Eggs

lavenderlady

I used to have half a dozen hens running around in my back garden. I loved watching them run around or sunbathing. They were all different and had individual personalities and for this reason I will never buy eggs from caged hens.

Now I have no room for my own hens, I support the local farmer. Her hens are always knocking about the farm somewhere and I can see they are happy. I pay £1.20 per half dozen. Not the cheapest but the money is going back into buying food for the hens.

My yorkshire puddings grow so high they climb out of the tins with day old eggs from the farm!

lallysmum

Listen to see if any of your neighbours have chickens.. I get people knocking on the door asking for eggs now, which is a Godsend as my 6 chooks lay 6 a day and no one can eat that many!
£1 for 6 here, never more than 4 day old eggs.. lovely

Farway

For those, like me, who do not have handy farmers around, Lidl 85p for 6 free range medium

wizk1

Farway wrote: »

For those, like me, who do not have handy farmers around, Lidl 85p for 6 free range medium

Similar price in Aldi per half dozen. 85p for medium (I think), and 99p for large

alandbailey

I charge £1.20/half dozen for my chicken and duck eggs. They are virtually free range in my garden and the price almost covers the cost of feed. I live in Wells, Somerset.

badmumof1

'happy eggs' how do you know the hen was happy when it was laid.
I buy basic

Happi

We need to call in a ' hen shrink ' , who's to say if the hen is happi or not? I have bought free range quite often and also basics and i honestly can't tell the difference apart from the price.

ecoelle

I know that the co-operative only stock free range eggs and this includes their 'simply value' range. Not sure of the prices though

Poly,put_the_kettle_on

We have five very happy (and very naughty) hens clucking round the garden- one of the best decisions we ever made. They're great for entertainment, and poached eggs straight from chicken to pan within minutes...yum...

I agree with the poster above- once you've gotten to know how much personality (and downright cheek) they have, you'd struggle to eat anything from a hen thats spent its life in a box.

diddly74

Happi wrote: »

We need to call in a ' hen shrink ' , who's to say if the hen is happi or not? I have bought free range quite often and also basics and i honestly can't tell the difference apart from the price.

You know Happi - if you had chucks in the back yard or could get hold of really fresh good eggs you would realise like Polly has said - there is a BIG difference in taste!

Remember however "Happy" and Free-range supermarket eggs are said to be they have been laid about 2 weeks before they hit our shelves. That cannot compete with happy chucks in your garden.

We had 7 chucks before we moved and they were adorable (even if they did massacre my garden) We are in rented accom now and by hook or by crook I shall be purchasing some more chickens by spring as I miss them and their bounty so much.