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Post by mnjrutherford on Apr 29, 2012 8:08:45 GMT -5
LOL Not at the risk of being attacked by a seriously POd flock of guineas!
I'm a patient girl though. I'm planning my menu of cakes and custards and I can wait for the party! ;o)
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Post by johno on Apr 29, 2012 9:17:37 GMT -5
Do guinea eggs taste similar to chicken eggs? After trying scrambled goose eggs (a long long time ago on a homestead not so far away), I was a little afraid to try duck eggs prepared as chicken eggs, but was delighted to find that if anything they are milder. Curious about guinea eggs now...
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Apr 29, 2012 10:58:01 GMT -5
Goose eggs are best just fried. Two pieces of toast and two goose eggs is a Man-Sized Meal! I don't know what guinea eggs taste like? But if I had guineas I sure wouldn't be long finding out
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Post by mnjrutherford on Apr 29, 2012 21:51:42 GMT -5
Oh man, guinea eggs are just this side of heaven, especially if you like yolks! You will have issues with shells cause they are hard as nails, but hey, pick 'em out! We love them fried with hard whites and runny yolks, fresh baked bread for dipping.... ::swoon::
For cooking, cakes and pasta. Cakes are SO much moister and more flavorful with guinea eggs. Pasta, the yellow color will just amaze you. I dump 1 c. flour into my food processor, 1/4 teaspoon salt, maybe a bit of thyme or parsley then start it running. Add 2 eggs, one at a time. Wait for it to form a ball (if it doesn't add a third egg). Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until you're happy with the smoothness. Cover with a cloth and leave it for 10 to 30 minutes. Then, being generous with the flour, roll it out to your desired thickness, cut it up and cook. I like it best in soup, but you can also stuff it with meats, veggies, cheese, etc. Then boil, steam, fry, whatever you like! YUMMY!!!! This is why we are working so hard and REALLY SUFFERING to make sure we have a HUGE flock next year!!!!
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Post by flowerpower on May 1, 2012 6:23:21 GMT -5
I just held them underwater and drowned them. It has to be the most difficult thing to have to do, but putting them out of their misery is a fact of life sometimes. Thankfully, not often. I have heard of other using Carburetor ether, but I've never tried that. Why didn't you break their necks?
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 1, 2012 6:34:34 GMT -5
Because I can't do that.
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Post by mnjrutherford on May 1, 2012 9:13:16 GMT -5
Yea... I have a hard time even thinking about breaking necks. Euthanizing is a task for the men of my house. They are none to enthusiastic about it either, but they can get the job done.
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Post by johno on May 1, 2012 10:43:39 GMT -5
Speaking of tough shells, duck eggs aren't too easy to get into either. If I crack them hard enough to break the inner 'skin', I get shell fragments in the bowl. So I crack them like a chicken egg and use a knife to pierce the inside. Then they open right up. My Pekin hen has been sitting on a nest for a couple of weeks. Hopefully we'll have ducklings in a couple more! I rounded up about two dozen chicken eggs and started them in an incubator a few days ago. I didn't realize how hard it would be to get into the habit of turning them. Most of them should have a white Ameraucana as the father, but some may have come from an Ameraucana cross rooster I recently relocated. I just love those beards.
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Post by steev on May 1, 2012 12:38:50 GMT -5
You ever notice how people and their pets/livestock grow to look similar?
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Post by mnjrutherford on May 1, 2012 14:18:01 GMT -5
LOL Johno, I think Steev is being mean.... ;o)
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Post by johno on May 1, 2012 15:03:03 GMT -5
I hoped someone would notice.
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Post by mnjrutherford on May 1, 2012 16:20:11 GMT -5
::wags a finger at Steev:: Be careful there mister, I may have to hop on the Snapper and come kick your tires!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 1, 2012 16:26:05 GMT -5
rounded up about two dozen chicken eggs and started them in an incubator a few days ago. I didn't realize how hard it would be to get into the habit of turning them. Most of them should have a white Ameraucana as the father, but some may have come from an Ameraucana cross rooster I recently relocated. I just love those beards. Johno, turn them at breakfast, suppertime, then before bed. It's really not that difficult if you do it that way. Must be an odd number of turns so that the longest time without being turned is opposite to the position the night before.
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Post by steev on May 1, 2012 22:06:45 GMT -5
C'mon, I wasn't being mean.
Every few years, I like to shave on New Year's Day, just to see who's sleeping in my bed. The last couple times I've been shocked; it's some really old guy! Didn't use to be.
When my daughter was ~2, I was doing "the shave" and was down to just a mustache, when she came in, took one look, shrieked "that's ugly", and ran to her room crying. Now, I know it was just surprise and shock at never having seen Dad without a beard, but that was harsh.
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Post by flowerpower on May 2, 2012 5:48:29 GMT -5
I totally get it.
My Muscovey is the only hen interested in sitting on eggs. She only has 4 in there, but it is possible that they're fertile. I haven't candled them. We'll see in a few weeks.
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