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

[oldrooster]

I wonder how many Tom turkeys are really toms

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I was telling my 91 year old mother about the healthy free range chicken eggs the chicks will have later.
I said you have to brush them off or sort of sand them ... as they get poo but not wash them as it makes the bacteria go inside. I could tell in her voice that brushing them off wasnt good enough for her. Those she gets from the store... well...if you pay MONEY for your eggs... ...they HAVE to be better right? HAHA ...Brother!!

Hey, washing eggs does not "make the bacteria go inside." Washing in water colder than the egg might--but washing in hot water will actually cause air to come OUT of the pores and take bacteria with it.

 

[Minchi]

Sadly it is not hard to figure out the human race...or maybe it is just the American race. I have never left the US so it is hard for me to make any judgment calls on any other nations.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: Washing by brushing, using egg wipes or hot water is nothing compared to what the commercial process is. That involves lots of harsh chemicals. That might be one of the things that makes them taste so bad

I almost never wash mine.

Ron

 

[oldrooster]

Washing makes poo go inside? that's almost as silly as a rooster doing his dead like a fish and spraying the eggs, not "dancing" with a hen... sorry folks that is as close to pg or g as I knew how to say it.....

 

[GrandmaChickie]

Okay--I'm glad somebody else brought up the whole "not washing the eggs" thing, cuz I was thinking, "So when you crack your unwashed eggs, tiny flecks of chicken poo rain down into your nice, fresh egg." And then I thought, "OR...have I been doing it wrong all this time????"

 

[ronott1]

Okay--I'm glad somebody else brought up the whole "not washing the eggs" thing, cuz I was thinking, "So when you crack your unwashed eggs, tiny flecks of chicken poo rain down into your nice, fresh egg." And then I thought, "OR...have I been doing it wrong all this time????"

Flecks of poo will not rain down unless you see poo on the egg.

The egg is actually very clean when it comes out. There is a layer of something called bloom that is deposited on the egg. Sometimes you can see it. If you wash the egg, the bloom gets washed off and if fertile, will not hatch as well. The Bloom layer is a protectant and has anti germ properties

Of course if the nest box has poo in it you can get poo on the egg then. Your eggs are not likely to be exposed to Samonella either so enjoy them in their natural state, unless of course you see poo....

Ron

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Okay--I'm glad somebody else brought up the whole "not washing the eggs" thing, cuz I was thinking, "So when you crack your unwashed eggs, tiny flecks of chicken poo rain down into your nice, fresh egg." And then I thought, "OR...have I been doing it wrong all this time????"

I don't wash my eggs when I gather them, and I tell that to my customers. They get washed right before they're used, and the customers do the same thing. But then, that's the reason they buy them from me. They want an alternative to how things are done in the factory farms.

 

[Minchi]

I learned about the Salmonella thing from Alton Brown, in fact he is why I have chickens in the first place. I watched a 'Good Eats' episode about eggs and he explained how it was better for you to eat non store bought eggs (never went in to much into pasture raised), how you are more likely to get Salmonella from them and how badly the chickens at processing facilities are treated. If it wasn't for that episode I might never have started doing research or tasted my first pasture raised egg.

 

[ronott1]

I learned about the Salmonella thing from Alton Brown, in fact he is why I have chickens in the first place. I watched a 'Good Eats' episode about eggs and he explained how it was better for you to eat non store bought eggs (never went in to much into pasture raised), how you are more likely to get Salmonella from them and how badly the chickens at processing facilities are treated. If it wasn't for that episode I might never have started doing research or tasted my first pasture raised egg.

Yes! It is so funny when people tell you they won't eat eggs from back yard chickens because they are dirty. You can eat raw eggs from your own chickens. Do not eat raw eggs from a grocery store.

Test after Test shows a high percentage of store eggs have salmonella.

Test after Test does not find salmonella in back yard chicken eggs.

Ron