I have free range guinea fowl who tend to lay their eggs from the end of March/ beginning of April til September.

I have quail and the japanese quail that live in an aviary tend to lay from February til September but I also have a large barn with quail in and they lay all year round. So I have quail eggs available for eating all year round.

I also have free range khaki campbell ducks and they have been laying since early Winter and as it is the first year I have kept the ducks it will be interesting to see if they stop laying.

Hugo House Quail Eggs

Here is Helene’s response;

Thanks to your kindness, we had a fantastic lunch on Saturday! I cut out large circles from a loaf of granary bread, toasted the circles then topped each with spinach wilted in a very small amount of olive oil. Each circle was then topped with two fried quail eggs and covered lightly with a homemade cheese and mustard sauce. Alan and I loved it! Today the remaining eggs are being hard boiled to top spinach salads with crispy bacon and crumbled eggs.

I am pleased that Helene and her husband enjoyed the quail eggs as I know that they are partial to these tiny, yet flavoursome eggs and delighted that Helene told me how she used the quail eggs.

Just wanted to let you know that the Hugo House Quail Eggs will be featured on today’s UK Ready Steady Cook to be aired at 4.30pm till 5.15pm on BBC2 with my quail eggs.

Hope you can tune in to see what they cook up with my bag of goodies and the quail eggs produced on my farm.

Let me know if you catch it, I’d love to know what you think or if you have any recipes using quail eggs that you’d like to share.

Langlands,

The Farmer’s Cart 

The Jug & Bottle

or why not have a meal with Hugo House quail eggs which are on the menu at:

The Star at Sancton 

The Pipe & Glass at South Dalton.

• Hard boil the quail eggs for 3 minutes.
• Leave to cool, then peel.

Great added to;

• Sausage Casserole
• Bolognaise
• Caesar Salad
• Kedgeree
• Cauliflower Cheese
• Tuna Pasta Bake
• Prawn Cocktail
• Boiled Peas
• Rice Salad

If you have any serving suggestions for hard boiled quail eggs or other quail egg recipes then please leave a comment.

Quail Eggs With Peas

Boil the quail eggs for 1 and a half to 2 minutes until they are nearly hard boiled with a slightly runny yolk. Peel the eggs and chop into quarters and add to dish of boiled garden peas.

This is a tasty alternative to serving peas with a meal.

It is a working farm with 250 acres of arable and grassland. The farm grows arable crops and keeps a herd of 90 mixed breed beef cattle. In the last five years, poultry have been reintroduced to the farm, initially, inorder to supply the family with their own eggs. This interest in poultry quickly developed further and guinea fowl were introduced to the farm and are now successfully reared for their eggs, along with quail and khaki campbell ducks. In mid 2007, Saddleback pigs were re-introduced to the farm and the two Saddlebacks sows have now produced three litters of piglets which have been sold for breeding and fattening.

Welcome to Hugo House you can take a virtual tour of the farm here.

Quail Eggs

The Japanese and Italian quail that live at Hugo House are barn reared with the freedom to roam within their barn. These game birds create their own nest areas where they lay their petite and beautifully marked eggs with their own individual markings. The quail eat the finest grains and are given greens on a daily basis. The Hugo House quail eggs are a light and tasty egg which are ideal for packed lunches, salads or as canapes.