What's Inside Of A Fairy Egg?

[@sararazavi4196]

There is something so great about watching Emmy while sitting in my hotel in Japan after eating all the things she's taught me about over the years.

[@artistlovepeace]

Many years have passed and many videos of your channel I have learned from. Thank you Emmy and family!

[@BooTomatoTomato]

I recently got the smallest fairy egg I've ever seen from my new pullets. It was so tiny! I kept the shell to make a tiny felt chicken to place inside of it for my shelf of miniatures. 😊😊

[@lisah-p8474]

We have around 24 hens and have gotten 5 fairy eggs over the last year. (All from full grown hens. Just flukes.) Ours were all quite a bit smaller than Emmy's. I read online that since most fairy eggs have little to no yolk, you can let them dry out in the open air and they won't go rotten. That's what I've done and so far none of them have gotten smelly. They're light and hollow now. I put them in a tiny little basket. Since my girls are Easter eggers I have a variety of colors too. Very cute!

[@wickedfae69ify]

I have a small hen and she lays eggs the size of a quarter at their largest, and they are mostly yolks and are so delicious!

[@TheMimiSard]

I once heard a recommendation of using pullet eggs (which I believe is the same thing as Emmy's fairy eggs) for poached eggs is ideal because the yolks are a higher proportion.

[@sharonchandler4185]

I know that what I'm mentioning isn't food, in fact, it's poisonous once made, but the Ukrainian Easter Eggs or Pysanky, would be so finely done with fairy eggs. I'd love to tell you more about Pysanky, and find you examples and supplies. If you're interested. I've made Pysanky since my teens....and I'm 59 years old now.

[@SSain1957]

that would be an awesome show

[@juliethompson2903]

They are a part of my childhood memories, too! I think they would be wonderful made from fairy eggs!

[@gemini1005]

Yessss! Not a part of my childhood but they are absolutely beautiful and would love to see this done as well

[@annieclaire2348]

I just googled Pyansky eggs! Wow, what beautiful designs and colours ❤

[@sharonchandler4185]

And a long, amazing history about them, too!!!@@annieclaire2348

[@jerrylee7898]

Because of you I tried Kewpie Mayo, absolutely love it! Thank you!

[@Inamichan]

Where did you find it?

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

​@@Inamichanidk where the person found it, but, it's in at least one of our local Japanese markets. If your region doesn't have one, maybe you can get some online?

[@jessierose8398]

​@@Inamichanive seen it in big name supermarkets in the international section!!

[@jerrylee7898]

@@Inamichan I found it at my local Walmart.

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Your enthusiasm made me smile. Back when the kids were little and had hens, goats,dogs, cats and situational attention deficit , had enough mishaps of pans boiling dry either before eggs put in or after and forgotten. Quickly found that starting boil while got eggs together to put in smallest pan for eggs to have water around, then cover it and when lid bumps from steam turn off burner and leave it. Depended what species was eloping, fighting how quickly I got back to eggs to put them in cold water. Honestly never noticed a difference in yolk dryness with longer hot water time... now that life is much more sane without kids will try your way and see.

[@aicirtkciub9167]

We called them pee wees and sold them on our farm 🚜 we had flats full of them. They go pee wee, small, medium, large, Xtra large and Jumbo. I grew up on a chicken farm. 🐣

[@WeirdNeffie22]

Awww! That little egg is so cute!

[@christinem.alwaysbelieve]

My daughter has many chickens and they get numerous different sizes and colors. Her Bantem chickens lay little eggs as they are tiny too.

