We have 6 chickens, which is great for our family of 7! But if we don’t have a meal with eggs for a week or two…they really start to pile up. Eggs are also a thrifty source of protein with yolks full of folic acid! However, they are high in saturated fat, so I stick to one egg-based meal a day. Here is the list my cuties and I made on Sunday to eat them up!

“Green Eggs and Ham” was the first thing that burst out of Kyler’s mouth. Haha! I guess green eggs and ham don’t have to be only for St. Patrick’s Day, right?

Fried Eggs-half of our family likes a runny yolk (my kids call the runny yolk eggs “cheesy eggs”)

Scrambled Eggs with cheese

German Pancakes (one of our favorite Sunday meals-we have to make 2 pans to fill up everyone’s bellies so it takes a whole dozen eggs each time we make this meal!)

Potato Salad-Ember requested this without the pickles, please Mom!

Egg sandwiches-we use miracle whip in ours

Breakfast sandwiches-our kids like to make buttered toast and then put on bacon, an egg, and cheese

Breakfast burritos-

Hot dog and egg meal-my husband showed me this one. Slice hot dogs and heat both sides in a pan. Give them a generous dose of pepper. Add scrambled eggs. Put on plate, drip hot sauce on, rip off a piece of tortilla and use it to grab some up. Shove in mouth.

Egg muffins-we put diced bell peppers, some spinach, and other things in these healthy grab an go’s

If you waited a while to collect eggs, or you want to see if the eggs you bought are still good, do the Float Test! To do this, fill a large bowl or sink with water and put in the eggs. If they float, they are bad. If they stay on the bottom, they are good.

If there is no way you will eat all of your eggs, you can also try to sell them or give them away. If you have any other favorite egg dishes, PLEASE share below in the comments. Thanks so much and have a happy day!

Jexi

To our surprise, one of the hen chicks (pullets) we purchased last year ended up being a rooster! We thought it was kind of funny at first, and I began to research the pros and cons of keeping it. Roosters are good for a LOT of things! They make sure all of the hens roost in the same spot, and that everyone gets a fair amount of the food. They can also be great defenders of their hens from animals who want a meal. They unite the flock, protect them, and make it possible for baby chicks. We decided to keep the rooster, get a collar to quiet its crow a bit, and see how it went.

We had bought one group of chicks and three weeks later got more chicks of a different breed. Because these two groups didn’t grow up together, they were constantly pecking each other and roosted in separate areas of our yard. It is actually illegal where we live to have free-range chickens, so I built an A-frame coop and all of the chickens had to be housed together. They were constantly fighting. Once the rooster matured, however, they realized he was the leader. Everyone followed where he went, shared food, and roosted in the same area. Fast-forward a couple of months and I hear a blood-curdling scream from my 5-year old. Her morning chore is to fill the buckets of food and water just inside the coop door. We finally got her to say that the rooster attacked her, rushing at her with its claws and beak.

After this incident, we decided to switch jobs so that our oldest son had the chicken food job. He was also attacked. We don’t know what triggered the rooster’s aggression…he was never super friendly I suppose. Maybe the silence collar turned him aggressive? Sometimes the chickens get out of the coop when the egg-collection wall gets left open. He attacked our daughter when she was simply playing in the yard and had her back to him. We knew at this point he had to go ASAP. That hatchet on our list needed to be bought, and the deed needed to get over with. Any good things about him uniting the flock or protecting them, etc. were not worth the fear and harm of our children.

I had no idea that our rooster would decide to attack the hand that fed it. To be fair, I have read about very friendly roosters. If you have children, make sure they are a friendly breed, and handle your chicks a lot when they are little so they aren’t afraid and get aggressive!

Make it a great day!   -Jexi