farm-raised vs commericial eggs

[Anonymous]

the farm eggs around us (lots of farms selling eggs in Western PWC) sell them for about $10/doz. Screw that.

[Anonymous]

To me there is a big difference between the caged eggs and free range eggs. We had our own chickens growing up and gave them oyster shells for calcium. The shells were strong. I only buy pasture-raised eggs. And I do think there is a big difference in taste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been wondering why I have such a hard time lately cracking an egg without breaking the yolk, and then a family my son knows gave him a lot of farm-raised eggs and he gave me a bunch. I was surprised by how much thicker the shells were (and the deep color of the yolks) but the real surprise is even though they are harder to crack it's easier to keep the yolk intact, maybe because the shell doesn't disintegrate as much?

(They're also very pretty, all brown but ranging from beige to a pretty deep tan, some solid color, some speckled. They came in a basket which was even more charming!)

As eggs age, their yolks and whites become thinner and more likely to break. Most likely you are buying older days and the farm raise eggs are fresher. Also the variety in the diet of the chickens the darker the yolk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the farm eggs around us (lots of farms selling eggs in Western PWC) sell them for about $10/doz. Screw that.

Farmer markets in DC sell them for $5-6.