Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

[Beekissed]

 

[fowlman01]

I would also explain to her how exactly did people survive back before they had refridgerators, did they not eat eggs at all or meat or milk ?? see what she say's then. Oh yeah that's right they had a walmart super store on Waltons mountain...... sheeees LOL.

Early in my life, we had an ice box and the milk man delivered the milk, cheese, eggs etc to our front door and it sat there until you brought it in. It was many times in direct sun.
I guess it was a miracle I survived.

Walt

 

[capayvalleychick]

Oswego, I have a husband who started out like this, so I understand. You have to start out slow, gain their confidence and they'll slowly come around.

Someone already mentioned an egg wash sold at the feed store. For now, get that, wash the eggs and refrigerate them- if that's what it's going to take to get her to eat the eggs. Once she tries fresh eggs, she'll prefer their flavor. Store bought & restaurant eggs will start looking & tasting funny to her. At that point, you can stop using the wash. You won't even have to tell her. Get her hooked on the fresh eggs first.

My husband was totally convinced that store bought food was better. I was almost a vegetarian for most of my life. I liked the taste of meat but felt guilty. We bought some rural property and I started raising my own food. I'm a happy omnivore now. I see that our meat all lives happy lives and die happy, right here where they lived their lives. I still can't kill anything myself, that's the next step in my evolution.
My husband was totally disgusted at first, wouldn't eat anything that I raised. Not even lettuce! That was 12 years ago. Getting him to eat the eggs was the easiest, along with garden produce. Like I said, the superior flavor is what won him over. It did take time and he'd only agree to try maybe one new thing at a time. He still refuses to drink or eat anything made from the milk of my own cows. Eating our chickens and liking them is new for him, just in the past couple years. He's preferred our Dexter beef since he first tried it, many years ago and now can't stand any other beef, even at a prime steakhouse. As of last year, we are both eating lamb, which we didn't eat before. Pork is soon to come.

My point is, is you want to keep your spouse and raise your own food, sometimes it takes patience.

 

[Nomibear]

While we're talking eggs...
My girls just started laying last week. Since our nest boxes are clean, the eggs come into the house clean. I haven't been washing them, just sticking them into an egg carton in the fridge. Am I missing a step somewhere? Should I not be putting them in the fridge? If not, how long can they be out at room temp?

 

[normanack]

I met a wonderful woman who blessed my family with a meal and fresh goat's milk at her house.

When we left, she told us that there was a jar of goat's milk on the counter that she was not allowed to give to us, and heaven forbid anyone steal it. Then she deliberately turned and looked out the window.

It was delicious.

 

[Beekissed]

While we're talking eggs...
My girls just started laying last week. Since our nest boxes are clean, the eggs come into the house clean. I haven't been washing them, just sticking them into an egg carton in the fridge. Am I missing a step somewhere? Should I not be putting them in the fridge? If not, how long can they be out at room temp?

That's all a matter of preference, Nomi. I used to put mine in the fridge but could often taste fridge odors in the yolk. Then I started getting so many eggs that I couldn't keep up with getting them into the carton and putting them in the fridge, running out of fridge space, etc. With that happy accident, I found out that those kept on the counter seemed to have a much cleaner, more rich flavor after sitting a few days and even up to a week. So I started to intentionally leave them out and my egg customers made comments about the good flavor and "what are you doing with your chickens, the eggs taste even better" comments started rolling in.

Same thing happened when I started using ACV full time. I used to slop some in the water every other water change or so, just because. Then I had a place with a big orchard, made my own ACV and started using it full time.....then the compliments on the eggs started rolling in again. I had to agree...the eggs lost their sulfur smell and taste and started tasting so rich and nutty..somehow more of a clear and clean flavor. So I changed that item as well.

Most of the things I have incorporated have been part research and partly happy accidents....and that's alright by me.

I met a wonderful woman who blessed my family with a meal and fresh goat's milk at her house.
When we left, she told us that there was a jar of goat's milk on the counter that she was not allowed to give to us, and heaven forbid anyone steal it. Then she deliberately turned and looked out the window.
It was delicious.

I love this story!!! She sounds like me....there are ways of getting around the government and their lack of common sense.

 

[chickiemomy]

I also have a hubby who refuses to eat eggs from 'chickens he knows'. He knows it makes no sense, is illogical, but it's his own little OC. So - he doesn't have to eat them - his loss. Some will likely make it into baked goods & he'll never know - but as far as fried eggs for breakfast - if he doesn't want good fresh eggs - fine with me - he cooks his own store-bot. He's still worth keeping! He doesn't have to like what I like, or believe what I believe to be a good hubby. Main thing is good shared core values - heart of gold - and he respects our differences....

just sayin' peace is easier when you don't have to convince someone who's right.

my soapbox for today!

thx for the frig comment - didn't understand about frig or no frig - frig odor absorption makes sense.

We do have some monster germs around these days due to the over use of antibiotics - how-some-ever -- is that not one reason why we're doing home stuff - to get away from those monster germs that thrive in the industrial / factory farm environment (& hospitals!) ???

 

[chickencowranch]

Well I don't wash my eggs, but I do put them in the frig, feathers stuck to the eggs and all.

The problem with people like Oswegos wife is they believe everything that is reported in the news. The news people scare people into believing that germs are bad without doing the research.

 

[9gerianMile]

I've never washed an egg, and haven't had any issues with them at room temp or in the fridge. The more you sanitize your environment, the more susceptible you are when something slips through the cracks. If you allow yourself to get dirty and expose yourself to the naturally occurring 'bad' stuff, you'll be much better off when the time comes to fight off something that stands to keep you from your plans.

 

[Missa Chickabee]

You sitting on a couch with no shirt is a very disturbing image Al. I wish I didn't read that post.

Walt

the OT's are back and I'mlovin"it!!!!