salt in the boiling water also works, to make the HB eggs easy to peel. Use a pretty sturdy amount, like 3 tbs. Rest assured the eggs don’t taste salty at all.
Clearly those who don’t like eating duck eggs have never tried one poached, or hard boiled. They are fantastic! Chicken eggs taste “watered down” by comparison. There is nothing like the creamy texture of a duck egg yolk. And of course they are the cats meow for baking, ask any pastry chef. I am always excited for spring, I sing “tis the dawning of duck eggs and asparagus, eggs and asparagus…asparagus” 
Here’s what I do for hard boiling with fresh eggs. Wash first, then steam for 20 minutes in a rice/vegetable steamer. I plunge them into cold water and then tap the shells with the handle of a knife to put a small hole in the shell. Let them cool and peel. I rarely, and I mean very rarely, have an eggs that is difficult to peel. And I have steamed day old eggs!! It really works.
And agree that once you have farm fresh eggs, there is no going back. I won’t even consider eggs from a store. If my girls aren’t laying, and I cannot find them from a local farmer, I won’t eat them!
I second Chestnut’s suggestion that duck eggs are fantastic in baked goods- but not as appetizing to eat alone. Farm chicken eggs on the other hand- once you get spoiled on them- you won’t ever want to go back to grocery store eggs.[/QUOTE]
Hi All,
last christmas my my sister served me duck eggs from a local Wisconsin organic farm and they were one of the best meals I ever had. I had them very frequently that whole week.
So so if they aren’t as good as chicken eggs, I can’t imagine how good they must be.
I ordered some organic eggs from a farm in the Dallas area but they were disappointing.
I am about to go and visit again and my sister got in 4 dozen of those same eggs for my visit so I can take some back with me. Can’t wait.
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Great, now I have that blasted song stuck in my head! Only I may not be able to forget the new lyrics above, so it’s even worse. :eek::lol:
The only duck eggs I’ve ever had were hundred-year-old black eggs with soy sauce. It’s a Chinese delicacy and wonderful, but maybe not for everyone. 
Zombie egg post. LOL Last one to post is a rotten egg? 
Guess that guarantees that I’ve just killed the thread. :winkgrin:
I’m really eggcited to see if this thread continues.
When we had ducks, DH threatened to make the 100yr eggs but we never got brave enough.
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Happy to have this thread revived! Learned a lot, never knew that birds built up a nest of eggs before brooding. Never thought about duck eggs, either.
MAKE them?! From umm, scratch? I’ll stick to preparing the ones I buy from the Chinese grocery (which simply involves cleaning them off, peeling the shell, slicing, and adding soy). I should think that making them from fresh eggs is far more trouble than they’re worth. I love them, but it’s an occasional thing, once in a long while and an hors d’oerve, not something I’d eat a lot of at one sitting. But if you do make some, awesome, let me know how it turns out! :yes:
Yes, make them; DH is an adventourous cook. But thankfully, our ducks are all in the past tense. They were entertaining little buggers but a huge PITA to clean up after. Never again.
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Fascinating, I had never thought about this
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We sometime refrigerate our eggs (duck and chicken), sometimes not. Just depends. I also don’t collect everyday.
We have ducks, they are messy and loud but my hubby loves the eggs. I will second (or third) whoever said use them in baked goods-they make things eggstra fluffy!
Yep, duck eggs and asparagus…asparagus…asparagussss! will now be stuck in my head all day!
Seriously, though, interesting and educational thread. I have learned a lot! SO and I are looking a house that has a nice chicken coop with it. I never thought about keeping chickens but maybe I should.
@skyy
You definitely should!
I got hens because I wanted them to eat ticks about 8yrs ago.
I am on my 3rd set of hens (chickens tend to have shortened Life Expectancies) & am still amazed at how Low Maintenance they are.
Mine live in a converted metal garden shed - former owners kept poultry, but had stopped long before I bought the place - and aside from refilling feeder & waterer & scooping poop once a day, they are no trouble at all.
I used to freerange, but predation (lost 3 to a fox in one day 
) & a crabby across-the-road neighbor put a stop to that.
They are perfectly happy in a large fenced yard attached to the coop.
& they are amusing as heck. Lots of personality for 5# of feathers!
& the Eggs! OhEmGeeeeee! The EGGS!
I am a total Egg Snob & never eat eggs that my girls have not provided.
Well, make that hardly ever, as all 5 are now moulting & combined with the cold weather Eggage has effectively ceased.
I think I had one egg about 3 days ago :sadsmile:
Hoping the warmer-than-normal-so-far Winter & new feathers will fix that ASAP!
Search this BB for threads with “Chicken” & you will be scanning catalogs for chickenkeeping stuff
Even if you find the thread (JSwan’s?) ;about Chuckie the Rooster
I watched a Youtube video about boiling eggs. The guy did it very scientifically and repeated his methods many times. The method that worked all the time was this:
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Use eggs that are at least two weeks old. This is a must.
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Place eggs into boiling water and cook them as normal. You can take them immediately from the refrigerator and boil them this way; they do not crack any more often than using other methods. I use a mesh skimmer like this to lower them gently into the water:
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Remove eggs from heat and place them in cold water. Let them cool before peeling. (I’ve peeled them still warm and they did just fine).
I used to place my eggs in water and bring them gently to a boil but I had inconsistent results with getting easy-to-peel eggs. After using this method I have had success 100% of the time. I’m impressed with the difference.
Here is the Pioneer Woman’s take on eggs. She said the age of the egg is not a factor. Since I only have access to store-bought eggs which are already at least a week old, I have not tested this theory:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/food-and-friends/easy-to-peel-eggs/
