Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

[mossyroo]

I know that!

I did a quick search and couldn't find any immediate search in the engine that showed information about the nutrition of green eggs unless one is sourcing Dr. Seuss.

Now this was in a horse group so take that into account. Had a nurse say there was a Mayo Clinic article on the lower cholesterol of green eggs. I have been unable to find it but got tired of the argument in a horse forum.

 

[Beekissed]

Now this was in a horse group so take that into account. Had a nurse say there was a Mayo Clinic article on the lower cholesterol of green eggs. I have been unable to find it but got tired of the argument in a horse forum.

Here's one or two you can use: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/564510?dopt=Abstract

Quote:

Abstract

Comparative data collected over two years are presented which refute the popular press claims that blue-shelled eggs of Araucana chickens have higher protein levels and lower cholesterol levels than market eggs. These comparisons were made between the eggs from the strains of Araucanas and those of White Leghorns and Sex-links. None of the differences found between test groups in % protein/g. albumen and % protein/g. yolk were shown to be consistently related to any one test group type. However, all Araucana test groups were significantly (P less than .01) lower in their total egg protein content than either control group by from 2.8--6.5%. This lower total protein content was the result of a consistent increase in the yolk/albumen ratio of the Araucana eggs over the market eggs. The Araucana eggs were consistently higher in their cholesterol levels on a mg./g. yolk basis than either of the market eggs. These increased concentrattions ranged from 2.0--6.9%.

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/outreac...es/Cholesterol Content vs Egg Shell Color.pdf

 

[7 Biddies]

Here's one or two you can use: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/564510?dopt=Abstract



http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/outreac...es/Cholesterol Content vs Egg Shell Color.pdf

I'm not expert on the subject, but I have studied research in college (I'm a school psychologist). In class, I was pretty good at pointing out the confounds (flaws) that skewed results of studies. So, if I were going to do research on the subject, I'd want to compare the eggs from Aracaunas and other chickens of various breeds from the same flock who were eating the same food and living in the same environment. That would be the only way to tease out if the differences were due to breed (egg color) or environmental factors such as diet.

Just sayin' .

 

[Beekissed]

Considering this was conducted as a usual experiment, I think it would go without saying that all the chickens were fed the same diet and were housed and treated the same as the other breeds. If not, then 2 yrs of research went down the drain. I see nowhere in this conclusion where they indicated the chickens were fed different diets.

 

[7 Biddies]

Not dumb, not silly, just simply refreshing: I picked up a new egg customer last week. She took home a dozen eggs, and asked for a dozen the next week. Before the weekend, she called me and asked if she could have 2 dozen, instead. So, today, when I showed up at church toting a box full of eggs, she ran me down to get her eggs. Her husband commented to my husband that those eggs were SOOOO GOOD! Gotta love it when people appreciate a good thing!

Also, interesting to note: While I was collecting eggs for hatching, I was giving the flock 1/2 of an adult multi-vitamin crushed up in their feed every day. (16 birds) My egg count went up to 10 - 11/15. After finishing collecting, I stopped the vitamins. Egg count dropped to 6 - 8/15. I'm gonna start giving them their vitamins tomorrow!

I sell eggs to a few customers and it's so nice to hear people discuss how GOOOOD they are with one another. My boss' son is in 9th grade and is learning how to cook. He has started with scrambled eggs, so I've been giving him extras whenever I have them. I've ruined him so that he no longer wants the store bought eggs Mom brings home. He says they're watery, pale, and he can taste "the additives" they've put in them. I'm working on getting him to try different ways to eat the eggs, too: breakfast tacos, burritos, and on corn muffins. Let's develop those taste buds!

The best part is this entire family lives on fast food, take out, and processed junk. Dad won't eat veggies or fresh fruit - his diet is limited to the very worst of the junk. No surprise that he's developed a very large mid-section and Type II diabetes. Most horrible of all is their extended family has a (conventional) garden every summer, but the kids don't partake. Dad's negative influence has won out.

I'm working on converting the kid to "real food", totally. Hopefully, I can save just one kid up here.

 

[7 Biddies]

Considering this was conducted as a usual experiment, I think it would go without saying that all the chickens were fed the same diet and were housed and treated the same as the other breeds.  If not, then 2 yrs of research went down the drain.  I see nowhere in this conclusion where they indicated the chickens were fed different diets. 

I was going by this statement which made it sound like Araucana eggs vs store bought leghorn eggs: "This lower total protein content was the result of a consistent increase in the yolk/albumen ratio of the Araucana eggs over the market eggs." I see nothing that suggests that the chickens were housed in the same place, much less fed an identical diet. Plus, I have little faith in "usual" experiments, as I've found confounds in every one I've ever studied. But, the information provided came from an abstract which may have (ill advisedly) left out that vital piece of data.

 

[Beekissed]

Could be. I noticed this study was done in 1977? It boggles the mind that this same discussion would still be taking place, as to one egg color being superior over another, after all these years. You'd think someone would have done a definitive study by now and put the whole thing to rest.

 

[sepaditty1]

I love it when people see my blue eggs for the first time. They get so excited! Usually they'll ask if they taste the same. So far no one has turned their nose up at them.

 

[7 Biddies]

I love it when people see my blue eggs for the first time. They get so excited! Usually they'll ask if they taste the same. So far no one has turned their nose up at them.

I've gotten both:

ME: (to the bug eyed recipient of a dozen eggs) "You don't have a problem with green eggs, do you?"
THEM: "Gosh, no! I think they're cool. Do they taste the same?"

--to--

ME: "Would you like some eggs?"
THEM: "Oh, no!! I could nevah eat one of your green eggs. I ate a brown egg once, and I didn't like it. So, I know I couldn't eat a green one!"

Takes all kinds.

 

[Nupe]

Could be. I noticed this study was done in 1977? It boggles the mind that this same discussion would still be taking place, as to one egg color being superior over another, after all these years. You'd think someone would have done a definitive study by now and put the whole thing to rest.

Back then, if I remember correctly, a lot of "studies" were manipulated and skewed to benefit those paying the bill rather than proving a point through solid research. Sounds like the results were just what the commercial egg producers needed to convince us little people that we don't need to bother with our own chickens.