My Chickens are dual purpose birds, this means they are of older breeds that are still good for both egg production but you get a nice amount of size on the boys for the freezer camp.
It also means that the odds of some of my girls going broody is good, and given that I have for a number of years now kept back from the chicks hatched out by their own momma’s, it add to the broody factor in my own flock, something I am quite fine with, I don’t want to pay 3 to 5 dollars for a day old chick if I can have a momma or two hatch out 20 to 40 new wee ones for my own personal use each summer.
So in the new keep back girls from last summer, I have a double yolker girl, I am not sure which one it is.. I have never caught her in the act, but for months now, about four times a week comes in a egg that looks like this..
This is very special egg, and it does not go with the other eggs, it goes into its very own spot in the fridge and it is not used for breakfast or hard boiled eggs or any of the used so many of my eggs get used for, its saved for a certain purpose, can you figure out what and why?
To my regular readers, I am going to wait 24 hours before giving away the answer, so I hope lots of you will comment and give your thoughts on what and why? The answer is in the picture above.
Answer: These eggs have double the york for a single egg and less white then a single egg, they are perfect for making homemade pasta with!
Just another Day on the Farm 
I say you’re gonna make a bunch of egg noodles…at least that’s what I’d do
You got it girl, they are perfect to help make noodles of all kinds!
I guess I would have to say pudding, ’cause that’s really the only thing I make with lots of yolks in it. Or maybe fry it up and make a smiley face with some bacon? Yeah, I don’t know. 🙂
P.s. 3 to 5 bucks for a day old chick? Is it because they are a heritage breed? The place I was looking at was selling dual purpose birds for maybe $1.90 or so.
I know, I wish that chicks were more reasonable in my area, but they are not.. If you go to one of the local’s that hatch chicks and pick them up, they are 3 dollars a chick, If you order though the only source from our local feed stores, the price goes down the bigger the order, but if you want ten to twenty chicks, you are looking at about 3.50 per chick and 4 if you want them sex’ed, and then you have to add tax and shipping which works out to about 5 dollars a chick.. its just plain ouch!
Thanks for the guess, I do like to make homemade sheep milk pudding with fresh eggs, I should do that to have with some fresh strawberries.. that’s a great idea for doing over the long weekend.
Please say hollendaise! On hte rare occasion I make it, I use 6 egg yolks to make mine, then I have all those white to find uses for.
LOL, I do like a good hollendaise, but I just don’t make it that often.
Mayo?
Hmmm, now I do make Mayo on a regular basis, Its interesting, five folks replied and not one gave the same answer.. Thanks for taking a guess at it!