tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post8257084949719969831..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Egging It + A Favorite Farm RecipeKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-50615386727612589232014-04-22T23:03:42.429-04:002014-04-22T23:03:42.429-04:00At our local farmers market, in Kansas, I pay $2/d...At our local farmers market, in Kansas, I pay $2/doz. That is free range, not certified organic. I was raised on a farm and love having the farm fresh eggs. Store bought are just sad and pale in comparison. <br />Thank you for the post on chickens, they are beautiful. Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392565909659168486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-78112707403858406272014-04-10T00:49:21.257-04:002014-04-10T00:49:21.257-04:00Hi Kristin,
At the farmers market in Northern Cali...Hi Kristin,<br />At the farmers market in Northern California (San Jose), a dozen eggs are $7.50 per dozen. <br /><br />Free ranging, organic farming eggs in whole foods are around $4.<br /><br />Love your yarn and blog!<br /><br />LuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-41078647039874198482014-04-09T18:10:37.125-04:002014-04-09T18:10:37.125-04:00I buy eggs from my neighbor across the road for $2...I buy eggs from my neighbor across the road for $2/dozen. They are most delicious! I think the breed they have is Rhode Island Reds. I would love to raise chickens one day but I currently travel too much with my job. I have made popovers in the past but your post has made me hungry for them again! Thanks for sharing!!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387847321414966000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-14855619720076513522014-04-06T15:55:43.916-04:002014-04-06T15:55:43.916-04:00Loved this post! I adore fresh eggs and popovers. ...Loved this post! I adore fresh eggs and popovers. And, actually, the way chickens look. Not in a pet way, anthrpomorphic way but in a photographer way. (I'm so shallow!all about the looks!)<br />Keeping chickens isn't a good match with our life right now but popovers are. I made some last week. If that pan really works as non-=stick, I am going to get one. Glad you mentioned it!<br />gale (she shoots sheep shots)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10085790132325029548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-40556145781954631232014-04-05T14:49:36.228-04:002014-04-05T14:49:36.228-04:00In Portland Oregon, the farmer's market eggs a...In Portland Oregon, the farmer's market eggs are about $6-8/doz. I get fresh eggs from a friend at work for $3.50/dozen. They're great. I'll have to try that popover recipe!Leigh in Portland (we are not burning down)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06372544021604211747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-60022184349705604232014-04-05T12:26:19.890-04:002014-04-05T12:26:19.890-04:00Kristin, this is one of my all-time favorite posts...Kristin, this is one of my all-time favorite posts on GSF! Honestly! I just loved it, and immediately forwarded it to a friend who keeps chickens. Oh, those popovers! Must make some this weekend. By the way, at local farmers' markets here in southern NH, fresh eggs are up to $6 a dozen. Their deliciousness can not be beat, no matter what the price. ... Thanks for a great read and pictoral ride.Lisahttp://www.lisaallenlambert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-21829844274961858622014-04-03T21:24:46.906-04:002014-04-03T21:24:46.906-04:00thanks for the popover recipe - I have a popover p...thanks for the popover recipe - I have a popover pan that I haven't used in years - I'm craving them after reading your post !<br /><br />I buy my eggs from the grocery store and always make sure to pick eggs from free-range chickensPammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719546391995977011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-9254153602731450072014-04-03T19:18:22.521-04:002014-04-03T19:18:22.521-04:00when my co-op sells them, I pay 5-6 for eggs, othe...when my co-op sells them, I pay 5-6 for eggs, otherwise buy them at the superarket.Spiffypawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080433556908377682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-29388432015807457952014-04-03T19:07:41.120-04:002014-04-03T19:07:41.120-04:00What a great primer...I have thought of getting ch...What a great primer...I have thought of getting chickens for years and now am convinced. Too poor/cheap to pay high prices for eggs tho they are not too expensive if you buy at some of the farms. Happy spring, I saw my first wild strawberry plant and first crocus today...Ann from Maine. PS Hope you didn't run out of wood, I think you mentioned a few weeks back. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-46464618221083974112014-04-03T13:37:59.527-04:002014-04-03T13:37:59.527-04:00My students have a flock of 20 hens of varying age...My students have a flock of 20 hens of varying ages. We are getting about a dozen eggs a day. They sell them for $4.00 a doz. The eggs are called the "best eggs in town" by our buyers. The birds free range on the school farm during the day, get cafeteria veggie scraps and regular layer pellets.<br /><br />Someone down the road is selling organic eggs for $6 a doz. Sorry, I can't pay that much. They are not golden eggs. :)<br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-43843518191453188002014-04-03T08:39:41.363-04:002014-04-03T08:39:41.363-04:00Wow we sell our excess eggs for $1.50 maybe we sho...Wow we sell our excess eggs for $1.50 maybe we should up our price a little. But we are in rural southern Missouri. Things are a little different here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-84685592057060446162014-04-03T07:07:35.638-04:002014-04-03T07:07:35.638-04:00I have 4 hens a rooster and guiena that are free r...I have 4 hens a rooster and guiena that are free range. Something about watching them in the yard soothes me after a long day. I love the old fashin egg scale. Now that is something I would use!