A treat from the quail coop, with a little help from my steamer, LOL!

I pulled in some of my quail eggs and put them in the steamer just to try them out as steamed eggs. It really worked well, I was able to cook about 30 of them in my steamer.

This didn't come over from hive, so I cut and pasted it.

Here's what that looked like:

I cook them under Steam for about 20 minutes because I find with eggs steam loosens the shell and you can't overcook them using steam!

The eggs are small but they taste very good. The giant Quail that I have began laying in less than 2 months, and they lay at least one egg a day.

I intend to keep about 30 laying hens and the quail, and I'm going to raise about half of the laid eggs. This will allow me to release a significant population to clean up the ticks.

The eggs are about 1/3 or 1/4 the size of a hen egg depending on size obviously, but with the number they lay that shouldn't be a problem. You do have to open the eggs using a quail egg cutter or a see them open with a knife, in order to cook them.

This is what it looks like when you peel one:

I feel that ate about half a dozen I'll have some more in the morning, and they are certainly worth the trouble!

One more step towards self sufficiency, and it will provide a protein source later.

So, do you think the liberals in DC will outlaw meat; as they have promised to do? Will I become a quail felon?