and the only eggs I’ll eat now. Everything else tastes off. Maybe the flavor is from the breed of chicken? The eggs are brown and blue. They definitely have the same hard boiling issue with a strong membrane. I want it to be placebo…

> The eggs are $8 a dozen [...] and I spend a few hundred a month on them You eat over 300 eggs a month?

It’s not that crazy the more I think about it. If he has a spouse and 2 kids (so 4 people in this house), and each person eats 3 eggs for breakfast everyday for 30 days that’s 360 eggs
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