[@monicahyland8641]

I love Deviled Eggs, me and my sister on the holidays would go to my grandma’s house and sit and eat a dozen of them. After our grandma passed away,my sister took over the tradition of making the Deviled Eggs for every holiday, soooo, her and I could eat them all ❤. Thank you chickens for making one of the best foods ever in the world… EGGS 🥚 ❤

[@trishaporte]

“The incredible, eatable egg”!! 💖

[@biancadow778]

I love that you show everything. Anyone who really cooks even the best Chef's know you learn new things and techniques as you go along and accommodate. You always make everything look great in the end ❤

[@annieclaire2348]

The boiling water method is the very best for easy peeling boiled eggs. I start with room temperature eggs as there’s less chance of the shells cracking when added to the boiling water. The tiny eggs are very cute. We have hens too and my Granddaughter loves collecting eggs. I’ll tell her the tiny pullet’s eggs are called fairy eggs. She will love that! ❤🧚🏻‍♂️🧚🏼‍♀️🧚🏽

[@karmenrosebush]

If you start with cold eggs just put them in a strainer and run them under hot tap for a couple seconds and then place them in the pot

[@annieclaire2348]

@@karmenrosebush - yes, I have done that when I have forgotten to get them out of the fridge in time to “warm” up 😂🤣😂

[@GlowingBeauty]

Love this!! My hens have been laying for about a month and I’ve had a few eggs with THREE yolks! Lots of double yolks. Love my Barred Rock girls.

[@gorespree6400]

So stinkin' cute. Literally.

[@jadedmind7634]

I absolutely love that you took an egg to get paint matched. 😂 I can only imagine the confusion.

[@dj-kq4fz]

Fairy populations are on a decline. But honestly their eggs are deeeeelicious!

[@murasaki9]

So CUTE! How fun was that! Thank you for this happy video.🥰

[@brandiwaugh5838]

We got an egg the size of a Robin egg one time. It literally didn't have a yolk! My daughter fried it anyways, but said it didn't have much flavor.

[@brandiwaugh5838]

@CarrieK998 that's cool! I mean this egg was small. Not like the one in the video. This was smaller than a quarter. Was your egg that small too??

[@tonyajennings4498]

Pullet egg. They are so cute.

[@debbypettigrew7916]

Such a great video! I start my eggs in cold water with white vinegar. As soon as it comes to a boil. Place a lid on the pot & remove from the heat. Set a timer for 15 minutes. Upon completion immediately shock in cold water. The yolks are cooked perfect with no grey around the outside. This has worked all my life. That's how my mom taught me.

[@cgenierun]

I've done deviled eggs with quail eggs before - tasty, adorable, a big hit at the party. But I'll not do it again except under the most extraordinary circumstances. It took forever to peel all those tiny little eggs!!

[@Onlythenarrowroad]

Grocery stores in my area sell mediums also.

[@guillermoroque9524]

Wow, we have the same technique for boiling eggs. I didn't know why but it was the way it worked for me and now I know why. Thank you so much, Emmy

[@andrewcoates6641]

I always top off my devilled eggs with just a pinch of paprika or sometimes I use cayenne pepper if I want to add a bit of heat, but it’s more for the colour that I add it.

[@epowell4211]

I love making "deviled egg poppers" with my bantams' tiny eggs. I steam them, air pocket side up, so when you crack them, there is only the tiniest film of white over the yolk, which I wipe off , scoop out the yolk, leaving sort of an ice cream cone of white. I put my yolks and chopped broken whites in a ziploc bag with my other filling ingredients, squish it to mix, then cut off the tip to pipe into the eggs. If you're travelling with the eggs, don't fill til you arrive so they stay pretty. These one bite deviled eggs are always snatched right up!

[@gigidodson]

How i boild eggs. It works everytime. I put the egg in cold water. Bring it to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes. Then put a lid on it and leave them to sit in the hot water till it cools. Thats it. Its cooked all the way through. I dont like jammy eggs.

[@YuuriDaFox]

“my hands are too FAT” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 relatableeeeeeeee siss that cracked me upppp gorlll ha, cracked.. egg puns!

[@LaynieFingers]

I look your videos! I've been watching since you were in Japan, and you have managed to stay positive, fun, interesting, and to maintain a wonderful community. ❤❤❤ Fairy dust!

