Eating eggs (Humans)

[eaganchickens]

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LOL!!

 

[Imp]

Oh Yeah! another smart aleck.
Way too funny ginbart

Imp-laughing

 

[Debi214]

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How in the world could she tell?

 

[AHappychick]

what on earth was she doing studying them looking for the halo?

 

[dancingbear]

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If she thinks you can tell fertile from non-fertile by looking at the outside, in order to separate them, I doubt she has the slightest idea how to tell them apart. She probably got one with a blood spot, and thought that meant it was fertile.

Do you know how to tell? If not, look at the sticky about that, at the top of this section of BYC.

People can be so ignorant! I wonder how they manage to survive, sometimes.

 

[chickenbottom]

i do not eat store baught eggs because of the inhumaine way they are treating the birds

 

[bluey]

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I think i'll go cry in my big overstuffed pillow...

 

[msgenie516]

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Hi,

Okay, I'm from New York (about 40 miles from New York City, Long Island to be exact) and I'm probably an exception to the rule, but I raise my own chickens and eat and sell their eggs. So not everyone from New York is a genuine "city person". I also raise my own heirloom tomatoes in the summer, which most everyone appreciates.

I do have to admit that it always annoyed me that people from upstate New York referred to Long Islanders as "city people" (you are not alone in coming to that conclusion, even fellow New Yorkers think Long Island people are "city people") and I tried to straighten them out. I have lived on Long Island all of my life and it was extremely rural here years ago. There were all kinds of farms (there are still a few), but now it is generally more suburban/urban, but those of us who have lived here "forever" haven't changed.

Until just recently, there was an egg farm here, but now it's gone as the owners have passed on. I do remember a chicken farm right on my own street where we used to go to get eggs and fresh-killed chickens (personally, I can't kill a chicken but everyone has their own business) and I NEVER got sick from any of this. And since this was such a long time ago, I imagine there were not nearly as many rules as to handling poultry and eggs.

However, there are some real weirdos here, too. I met someone this weekend that said his wife won't eat anything that doesn't come from the supermarket, I was shocked because I never heard of such a thing!

He said he goes fishing and she won't even eat the fish he catches. Actually, I got the impression that he throws them back, so he doesn't have to bring them home. Geez, I wish I had the time to go fishing and catch my own fish! I did that years ago and it was great to have such fresh fish.

I asked him, if anyone gave him vegetables from their garden, would she eat them? His response was that if the vegetables are from his own garden, she will eat them, otherwise, not. I NEVER use any pesticides, insecticides, whatever, on my tomato plants (because I don't want to eat poisons, either) and I tell people so, so that is REALLY stupid! I just take care of my plants so they are very strong and the insects look for weaker, easier to eat prospects. This has worked for me for years.

So I think the point I'm trying to make is that there are "breeds of strange animals" in most every geographical location, but one can't make generalizations about a specific area.

So, anyway, HOORAY for fresh eggs! Genie

 

[Val3rie]

Thanks Genie-
I started this thread and I'm from Long Island too! We don't all fit the NY stereo type and there are just as many from outside NY that are more than a little kooky!
~Val
Center Moriches

 

[CityChook]

Irradiated eggs..... yummmmmmmm. Not.

I agree with the other posts - give your eggs (heck, SELL THEM!) to people who appreciate them. They are out there. Everywhere.

And tell your friend to google battery chicken sometime and see exactly where their grocery store eggs come from. I swore off eggs for years before getting my own chickens. I'd rather go without than eat that pain and sadness.