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-4956044486472129032014-04-03T00:40:46.305-04:002014-04-03T00:40:46.305-04:00I pay a neighbor $4 per dozen for fresh eggs in Co...I pay a neighbor $4 per dozen for fresh eggs in Colorado. They are the best and I always hate it when she is short on eggs. I've thought about raising chickens myself but haven't done it. Thanks for the popover recipe; I haven't made them for years. <br /><br />Triciatjfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767028004292737573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-20037565956795915492014-04-02T19:33:08.559-04:002014-04-02T19:33:08.559-04:00I've always wanted to raise chickens and never...I've always wanted to raise chickens and never lived in a place where that was a possibility. I do love eggs--- and GOOD ones--- I pay $8.00 a dozen. I am sad to report that I do augment these with supermarket eggs from time to time. Love your post eggery!(and LOVE me a popover! Now you've created that monster... geez, thanks!)Tinahttp://www.knittingcontessa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-58515885006695978672014-04-02T16:58:18.021-04:002014-04-02T16:58:18.021-04:00One thing I like about popovers is that they work ...One thing I like about popovers is that they work just fine with gluten-free flours, as do all the similar puffy pastries like Yorkshire pudding, Big Dutch Babies, and eclair pastries.<br /><br />As far as chicken breeds go, we are really enjoying our Welsummer/Ameraucana crosses. You get plentiful, olive green eggs, sometimes with speckles. The Welsummer eggs are dark with speckles. If you happen to let your hens raise chicks you could have olive eggs in your mix. Laura Timmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660182124690812249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-77195738968362611702014-04-02T16:48:37.024-04:002014-04-02T16:48:37.024-04:00I am lucky to get farm raised eggs most of the tim...I am lucky to get farm raised eggs most of the time, if not i usually get them at Trader's joes. I love the fresh eggs over easy, and as they get older i hard boirl them for a quick snack<br /><br />i love your blog, both knitting and farming<br /><br />FracksmomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-39974626638415183902014-04-02T14:09:08.636-04:002014-04-02T14:09:08.636-04:00My husband buys eggs from someone at work for $2 p...My husband buys eggs from someone at work for $2 per dozen. I know it's a steal, even here in rural Maine, but if he's willing to sell them for that price, I'm happy. I think he just loves having chickens and always has extra eggs he wants to get rid of.<br />About popovers: I live right near the Jordan Pond House, an old tea house in Acadia Natnl Park, and their specialty is afternoon tea and popovers. We love going there to sit on the lawn and have popovers, but I've started making them too. They are so easy and delicious. We have ours warm with butter and strawberry jam.Brendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-59044225821908703342014-04-02T13:08:55.031-04:002014-04-02T13:08:55.031-04:00At an old job, there was a former employee who had...At an old job, there was a former employee who had turned to farming who would come by and sell us all eggs. 2.75 a dozen for locally produced, free-range, effectively-if-not-technically-certified organic eggs. I miss that sooooo much, as I now have to pay more than twice that for eggs that I just have to hope aren't lying to me when they tell me they're free-range. Sigh. I really need to find a new source.kingsheartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985888492529141929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-66274259741557659492014-04-02T13:01:55.105-04:002014-04-02T13:01:55.105-04:00Your chickens are beautiful. Love the colors on ...Your chickens are beautiful. Love the colors on the rooster. I buy from an organic farm here in Virginia and pay $5.00 dz. No way I will evet eat another storebought egg. Robin Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074496019510904693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-80580108819758474442014-04-02T12:51:12.755-04:002014-04-02T12:51:12.755-04:00I really enjoyed reading this post! I wish I had m...I really enjoyed reading this post! I wish I had my own chicken! Excellent recycling…<br />recipe is a must try<br /><br />I unfortunately have to get my eggs at the grocery storeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07351574830566930823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-65474478623166740982014-04-02T12:48:04.516-04:002014-04-02T12:48:04.516-04:00What wonderful pictures! I am always struck by ho...What wonderful pictures! I am always struck by how beautiful chickens are. The colors in their individual feathers are so cool. <br /><br />Have you ever used "chicken colors" as the basis for a knitting pattern?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909075033888192017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-7289509517296106142014-04-02T12:46:44.250-04:002014-04-02T12:46:44.250-04:00I am the grateful recipient of 2 dozen very fresh ...I am the grateful recipient of 2 dozen very fresh eggs from my neighbor's farm! Thanks for the reminder about popovers - I will have to make some! Mia has a bake sale this Saturday too so I'm looking for good egg-y recipes.MicheleinMainehttp://www.threebagsfullstudio.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.com