[@andersonomo597]

Devilled eggs with a little smoked salmon on top are SO good!! Aussie kids have 'fairy bread' at parties - buttered white bread with multicolored sprinkles on top. Ah the joys of childhood!

[@bunyipdragon9499]

Not just the kids. I always have to make extra because the adults are always sneaking it too 🇦🇺 p.s; use the straw sprinkles not the little dots for best results 💜

[@andersonomo597]

Fairy bread just doesn't taste the same though!! I think it's a combination of changing tastebuds and changing formulations that have taken the joy out of such treasured dishes, but I'm putting 70% on the formulations. A little snip here due to 'streamlining' manufacturing, stricter regulations, marketing looking to justify their existence (hello new Coke), cost cutting - and you have Grandpa's axe. We've replaced the axe head and had to put on a new handle but hey, it's still Grandpa's axe!! I know directly FIRST HAND how this works with a treasured product, over 100 years old, it took 3 months to produce the original product, brand and production/factory was bought by a multinational, fashion shifted against one of the ingredients, minor consumer shift against that one ingredient was a good enough excuse for the multinational to 'reformulate' to a far quicker production method and VOILA we have 'the same' product, under the same packaging, same classic shape/appearance, same brand BUT actually a completely different product - and noticeably so if you can compare the old and new side by side, which I can, as I still have both. Sorry for the long response, but I hope it gives you some insight!! Cheers from Oz!!

[@quernalt]

​@@andersonomo597I've never had salmon with deviled eggs but it sounds tasty.

[@alicerafferty9595]

No, birthday cake? Just buttered bread with sprinkles?

[@andersonomo597]

Cake is a must and if you're really lucky there's mini meat pies and sausage rolls too! Ah the joys of childhood! @@alicerafferty9595

[@dollhousemakr]

We have an egg company near us that sells Medium, Large, and Extra Large eggs, and gives the small eggs to local food pantries.

[@katiecoollady]

Emmy you always put a smile on my face :)

[@marianneb.7112]

Of course Emmy gets paint to match food! 🤦‍♀️ I never would have thought of it, but this is genius! Kudos, Emmy! (Pretty color, too. 😊)

[@TheSimArchitect]

It looks luxurious!

[@BuckFunky]

Nothing has ever warmed my heart more than hearing Emmy say "devil's egg".

[@peggyreid6836]

As for my preference I'll boil my eggs about 11 minutes because I don't care for a runny egg.

[@volcanerd36]

Have you ever used quail eggs? Living in Japan I buy them already boiled and in salt water. I have never been brave enough to try boiling them!

[@EmbalmerEmi]

Can I ask why? Aren't they the same as any other egg just smaller?

[@JC-ez8ns]

They are great! Richer yolks

[@lancerevell5979]

I tried Quail eggs once, but cracking them open, for fried eggs not boiled, resulted in a bunch of tiny shell shards in the liquid egg. Basically useless, to hard to process.

[@JC-ez8ns]

There are special scissors that are made to make opening easier, you snip off the bigger end with the air sack and they dump right out. Quail eggs make fantastic over easy eggs!

[@blackmarya]

I brought and hard boiled quail eggs to make Japanese cream stew! It was delicious

[@KiharuKitty]

I once put a bit of kimchi on top of a deviled egg out of curiousity and let me tell you it changed my life! I'll make regular ones for family and friends who aren't into kimchi but for myself I always add chopped kimchi and a bit of the juice into my filling (which is just yolks, mayo, black pepper and chopped dill pickle with a splash of the juice for a regular batch, no pickle for the kimchi batch).

[@irishpixierose]

Fairy eggs, so cute 😊 Growing up you could by medium, large and extra large eggs. In school (1970s) we were taught to use medium eggs if a recipe called for eggs. I think they since changed medium to large & so on. I always add a splash of vinegar to my deviled eggs. Next time i will try substituting Dijon mustard for the yellow. Deviled eggs are one of my favorite Hors D'oeuvres 🥰

[@Beezer.D.B.]

