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

[Crickett]

When folks ask me about my green or blue eggs, like how did I get them that color, I tell them it wasn't me, God did it!

 

[Gryphon]

I amazed people by explaining that blue eggs are caused by a white egg layer getting a genetic mutatiion from a virus ages ago and when mixed with brown it makes green eggs. People had no idea that chickens were so interesting!

 

[Connies352]

One of my daughters does a side business decorating cakes with me called me at work to have me pick up eggs on my way home. I said to her that there was a carton and a half in my fridge from the girls and she said" I cant use them in the cakes cause they aren't pasturized" After Choked myself laughing i told her that no eggs are pasturized and she still wont use them or eat them. I told her that if it would make her feel better then she could put it " past her eyes before eating it.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

You can tell her that they will get beyond pasteurized when they bake in that cake. LOL.

 

[bahamabanty]

 

[TommyDaDelaware]

Been a while since I've posted in this one, but have been getting more stuff..

I am excited to be going home this weekend, so I was telling a friend this morning about the farm.
Me: "We have a hen at home, who I don't know how she's doing, I'm going to take the 'no news is good news' Route, b/c she got sick, stumbling and tripping etc, looked similar to botulism, so we gave them an epsom salt flush. I hope she pulls through, b/c she was our first green egg layer."
Him: "Green Eggs?!"
Me: "Yeah. Eggs come in all different colors. Those chickens that lay them are called Easter Eggers, cuz their eggs can come in all different colors."

But oh, bless that poor guy. He has learned so much about chickens in the past months thanks to me. Probably stuff he doesn't really care about, but he has patience. I told him about bantams and he thought i said Phantoms. LOL. But if he ever asks me about needing a rooster to have eggs... LOL. Then I will give him even MORE info about chickens and roosters. LOL.

And Last week to another friend.
Me: Sorry I wasnt' all there last time I talked to you, I was trying to figure out a Chicken problem for my mom.
Him: chickens?
Me: Yeah one got sick. *Same explanation as above w/ salt flush*
Him: Huh. Sounds like chicken nugget time.
Me: Actually, no. There's not much to her to eat. She's an egg chicken, not a very good meat chicken. (Easter eggers are not a dual purpose breed...)

Oh to be a country girl at a city school!!

 

[sepaditty1]

One of my daughters does a side business decorating cakes with me called me at work to have me pick up eggs on my way home. I said to her that there was a carton and a half in my fridge from the girls and she said" I cant use them in the cakes cause they aren't pasturized" After Choked myself laughing i told her that no eggs are pasturized and she still wont use them or eat them. I told her that if it would make her feel better then she could put it " past her eyes before eating it.

When you buy eggs for commercial bakeries they are pasteurized. They come in cartons. Whole eggs, whites, or yolks. Just measure out how much you need. This is also what the egg farms do with their soft, not pretty eggs.

 

[sepaditty1]

Been a while since I've posted in this one, but have been getting more stuff..

I am excited to be going home this weekend, so I was telling a friend this morning about the farm.
Me: "We have a hen at home, who I don't know how she's doing, I'm going to take the 'no news is good news' Route, b/c she got sick, stumbling and tripping etc, looked similar to botulism, so we gave them an epsom salt flush. I hope she pulls through, b/c she was our first green egg layer."
Him: "Green Eggs?!"
Me: "Yeah. Eggs come in all different colors. Those chickens that lay them are called Easter Eggers, cuz their eggs can come in all different colors."

But oh, bless that poor guy. He has learned so much about chickens in the past months thanks to me. Probably stuff he doesn't really care about, but he has patience. I told him about bantams and he thought i said Phantoms. LOL. But if he ever asks me about needing a rooster to have eggs... LOL. Then I will give him even MORE info about chickens and roosters. LOL.

And Last week to another friend.
Me: Sorry I wasnt' all there last time I talked to you, I was trying to figure out a Chicken problem for my mom.
Him: chickens?
Me: Yeah one got sick. *Same explanation as above w/ salt flush*
Him: Huh. Sounds like chicken nugget time.
Me: Actually, no. There's not much to her to eat. She's an egg chicken, not a very good meat chicken. (Easter eggers are not a dual purpose breed...)

Oh to be a country girl at a city school!!

A nugget might be all you get from an egg layer.

 

[cassie]

One of my daughters does a side business decorating cakes with me called me at work to have me pick up eggs on my way home. I said to her that there was a carton and a half in my fridge from the girls and she said" I cant use them in the cakes cause they aren't pasturized" After Choked myself laughing i told her that no eggs are pasturized and she still wont use them or eat them. I told her that if it would make her feel better then she could put it " past her eyes before eating it.

You can buy pasteurized eggs. If you are making mayonnaise, egg nog, Ceasar (sp) salad dressing, or anything that uses raw eggs it might make sense to use them. There is no point in using pasteurized eggs for baked goods. Eggs from the store are not generaly pasteurized. If they are, it will say so on the label. Tell your daughter to look up pasteurization. Have her find out what temperature is necessary for pasteurization. Then have her tell you what temperature the cakes are baked at. Then have her explain why on earth she thinks pasteurized eggs would be necessary for baked goods. Then tell me. I wanna know.

 

[Peep_Show]

She probably is doing frosting which is easier if eggs are pasteurized. If not, there's heating and cooling involved which increases times.