Kinda weird question about eggs

Sugarbeat

I eat eggs a lot. I usually eat the large eggs you buy in the store. However, I have a teenager that has chickens for 4H. We don't get a ton of eggs, especially since its so cold but the eggs we do get vary in size. Usually we get a few eggs like you get in the store, but we have a couple bandy (sp?) hens that lay eggs that are roughly twice the size of a robins egg. How would you log this? The eggs in the store are usually medium and large, but the medium eggs look bigger than ours.

KnitOrMiss

I'd go by weight. Or search on size. But weigh one of your normal eggs, and weigh the other eggs. Also, you can log as goose egg if the yolk size is similar.. And nutrition on the 4H/home eggs is AWESOME, as is that rich golden taste. I miss my friend's eggs.

Sugarbeat

Yeah, I really need to buy a scale. I don't have one and I know that's pretty standard around here. I plan on getting one tonight (I'm giving in, lol) so I will definitely weigh it to see the difference. The eggs are a better taste, we just don't get a lot. We're buying here 4 or 5 chicks for Easter so maybe we'll have more later on.

FIT_Goat

It is an egg. Just eat them and be happy. The difference is likely negligible. If you're really worried, count it as 1.5 eggs each. Really, when you get around to weighing them, you will find it is maybe 20-40 calories difference. Not even worth worrying about with the amount of error in all calorie estimates.

ldmoor

Bantam eggs are just about a two = one large. We actually measured it one day. Friends gave us eggs, and we just had to do the experiment.

KETOGENICGURL

Sugarbeat wrote: »

Yeah, I really need to buy a scale.

I just got a $6. little postal scale type, no need to spend $25 for a battery operated fancy one for limited use. it gives oz and gr up to a pound, and is pretty darn accurate.