So cute! As a youngster, we had regular sized chickens, and a small cluster of Banty chickens. They had smaller eggs than the bigger hens, but not that tiny. I think their eggs were considered “Small”.

[@vickiblizzard1001]

When I make deviled eggs, I add a splash of rice vinegar to my egg yolks, along with mayo, dijon and salt & pepper. Sometimes I sprinkle Old Bay seasoning on top instead of paprika, which gives it the prettiness as well as a great spicy flavor. I do the same thing with egg salad, which is basically just chopped up deviled eggs. The fairy egg was so delightful, and you honored your chicken by cooking it beautifully and eating it!

[@limalicious]

i like the yolk creamy for regular eating but drier for deviled eggs so it absorbs the mayo and seasonings better.

[@Optamizm]

I always plan to make deviled eggs more often, but I never do.

[@MaxineShaw_84]

Have had a deviled egg tray for years that doesn't get used lol

[@villainouslips]

Our family’s version of devilled eggs was actually closer to curried eggs - mum would add a bit of Keen’s curry powder into the yolk mixture.

[@TheMimiSard]

Aussie?

[@villainouslips]

@@TheMimiSardlol yep

[@annieclaire2348]

You MUST be an Aussie?

[@TheMimiSard]

​@@villainouslipsIt's the Keen's. McCormick seems to be an Aussie brand of herbs and spices, and according to Google, they own Keen's.

[@murasaki9]

I love curried deviled eggs and egg salad. There's so many spices and herbs that can make them taste divine!

[@echognomecal6742]

Eggs are still a bit pricey here, but now I'm craving BLT devilled eggs! Yolk, mayo, extra parsley, bacon pieces, bit of tomato, yum.

[@angiec.9716]

BLT DEVILED EGGS?! Omg I have never heard of that before and it sounds absolutely delicious.

[@echognomecal6742]

@@angiec.9716 Sooo good... Also, a nice (& easy) alternative for those who don't like the pickle-y or paprika'ed ones. Last time I made them, I used parsley from my garden :) Actually...a devilled egg "bar" might be cool. Oooo, idea for New Year's

[@mistyeydgrl]

One of our chickens laid a micro fairy egg that was round. It only had the white of the egg. We've had an egg inside of an egg too.

[@Silentgrace11]

We have Banty hens as well as Rhode Island Reds, so we often have eggs that small haha. They’re as cute as can be! I’ll have to keep an eye out for any smaller ones or ones colored more like the ones from the Rhode Island Reds

[@MrJaycrow30]

Cute it is!! I remember when Elmira was cuddling a cat saying, "I'm gonna love you, and squeeze you, and use you for laboratory experiments!" I died!! 😂 😂 Keep up the positivity!! cheers

[@QueenNemesis327]

You're excitement made me lol. I love you ❤😂

[@nicolettefrazey2703]

I use a pinch of baking soda and it works great! everytime!

[@johnboleyjr.1698]

I miss having fresh eggs. Devilled Eggs are one of my most favouritest things to eat.

[@jimgilbert9984]

...and sometimes you get an egg without a shell. You're kind of on target about the odd eggs. They do beat them all together and use them to make baked goods, protein shakes for bodybuilders, etc. Have you ever seen quail eggs? Now, those are tiny. And just as your fairy egg is smaller than a regular chicken egg, a duck egg is larger. Since you called it a fairy egg, when you started boiling it, and especially when you sliced into it, my brain went, "Aauugh! Tinkerbell's baby!" In fact, with that thought in mind, I kind of halfway expected to see fairy wings stick out of the egg when you started to cut into it. 🧚‍♀️

[@CroiaCallahan]

I grew up on a farm with (“Banty”) Bantam Chickens. I got an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas when I was 9 or 10 years old. I ran out of mixes, which weren’t easy to find in the 1960’s. I asked my mom what went into making a cake from scratch. I experimented, creating a chocolate cake batter using one Banty egg! Banty’s are so adorable! The chicks are itty-bitty…. PRECIOUS! They will always be my favorite!

