Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Page 121

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Originally Posted by oldrooster 

saw this on the net and had to share it here. http://notalwaysrelated.com/ghosts-can-make-you-chicken/22851

This made me laugh out loud for real.  

I've had people ask if my green and blue eggs are because the chickens are sick, they're too old, they're too young, or if that means the eggs have bacteria in them.

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Originally Posted by RaeRae2 

I've had people ask if my green and blue eggs are because the chickens are sick, they're too old, they're too young, or if that means the eggs have bacteria in them.

I myself never knew chickens -could- lay any other colors besides white and brown, WHY would that upset you? It's not like even if you live on a small farm you would ever see that unless you have that type of chicken.

I just explain how and why that happens, (color of the soils in the areas of the world where the chickens have been specifically breed and allowed to populate feral flocks- seems to work best... slate colored rocks and hilly areas, mountains-blue, fallen leaves and dense vegetation-brown, white for rocky or light colored areas or snow area- the approx South American, Mediterranean, and Asiatic breeds egg color if you go far enough back)

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Originally Posted by cheeka 

lol, i doubt it... it's the last holiday weekend before school starts... all the knuckleheads are off at the beach, getting sunburned and saying dumb things to the waterfront property owners...  

Our kids started back to school on Aug. 9, so I forget the rest of the country starts later.

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Originally Posted by RaeRae2 

I've had people ask if my green and blue eggs are because the chickens are sick, they're too old, they're too young, or if that means the eggs have bacteria in them.

"Are they green inside, too?"  <eyeroll>  I used the comparison of red skinned apples vs green or yellow. Same thing inside.

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Originally Posted by FireTigeris 

 

I myself never knew chickens -could- lay any other colors besides white and brown, WHY would that upset you? It's not like even if you live on a small farm you would ever see that unless you have that type of chicken.

 

I just explain how and why that happens, (color of the soils in the areas of the world where the chickens have been specifically breed and allowed to populate feral flocks- seems to work best... slate colored rocks and hilly areas, mountains-blue, fallen leaves and dense vegetation-brown, white for rocky or light colored areas or snow area- the approx South American, Mediterranean, and Asiatic breeds egg color if you go far enough back)

It seems we're all intolerant and critical ... just of different things.

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Originally Posted by 7 Biddies 

 

"Are they green inside, too?"  <eyeroll>  I used the comparison of red skinned apples vs green or yellow. Same thing inside.

"The inside of the shell, yes, it's the same color, unless it's a brown egg, that's hen spray paint to make the eggs hopefully blend into the nest better. The membrane of the egg, the egg itself are normal color no matte the shell color, just like people the insides are all the same-" 

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Originally Posted by FireTigeris 

 

"The inside of the shell, yes, it's the same color, unless it's a brown egg, that's hen spray paint to make the eggs hopefully blend into the nest better. The membrane of the egg, the egg itself are normal color no matte the shell color, just like people the insides are all the same-" 

They meant the yolk.

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Originally Posted by 7 Biddies 

 

They meant the yolk.

Of course but the standard answer I supplied gives them the benefit of the doubt, having never seen a blue or green chicken egg and having seen the book 'green eggs and ham' green yolks and all...

I like teaching, it's what I do- and I try to be gentle so they will learn and not get defensive, I've converted three people in my metro area to chickens, one has a whole flock the other two only have a small handful of hens.

Nobody is an expert on everything, everyone ask dumb questions about things they are unfamiliar with.

(looking at the monitor) "Is that the computer?" - "Um, no... that's the monitor, it's the TV for the computer, the computer is that box over there..."

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Originally Posted by FireTigeris 

 

Of course but the standard answer I supplied gives them the benefit of the doubt, having never seen a blue or green chicken egg and having seen the book 'green eggs and ham' green yolks and all...

 

Of course. My bad.