Blue Hens Eggs

[redman41]

Just been given some Free Range Eggs from a Lady who owns a small holding, among them was a nice Blue One.
Anyone else come across Blue Hens Eggs ?
Just wondering which breed of Hen lays these as it's not the first time I have had them !

[sandyRoe]

No chance it's a duck egg?

[sidkid]

Auracanas

[redman41]

Definitely a hen Egg sandy !
Thanks for info sidkid, interesting as i have not come across these Hens here.

[redman41]

Not seen them on Sale in Waitrose or Morrisons housemouse. They taste the same though !

[carmalee]

If I remember correctly - Silkies lay blue eggs Redman41

[redman41]

Thanks for info carmalee......

[woofgang]

The Waitrose ones are old Cotswold leg bar and very yummy

[Bummle]

I have Cream Legbars which lay blue eggs and Lavender Araucanas which lay greenish-blue eggs. There is no difference in taste of course but one of my customers said she thought the ratio of yolk to white was greater in the blue ones. I have never submitted that statement to any scientific analysis!

[woofgang]

I thought that with the waitrose ones, bigger brighter yolks

[redman41]

They do certainly look nice and a change from Brown or White shells.
A novelty for any children I'm sure.

[rowanwitch]

I get duck eggs from Birmingham ragmarket they are nice and rich

[redman41]

Ducks Eggs are certainly richer Rowan and must be good for Baking as well.
This Lady's hens must have been laying like there was no tomorrow as she had Dozens of Eggs up for grabs !

[icemaiden]

I buy my eggs from work. I work on a farm. It's the legbars that lay the blue ones. We have all sorts of colours. Blue, green, dark brown, speckled. The list goes on.

[redman41]

Thanks for info icemaiden !
You have a nice job !

[icemaiden]

I am very lucky. We have about twenty different hens and a beautiful cockerel. Once you eat farm eggs you never go back to shop ones. The yolks are so orange and the eggs are really tasty.