Happy World Egg Day!
The Church will have about 30 Quamby bred free range chickens on site and their eggs will be used in our kitchen.
At at today’s date, 11 October, World Egg Day 2024, we have 24 fertile eggs in our incubator right now (due to hatch in 12 days – watch out for cute hatching clips coming)…
Our CHOOK CYCLE where freshness & sustainability is key in all aspects of our business!
We feed the chickens kitchen scraps,They give us fresh eggs,We use their fertiliser in our garden,We grow herbs, vegetabes, cherries, quince, blueberries, pears, apples, lemons, limes, figs, strawberries etcFresh produce grown on site is then used in our kitchen,Customers eat the fresh foodTheir food scraps go to the chickens andthe cycles starts all over again!Do you keep chooks for nutritious fresh eggs? Dine-A-Chook crack some common egg myths!
6 EGG MYTHS DEBUNKED!
Weird eggs mean trouble:Don’t get scrambled over weird eggs like double yolkers or shell deformities. These oddballs aren’t a sign of trouble unless it happens frequently.
Yellow yolks mean healthier eggs:While yolk color can reflect diet, it’s not an egg-sclusive sign of health. Seasonal changes in forage can easily shift the shade!
Dark spots or blood spots mean an egg is fertilised:No need to crack under the pressure—these spots are usually from a harmless ruptured blood vessel during egg formation. They’ve got nothing to do with fertility!
Eggs need to be refrigerated:Eggs are eggs-tremely versatile. While they don’t have to live in the fridge, they do last longer when kept cool—especially in hot weather.
Hens only lay in the morning:While it’s no yolk that most eggs are laid before noon, some hens like to keep you on your toes with an afternoon delivery!
Regular egg production means a hen is healthy:Even the most egg-cellent layers need a break! When hens take time off during moulting or seasonal changes, this doesn’t indicate bad health.
Source: Dine-A-Chook For further information, great chook products and to read their popular blog on Egg Handling & Storage see this link Egg Handling and Storage – Best Practice Guide – Dine-A-Chook (dineachook.com.au)
HAPPY WORLD EGG DAY!