[@lynnesullivan3047]

Yummy! Very fun. Thanks Emmy!

[@bethsmith3421]

We used to buy pullet eggs from a local chicken farm when I was younger. They were the cutest small eggs and they were much cheaper than regular eggs. We bought them by the dozens. They were not that small, lol, but they were delicious.

[@splinky99]

I would think that the cooking time would be a variable dependent on the radius of the egg….not the volume.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

Also good with a wee bit of creamed horseradish or wasabi, sprinkle with the paprika and then top with a caper or two.

[@stevencsb]

Medium eggs are very popular in the foodervice industry. School, hospitals, nursing homes, etc, often purchase and serve medium sized eggs.

[@shannondore]

Yeah, one deviled egg is never enough.🥚😋

[@iteachlit]

It is, on the other hand, un oeuf.

[@marciwhitman3513]

The best way to make hard boiled eggs is to put the eggs into cold water. You bring the water to a boil and then you set your timer to 9 minutes. You pour out the water from the pot and then you pour in cold water. You rinse out the pot with the eggs in it until the inside of the pot is cool and then you fill the pot with cool water and let it sit for 2 minutes. Then you crack the egg on both sides and roll up between your hands. You can remove the shell very easily without any problems and it's easy to dunk it under the water as you are peeling it. The eggs will peel perfectly every time time.

[@grandmabingales8778]

my granddaughter raises domesticated quail and they lay those little eggs.

[@jtdw10]

I do mine in the instant pot, using the 5.5.5. method. I don't know the science of it, but it obviously has to do with the pressure, they peel SOOOO easy!🤯😋

[@DanielleHardaman]

Chiiiiilllddd….I don’t know how I got to be this ancient and still firmly believing that you should never eat a fairy egg. I was told not to touch them, and that they were poisonous! I was like “Emmy!! Nooooooo!!!”

[@rockinbobokkin7831]

I was watching your videos a lot a couple years ago, and I guess you fell out of my algorithm, then I saw you on IG today, so I thought I'd check in

[@Melissa0774]

I wonder if the double yoke ones can be fertilized and become twins. Does that ever happen?

[@melhawk6284]

They can, but sadly, unless someone assists the hatch the twins likely won't survive due to kicking the sh*t out of each other. Or, you wind up with a Siamese twin situation...

[@andersonomo597]

What a great question! I don't KNOW but I would think that it IS possible BUT when a chick hatches it's fully filled/outgrown the shell - the shell doesn't expand like a womb so I think twin chicks wouldn't fully develop. Just my thoughts - would LOVE to hear from a chicken expert though!!

[@Melissa0774]

@@melhawk6284 I wonder if you'd be more likely to end up with a conjoined twin situation if you pick the eggs up and shake them gently at the beginning of the incubation period because it would makes the yokes mix together.

[@melhawk6284]

@@Melissa0774 if you break the yolks, you get a rotten egg that explodes in your incubator and ruins your house for a day or so...

[@Melissa0774]

@@melhawk6284 I didn't think an incubator got hot enough for that to happen. I wonder if that ever happens in the coop when the mother is actually sitting on them. I imagine if it did, she'd probably just eat it. Chickens can be pretty gross.

[@nanjunkster]

When I make deviled eggs for a potluck, I keep them separate with the filling in a zip lock bag. When I get there, I cut a corner from the bag and fill the whites.

[@sam-grey]

This reminds me of the time my friends and I made deviled eggs with quail eggs. They were pretty tasty!

[@lisah-p8474]

I did that one Thanksgiving as a gag along with a plate of regular sized deviled eggs. I brought the tiny ones out first. Haha. Peeling them was a chore but they were very tasty! And so cute!

