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

[Shawneegyrl]

Didn't get to read all the posts but have to add one of my contributions.

Being a working single mother, my children grew up with a lot of Micky D and other convenience foods due to time, energy and city living.

Now that I am retired, I have turned my backyard into a little country plot of garden squares, fruit trees and chickens.

When I offered my youngest son if he wanted fresh eggs he said "No! I want real eggs. I will get mine at the grocery store."

Sigh . . .

 

[cassie]

Please please ask him why he thinks grocery store eggs are real eggs and your are not. Then tell us.

 

[cassie]

Had a co-worker tell me she'd like to have a few chickens for her yard, but she couldn't stand having to kill them. I told her she didn't have to kill them and that mine are for eggs and family pets. Same lady said brown eggs are healthier since they aren't bleached like the white ones.

Please ask her just how you would go about bleaching a brown egg white. Ask her to try to do so and then tell us what happened when she did. Ought to be interesting.

 

[salt and pepper]

I still love this thread!! Only slightly related to chickens, but I was amused... One of my chicken coops is made out of metal, well, a few days ago I slammed my finger in between the gate and wall, needless to say, I have a pretty, black finger. I have been SHOCKED at how many people comment on how gross, weird, etc, my finger is, as they close their eyes and shudder. Has this generation never worked, and gotten hurt because of it? I do all the time! lol.

 

[ozexpat]

Please ask her just how you would go about bleaching a brown egg white. Ask her to try to do so and then tell us what happened when she did. Ought to be interesting.

All egg shells are white (except those that are blue but that's a different story)

The brown is put on the egg right at the end and can be wiped off when the egg had just been laid. You wont get it completely white but it will be significantly lighter.

 

[Alm8807]

Ha that's great ! I do the same. It's weird to think of not cooking my own meals.

 

[CGinJCMO]

I still love this thread!! Only slightly related to chickens, but I was amused... One of my chicken coops is made out of metal, well, a few days ago I slammed my finger in between the gate and wall, needless to say, I have a pretty, black finger. I have been SHOCKED at how many people comment on how gross, weird, etc, my finger is, as they close their eyes and shudder. Has this generation never worked, and gotten hurt because of it? I do all the time! lol.

Maybe they are sympathy "pains" that they are having for your sore finger. My son did that to one of his fingers (with hammer) this summer and I don't know if he got some extra sympathy from his friends when school started because there is still a black spot at his nail.

CG

 

[crazyaboutchickens]

 

Please ask her just how you would go about bleaching a brown egg white.  Ask her to try to do so and then tell us what happened when she did.  Ought to be interesting.

All egg shells are white (except those that are blue but that's a different story)

The brown is put on the egg right at the end and can be wiped off when the egg had just been laid. You wont get it completely white but it will be significantly lighter.

How does this work when the egg dries off within seconds of being laid? Needless to say, I have never tried to wipe the color off an egg, but upon gathering may fresh-laid eggs, I have never seen any pigment come off.

 

[Hinotori]

How does this work when the egg dries off within seconds of being laid? Needless to say, I have never tried to wipe the color off an egg, but upon gathering may fresh-laid eggs, I have never seen any pigment come off.

I had a hen lay an egg outside in the mud last week. When I brought it in and washed it off, most of the brown came off. It was a pale tan under. That makes sense, as with my pinkish egg layer, the pigment goes mostly through the shell. I think I read that brown shell color is controlled by several genes.

 

[ozexpat]

How does this work when the egg dries off within seconds of being laid? Needless to say, I have never tried to wipe the color off an egg, but upon gathering may fresh-laid eggs, I have never seen any pigment come off.

if you have a marans egg that hits something harder than bedding as its being laid you will see a white mark on it, you have to be basically catching the egg to be able to wipe it off though.

A brown egg is white on the inside. Blue and green eggs are normally blue on the inside. The olive comes from brown over a blue egg.