Dumb question...

[SpottedCrow]

I've never had a bantam chicken before...so....
How many bantam eggs equal a standard Leghorn egg? I can post a pic if needed.

 

[V Chic Chick]

Two bantam eggs to one normal egg is the usual cooking conversion. Useful if you have to make half of a recipe which states '1 egg'

 

[DuckLady]

I use 2 to 3 banty eggs to one regular sized egg. My d'uccle's eggs I use 3. The silkie amd others little one I have, I use 2. You can eyeball it to tell pretty much.

 

[bigzio]

Really not a dumb question at all. Kinda funny however that one accepts the smaller banty eggs, cause you don't expect the larger eggs, however some standard breeds are given a bad rap at times because they are still able to close the egg carton cover,thinking that breed should lay much larger eggs.

bigzio

 

[beckt]

I also say 2 to 1. That is what I go by as a rule of thumb.

 

[SpottedCrow]

That's what I thought...Thanks everyone. I know what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow!!

 

[jjthink]

p.s. You've never asked a dumb question! It was very interesting to learn the answer!

 

[SpottedCrow]

Thanks, Judy...and they were delicious too!!!

 

[FrankBlissett]

Not a dumb question at all. I didn't know for sure at first either!

While any individual banty egg can vary from tiny to medium, on average it's almost dead-on 2:1 (at least for our flock).

We sell banty eggs at market (along with large eggs), and I periodicly weigh a bunch together - always comes out half size for the lot.

-Frank