[@scibear9944]

Ive always plunged my steamed eggs (to avoid "hot spots" in the eggs where they contact the pan during boiling) into a bowel of ice water and let them sit for 5 min or so...they peel perfectly every time😊

[@billshepherd4331]

That looks like the perfect bite!

[@johnfarris5325]

To have boiled egg shells come off easily, put hot eggs into cold water. The shock causes membrane to release. They'll peel effortlessly.

[@Hanniballectershiss]

I just watched a 14 minute video about a egg I know I rock with emmy 😭

[@TealStarSusan]

In the U.K. and here in Portugal they sell quails eggs! They really ARE tiny.. and look so pretty hard boiled and added to salads etc etc! They aren’t much bigger than a thumbnail!

[@lisaflower5994]

In Australia, we call those ‘fart’ eggs. Fairy eggs is sweeter, I’ll call them that from now on, and they don’t have yolks. Can’t wait to see if yours does!

[@melinaz3385]

Shelling the egg was always a problem in the last 15 years because someone had me convinced they should be slow boiled, cold to hot, but doing it the way you describe, like we used to do all the time, they peel just fine when dunked in cold water, not even ice water, Just cooling them down with cold water, then drying them and putting them in the fridge, um after, I enjoyed a nice hot one. hehe

[@samdooley5577]

I bet devilled quail eggs are awesome

[@huggledemon32]

My grandparents used to have an egg chicken farm, my favourite time was breakfast time because if we were lucky, we’d get “double yolkers” as soft boiled eggs with “toast soldiers”!!!- yummmmm!

[@2late4me2care]

One of my my Black Australorp hens lays nothing but fairy eggs. I keep waiting for her to lay a normal size egg but it never happens. Been making pickled eggs out of her eggs for gifts. Too stinking cute.

[@dulcinealee3933]

Emmy you need to get a duck or two. They make great pets eat your weeds are intelligent and lay bigger eggs everywhere!

[@griffionpatton7753]

