Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

I had a couple kids over last night- friends of my son- and they saw the chickens. The 21 year old said, "Do you eat their eggs?" and I said "Of course"- then they all said, "Ew thats sick. Thats gross".

I asked them "How is that gross? What kind of eggs do you eat?" These are kids that attend Michigan State University. I would expect them to be intelligent.
"We only eat grocery store eggs". "I would never eat an egg that came out of a chickens' butt".
I was very irritated- and said, "Where do you think the grocery store eggs come from?"
The girl said, "the refrigerated section", which made them all laugh.

I dont understand why college tutition is so high- obviously children are not receiving adequate educations. These kids were serious. Young adults who have no clue.

The best part was the girls reaction to my showgirl Uggo. Two other girls were standing there, and my sg uggo was taking a dirt bath...could only see her fluff-full of dirt in this hole. The human girl said, "WHAT IS THAT THING!!!!!??????" hahahahaha. I said, "a chicken"...she said, "NO the FURRY THING!"
 
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My 16 yo son has also said that he won't eat my chickens eggs (once they start laying).
Says he doesn't trust them.
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I pointed out to him that they are fresher than what I can buy at the grocery store, by many weeks, but at this time there is no convincing him.


He eats food out of the garden though.

I just don't get it.

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So why would my hens start laying eggs from the high roost? Is it possible that the egg "slips" out during the night while they are on the roost?
Raz, mine had started doing that last fall. It's because the sun is coming up later and they can't see to get down from the roosts and go lay their egg. They need a night light.
No, not really. It's a play on words from last year when I bought a bag of pellets by mistake and my young pullets wouldn't eat it. They gathered around the feeder and "grumbled". Yorkchick then took it and ran with it.

Speaking of Yorkchick, I haven't heard from her in a long time. Same with some others. Where are you? Don't make me come looking for you! I know where some of you live!

Some happy news...while moving the run fencing and clearing old canes from the raspberry patch, I found a black walnut (Juglans nigra) sapling. In 50 years, I'll start getting walnuts.
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That's positive thinking!!
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I have to buy store eggs this week. I don't look forward to eating them.
 
Well the Up North Poultry Fest is ON! So what if it's barely 45 degrees and pouring cats and dogs! Ducks and chickens in the truck, chili about to be put in the back seat, and DH and I will be off! Will let y'all know how it goes!
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Raz, mine had started doing that last fall. It's because the sun is coming up later and they can't see to get down from the roosts and go lay their egg. They need a night light.
Thanks, HH,
I knew there had to be some logical reason. Three were on the floor again this morning. Good thing I have deep little. One did have a small hole in it so I'm heating the skillet to take care of it.

Just one more reason to hate fall...the colder weather makes the day shrink.
 
Well the Up North Poultry Fest is ON! So what if it's barely 45 degrees and pouring cats and dogs! Ducks and chickens in the truck, chili about to be put in the back seat, and DH and I will be off! Will let y'all know how it goes!
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Have a great time!!!


I thought that the younger generation was suppose to be aware of being greener and the benefits of organic and such... guess that doesn't extend to eggs. My son is 5 and when our Leghorn started laying it was weeks before DH or I got to taste one of her eggs. Noah would ask for a Clucky egg for breakfast every morning. He did however think you could just peel them and they'd be hard boiled... you didn't have to cook them like store eggs....LOL!
 
Mine lay all throughout the day. Two birds were in the box at 6:30 last night.
There were 4 eggs this morning by 7:30.
Crazy chickens.
 
I have to buy store eggs this week. I don't look forward to eating them.


Aw, I'm sure there's someone on here who could bring you some and if they won't, I'll make the drive myself. You shouldn't have to do that.

Made french toast this morning out of my homemade sourdough bread and fresh chicken eggs. It was so yellow from the superior yolks that it looks like I dunked them in mustard.
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I made ice cream out of our eggs a week ago and the kids thought it was lemon ice cream because of the deep yellow color. Awesome.
 
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