Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

[aoxa]

I just came back from France and absolutely none of the stores keep their eggs refrigerated.  They stay on the shelf a long time too!

I don't refrigerate my eggs. North America is the only continent that does.

 

[hillbillyfarmer]

My sisters husbands mom was from Belgium and a professional chef. Here is what I learned from her. As long as you do not wash the eggs which removes the protective bloom from the egg then it is ok not to refrigerate them, but if you do wash them then they do need refrigeration. She also stated that they should be used within three weeks if not refrigerated. The same amount of time that it takes for an egg to hatch. I do still refrigerate my eggs but I don't wash them unless they are dirty then I use them first.

 

[7 Biddies]

I don't refrigerate my eggs. North America is the only continent that does.

My sisters husbands mom was from Belgium and a professional chef. Here is what I learned from her. As long as you do not wash the eggs which removes the protective bloom from the egg then it is ok not to refrigerate them, but if you do wash them then they do need refrigeration. She also stated that they should be used within three weeks if not refrigerated. The same amount of time that it takes for an egg to hatch. I do still refrigerate my eggs but I don't wash them unless they are dirty then I use them first.

We're probably the only culture that raises them in such filthy industrial conditions and then, necessarily, washes them. In the US, the USDA now requires chlorine in the washing solution which gets through the permeable shells, and into the egg white/yolk. I don't wash mine unless they are visibly soiled, and then only when using.

 

[xahmed122]

that is just what my friend said but he lives in the city

 

[aoxa]

We're probably the only culture that raises them in such filthy industrial conditions and then, necessarily, washes them. In the US, the USDA now requires chlorine in the washing solution which gets through the permeable shells, and into the egg white/yolk. I don't wash mine unless they are visibly soiled, and then only when using.

Visibly soiled eggs (poop caked on) get fed back to the birds. Little imperfections get washed off before use like you said above. Otherwise I don't wash them and they stay on the counter. I have been doing this for a year and have never had any issues with food poisoning or any eggs spoiling. I actually find them more flavourful if left at room temperature.

If I do wash them, it's never with any soap or chemicals. Just water and a rag.

 

[hillbillyfarmer]

I am all about my food having more flavor so the next batch of eggs will stay out of the fridge. I quess its like when you refrigerate tomatoes they lose some of their flavor. Never too old to learn something new. Thanks.

 

[aoxa]

I am all about my food having more flavor so the next batch of eggs will stay out of the fridge. I quess its like when you refrigerate tomatoes they lose some of their flavor. Never too old to learn something new. Thanks.

Eggs soak up flavours in the fridge also and can taste pretty nasty if you set them in the same place as onions and garlic.

 

[TheSpiceGirls]

Oh, I've got a good one. I'm a city dweller with just a few hens in my backyard. I'm out back w/ them and I hear the doorbell ring. And I've got on my garden clogs (don't wear those in the house) and I'm thinking, I'll never get through the house to answer the door in time, so I dash towards the back gate. And my BIG Buff Orpington (7lbs) is chasing after me, like, Mom, don't leave me Mom, I want attention.

So I scoop her up into my arms and walk around to the front of the house. There stands a salesmen who's eyes get really big and he says, "WOAH, Is that a goose?"

Seriously?!? I know she's big and all but a goose she most certainly is not!

Kills me that some people can't tell a horse from a pig and a chicken from a goose. These are the same people that don't realize that milk comes from a cow and not a carton from the store.

 

[aoxa]

Oh, I've got a good one.  I'm a city dweller with just a few hens in my backyard.  I'm out back w/ them and I hear the doorbell ring.  And I've got on my garden clogs (don't wear those in the house) and I'm thinking, I'll never get through the house to answer the door in time, so I dash towards the back gate.  And my BIG Buff Orpington (7lbs) is chasing after me, like, Mom, don't leave me Mom, I want attention.

So I scoop her up into my arms and walk around to the front of the house.  There stands a salesmen who's eyes get really big and he says, "WOAH, Is that a goose?"

Seriously?!?  I know she's big and all but a goose she most certainly is not!

Kills me that some people can't tell a horse from a pig and a chicken from a goose.  These are the same people that don't realize that milk comes from a cow and not a carton from the store.

 

ROFL



Poor girl. We all hate being called fat, but that is just wrong!

 

[galanie]

I have people tell me all the time that my hens are SO BIG! And the ones they're looking at, aren't. I guess they think the outline they see is all meat and not body plus a layer of feathers LOL.