Emmy so smart. I don't think she ever makes big mistakes. I had a friend who begged me to go to California for summer work during college. She said, "I promise. You work the first day and make good money." Her plan was, I could live in her parent's garage apartment for free and save all my money. She was right. The first day I was driving a big limo. I don't have a license, but the company owner swore I didn't really need one. He said, "Just don't have an accident." Okay, if you say so. The first week I drove this guy around who was going to invest his church's money in real estate. They paid for the hotel, food, and gifts. The limo was free too. Even at Nineteen I knew the real estate business was a con. I told the guy I was driving around, "I looked up the land he is talking about. It's owned by someone else." He said, "Yeah, I know." I was to be paid that Friday, but the owner said, "You work for tips. That's how it works." The guy I was driving around was leaving Saturday, and I explained how I wasn't getting paid. He tried to give me a ten spot. I turn him down. I had work Monday to Saturday, and that would be less than two dollars a day. They owner swore he would catch up with me later. The next week I drove a minor musical celebrate, and her manager around. This was worse. She once stopped at McDonalds and order over a hundred with of food. She refused to pay it. Fearing the police, and a lack of license, I paid the bill. The week ended, and I wasn't paid again. I had come with four hundred dollars and was just over two hundred now. The owner said it was my fault. I should have gotten the tip. He did promise me if finished the week, he would pay me something. The girl who talked me into going to California said the guy wasn't going to pay me, but she had a plan. On Saturday, if I parked the Limo at a specific spot, someone would take it. Then I would get three hundred dollars. I'm stupid, but not a fool. I'm not going to jail for grand larceny. So, that Saturday I dropped off the limo, and the owner lost his mind. He yelled, "Can't you do the simplest things?" Then it hit me. The Limos were old, and rusty. They had painted the rust with black paint, and parts fell off as I drove. The owner was going to commit insurance fraud. So, I left, and got my stuff. The friend said, "I had to pay back rent for the two weeks living in the apartment. I realized then; she was the daughter of the guy who owned the limos. I rode a bike I bought off a homeless person to a bus station. I asked how much to town near where I lived in New York state. He told me the price, and it left me enough to jingle change in my pocket. A few hours later the bus stopped, and made it the rightly named town, but not the right state. Broke, I just walked until I passed a TruckStop advertising the need for dishwashers. He didn't want to hire me, but he was desperate. He didn't want to hire me, because everyone in back was an illegal. Have you ever worked in a kitchen during the summer? You had to keep drinking, or you would pass out due dehydration. I didn't expect to be paid but they feed me. They also had tractor trail back ends converted into sleeping areas. So, I had food, and a place to lay my head. So, what's the point? Behind the truck stop was fence around an overpass. there was a little water gathered under the overpass. This was surrounded by wire fence. The real point was, there were hundreds of white chickens on the other side of the fence. I was told, they had been there decades after a truck turned over, and chickens escaped. They didn't bother gather up the chickens, so there they were. If you work in a restaurant, you know there is hundreds of pounds of food waste. You just scrape off the plate into a trash can. Food waste gets maggoty in the summer, so it's always a problem. After work, we sat around, and watched the chickens. I was told, "Those chickens are no good. They have no meat on them, and it's too tough to eat." Okay. I didn't know what chicken ate, but I grabbed a bucket of maggoty food waste, and threw it over the fence. The chickens ate it, maggots and all. The was this scrap lumber we used to make beds. We all made eight-foot-high comfy chairs so we could throw maggoty food to the chickens. Honestly? It was entertaining. There was more chicken than I first thought. It got to be a white carpet chickens on the other side of the fence, and they ate all the food waste. That was maggots and all. After work, we would get two-gallon buckets of maggoty food waste. We would sit with are feet on the top of fence, and feed chicken until the chickens ate all the food waste. The owner was happy with us. The Chicken poop smelled bad, but it wasn't near the restaurant. Did you know that chicken can fly a little bit. Not far, and they trail feather, but sometimes the chickens flew over the fence when the food ran out. So, every night it was feeding chicken, then we slept. All we talked about was chicken. I was told, some chickens can fly better than other types. I was tired of looking at all those white chickens and hated that none of them seem to be good fliers. Then one of the guys said, I could buy a chickens if I wanted. He told me there were all different kinds. So, we are all talking, and that worked us up. We were going to buy some chickens, and none of them would be white. I was hoping to get one that flew a bit better too. I found out smaller younger chickens are cheaper, so that's what I mostly bought. I only bought four bigger chickens, and they were not grown up either. I kept asking the guy, "Which are the best fliers." He said, "Son, chicken lay eggs. You don't buy'em for flying." I had no Idea what the little chicken would look like grown up, I just asked the person, "I don't want any white ones." I think they thought I was crazy. Anyways, the little chicken grew fast. The bigger ones I kept until they were full size. Fearing the worse, I threw the big ones over the fence first. I never seen the chickens fighting, and they were hard to spot after the white hoard showed up, but I only bought female chickens. At the end of summer, I was going to leave. The baby chicken got bigger, and I could tell what they looked like. The people I worked with promised to throw them over the fence when they were full size. Others told me, "Don't trust them. They are going to eat your chickens." The week before I left, I threw the smaller chickens over the fence, feed them separately each morning. Before the week was out, they had mixed with the other chickens. That was a while ago. I hope my chickens lived and broadened the gene pool of all those white feral chickens. I don't think Emmy did anything silly (Stupid) like that.

[@minime7375]

When I was little we had a couple of these miniature hens and a rooster, just as tiny. They were about the size of pidgeons and with very colorful feathers and the eggs they laid were somewhat smaller than the fairy egg. So cute☺️

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Woah, I didn't know chickens could be that small!

[@minime7375]

@@gr33ngirlsea I think they’re called Bantam chickens, my father bought them from a breeder iirc, they had leg rings, they’re more like pets, at least the rooster was a pet for me, I named him Nero, cutest thing ever but quite aggro☺️ We had to give them back to the breeder eventually because Nero insisted on breaking free and challenging the regular size roosters (we had a flock of regular chickens).

