02
May
2008
Meet Siren:
In related news, the older ducks have started laying eggs again. We have 4 adult ducks, so we've been getting 4 eggs each morning. Except yesterday we got 5. Someone must have had a loooong day. Below is a comparison picture: white duck egg on the left, brown chicken egg on the right.
Siren has been named by our pals at Stokefire. I believe that they were thinking of the sultry Greek sirens. We were thinking, Oh Wow you're loud. Indian Runners have slightly higher anxiety levels than many other breeds of duck. They are prone to peeping (and later quacking) at such varied threats as chickadees, far-off crows, and grass.
In related news, the older ducks have started laying eggs again. We have 4 adult ducks, so we've been getting 4 eggs each morning. Except yesterday we got 5. Someone must have had a loooong day. Below is a comparison picture: white duck egg on the left, brown chicken egg on the right.
Other than the size (which, for the record, is 3.2 oz compared to the standard chicken egg of 2 oz), they're pretty much the same. Tasty and fresh, with yolks that are almost impossible to cook all the way through. We're excited to have them be part of our diet again.
Comments
Florence R. Webb
May 4, 2008 5:43 AM
We always break the yolks on our duck eggs, whether we're frying or scrambling, so as to get them to cook more. The yolks are so huge - I think a duck egg yolk is as much mass as the edible part of an entire chicken egg - that they are still raw in the middle by the time the whites are about to dry out from overcooking.
And they are yummy! This year we're doubly fortunate because a neighbor is selling his extra-fresh and natural chicken eggs in his driveway. So we have great, locally grown eggs of two kinds available!