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

[Searsmom]

In Sunday school this morning. Friend: are your eggs all the same size?

Me: not really.

Friend: my husband was given this bunch of chicken eggs. I couldn't bring myself to eat them. They were all different sizes & colors. It was gross.

Me: sounds beautiful.

Friend: I just couldn't do it. I couldn't eat those chicken eggs.

Me: you do know that your eggs from the store come from chickens, right?

Friend: of course. But they're all the same color & same size. I'll send you a picture. They're just really weird.

Me: forget the picture. Send me the eggs! If you're not going to eat them, pass them along.

Amen!

 

[purplesquirrel]

I get, on a regular basis:

DO YOU NEED A COCKEREL TO HAVE EGGS? (All the time!)
What?! So chickens have sex, poo and lay eggs through the same hole??
Are there chicks in every egg?
If I crack open an egg from your chickens, will I see a little dead foetus in there?
(when I've got 6 week old pullets) have you had any eggs yet?


I get full grown adults asking me if hens can make eggs without a cockerel. UNBELIEVABLE.

 

[Duckopolis]

What is that thing in your yard?

 

[CGinJCMO]

I reserve "dumb cluck" comments for people who are deliberately stupid, of which there are unfortunately many. Luckily, you don't fall into that category

My favorite recipe for eggs is frittata. I mix the eggs in a bowl with some cheese and whatever I have on hand, like mushrooms and ham or tomato and basil. I pour it into a small pan and cook it slowly over a low heat until it sets, then flip it over to lightly brown the other side. Mm, mm, good.

Then there's eggy in a basket... cut a hole in a piece of bread, then put it in a pan with melted butter and pour the egg right into the hole in the bread. Cook it on both sides, and serve. The egg cooks up right in the bread. Nice and neat!

I tried that egg in bread once (co-worker called it "Toad in the Hole"). I had egg going out underneith the bread. Need help on how to do it properly. Buttered first? Soak like for French Toast? There must be a trick to it.

CG

 

[Irishhenman]

I tried that egg in bread once (co-worker called it "Toad in the Hole"). 

CG

It is called egg in the hole or egg in the basket. Toad in the hole is sausages cooked in Yorkshire pudding.

Did you fry the bread in butter first for a minute first. Then put in the egg.

 

[CGinJCMO]

Quote:
No, I put the bread in the pan (I think I had buttered it first), then the egg. Next time I feel like experimenting, I'll try frying the bread first before adding the egg.
CG

 

[Kimmom2five]

I think in the US it is called toad in the hole or gaslight eggs. My husband said his mom used to make them for breakfast and he makes them sometimes for our kids.

 

[Crickett]

I love that ^^ but we always called it egg in a nest.

 

[PrairieChickens]

Quote: I just melt the butter in the skillet, set the bread in it, then put the egg in. I don't really have a problem with it coming out underneath the bread--I guess the butter makes a nice seal.

 

[CGinJCMO]

Quote: From http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle3.html

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a member of the sea and fish eagle group. Its closest relatives, similar in appearance and habit, are found in Africa and Asia. Bald eagles live along the coast as well as by major lakes and rivers. Even though they are fish eaters, they will take ducks and birds or whatever prey is available and easiest to obtain. They fish in both fresh and salt water.

A bald eagle's lifting power is about 4 pounds. They do not generally feed on chickens or other domestic livestock, but they will make use of available food sources. Bald eagles will take advantage of carrion (dead and decaying flesh), giving it a scavenger image, which causes some people to dislike eagles. Other people do not care for powerful and aggressive birds; while some object merely on the grounds that it is a bird of prey which kills other animals for food.

My mom has seen them eating a deer carcass. Obviously they didn't bring it down (hit by car), but knew a good meal when they saw one. Thankfully, eagles haven't seen my chickens but this year I have had a hawk. I've seen plenty of them driving between work and home but this was the first year I had one in my yard and eating my chicken. Since i can't legally kill it, I bought a camo net from Army/Navy surplus store (hubby said the air force fly overs will see a radar 'dead zone' because the net has some quality about it to hide army tanks from radar).

CG