[@gr33ngirlsea]

@@minime7375 omg, that's hilarious! For his sake, I'm glad he got away from the big flock. I'll have to look into those, I'd love to see one in person sometime. Thanks!

[@minime7375]

@@gr33ngirlsea Sorry I can’t give many details on the breed I was about 6-7 yo at the time, I just remember them being the size of doves (we kept few doves as pets too) and with very bright feathers. I had regular size chickens too as pets later on and contrary to popular belief they are very smart and make great pets. Tiny dinosaurs☺️

[@Birdbike719]

The best way Ive found to do hard cooked eggs is in the steamer basket in my rice cooker. Rice and eggs in one sitting. Plunge the eggs into ice water. Perfect

[@lauramccoy8507]

Jacques Pépin says to gently boil, not have a rolling boil, as it makes the whites tougher and more rubbery, which it didn't know.

[@carltaylor1497]

Pretty sure the easy peeling is due to the ice cold bath immediately after cooking and not to the actual cooking method itself. I use the instant pot with the 2 minute pressure cook then 14 minute natural release then Ice bath for a few minutes.

[@rosangelacotto4768]

I learn in food network to boil water for 9 minutes and later cook the eggs for 9 minutes!! Perfect eggs every time!!

[@andreaholamon5238]

I make egg salad with deviled egg flavoring and it’s delightful! The Dijon is really key

[@sidsid6380]

You should look into variety of deviled egg recipes-

[@talideon]

In Europe, you'll find plenty of medium eggs. I tend to buy large because they're more convenient for omelettes and translating US recipes, but that's about it.

[@kimme0469]

They used to call those witche's egg. They called them this because it was thought to be a curse if your chickens would stop laying eggs and the tiny egg is usually the last egg a hen will lay.

[@SunnyPea]

As someone who has made mayo from scratch, kewpie mayo definitely tastes the closest to homemade!

[@missfletcher24]

I'm a professional chef, and I've never had success putting cold eggs into boiling water, they always crack. My method is to barely cover cold eggs with cold water, bring to a boil and then remove from the burner and allow to sit for 14 minutes. Perfect for deviled eggs

[@wbfromri5122]

nice , love devil eggs !

[@phoenixrising3219]

Save the bag and piping tip, use a sandwich bag with a small piece of a bottom corner cut out. Save on clean up time

[@sesa2984]

Tip: If you like a little bite, I have switched to using Kashmiri red chili powder EVERYWHERE I used to use paprika. From deviled egg garnish to hungarian beef goulash. Give it a try, it does the same thing but better in my opinion.

[@sesa2984]

Also, deviled duck eggs. You're welcome. Everything's better with duck eggs. I made an eggplant parmigiana the other day and only had duck eggs on hand and now my eggplant recipe costs more thank it used to.

[@derendathieke8947]

The tiniest deviled eggs I've had were from quail eggs. Absolutely delicious!

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

Dijon is the best mustard, aside from honey mustard. No one will ever convince me otherwise. Actually, stone ground and/or brown mustard is also really good. Ugh, I love mustard!

[@betty-y3m9y]

I add a bit of pickle relish to deviled eggs

[@abbyz13]

what an adorable video

[@DivisibleByWaffle]

Aw, I would have suggested making a very tiny ajitsuke tamago for a very tiny bowl of ramen!

[@lindabarling7719]

One of my neighbors had a chicken that would lay tiny eggs. Never were the eggs a "normal"😂 size. I love it when the kids go and find the eggs. They'd bring them to me because the neighbor didn't trust them because they weren't store bought. 😂np, I'd make cookies or cakes for the kids with them. Those were some of the most yummiest cakes and cookies. Thank you, Emmy, for sharing this. It brought back pleasant memories.❤

[@violetamethyst1186]

Your eggs are so pretty!! 💜 Is it a lot of work to take care of hens?