Foxhollow Poultry Farm

Our quails are finally hatching. Here is a photo. Even though they only take about 18 days to hatch it still seems like a long time to wait. They are dark brown with yellow and black stripes down their backs kind of like a chipmunk's stripes. Adorable. If you think a baby chicken is cute then multiply that by 10 for the quail chick's tiny size. They are a little bit bigger than a quarter. They kind of match their egg shells in this picture, so look closely.

Quail chicks

More babies on the way this week... Chicks by Friday. I love spring!

Tai

I delivered some quail eggs to Mojo's yesterday, Mojo's is a super nice restaurant . I talked with the chef and he told me he was going to "antique" them. The process is simple, but produces a nice hardboiled or pickled quail egg for charcuterie, appetizers, or garnish that looks like it is truly antiqued.

Hardboil your eggs first and cool them.

Next steep some strong black tea.

Crack the shell on your hardboiled eggs by rolling them around on the counter.

Leave the cracked shell on the egg then soak in the tea for several hours.

Drain and peel the eggs.

He said that it makes them look like tiny dinosaur eggs. How interesting would that be for an Easter appetizer! I am definitely going to try it tomorrow for a lunch I am having.