I'm the only one in the household eating eggs, so I get a backup at times. I chop up any extra hardboiled eggs, shells included, and feed them back to the flock. They love them.
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I thought about leaving the shells on, I'll do that next time. I always save the shells from the eggs we eat and feed them back to them. I've fed my chickens eggs off and on for years. Then I forget to do it. We share our eggs with friends and family. There's no way we can eat all of what we get. I brought in 8 yesterday, plus the 4 on the rabbit hutch....lol
I do give away eggs, but I have been met with a "No thanks" after they see the actual small size. I guess they are stuck on XL eggs.
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That's just sad. So far my friends have been happy with what I've given to them.
I remember reading or watching something about the great depression. The man said he remembered his mother using her fingernail to scrape out every bit of the remaining egg white. The majority of the people in our country don't know what it means to be hungry. We live in a very privileged society.
There's a couple I am friends with, we go to the same church. They LOVE my pickled eggs, said they gratefully accept any that I care to offer. And they return my jar. 
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You've probably posted it somewhere, but can I get your pickled egg recipe?There's a couple I am friends with, we go to the same church. They LOVE my pickled eggs, said they gratefully accept any that I care to offer. And they return my jar.
Hard boil eggs, shell, and do not use any that have the yolk exposed, or the white is cracked, as it will make a mess.
Place shelled eggs in a jar of pickle juice, making sure the eggs are submerged. Mark the date, refrigerate. Wait at least two weeks before eating, but a month is better. They should be good up to about six months.
I've had good results using leftover pickled beets brine.
And if you'd rather not use pickle juice or don't have any on hand, here's a recipe I've used:
I don't have pickling spice, so in one batch I used a bay leaf. Not tried them yet. And I didn't strain it. I did keep leftover unused brine in the refrigerator for future pickling needs.
SteepedInSheep
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Thank you! Maybe it will convince the kids to eat more eggs.
They taste like deviled eggs after a week or so. Hope you enjoy them.Thank you! Maybe it will convince the kids to eat more eggs.
