Blue Egg Blog

Well not really, but they sure look like it. One of the marans started to lay a couple of days ago, which was quite surprising. I hadn’t expected to see any eggs out of them until next spring. But hey, I’m not complaining!

Ooooooh. Ahhhhhhh.

I figured that, as this was my first maran egg, I out to save it. Since eggs don’t last particularly long in their natural state, I preserved it by blowing. Here’s how it’s done in case you were wondering. First, I gathered my materials: my precious egg, a sewing needle, and a cereal bowl.

Next, I poked a small whole in the top of the egg with the needle.

 And a larger one in the bottom. I used the needle to scramble the yolk up a little bit.

Once I had made my holes, I washed the egg. Then, I put my mouth to the small whole and blew hard, forcing the egg’s innards out of the other end and into the cereal bowl. Just a quick disclaimer, it is generally agreed that raw eggs are bad for you. If you do this, you should probably use a syringe or something of that sort rather than your mouth.

Anyone for scrambled eggs?

After a quick wash, my souvenir was ready for display. It would be cool to do one of these for all of the different colored eggs that my hens lay.