The DUMBEST thing I've ever heard somebody say about Chickens...READ!

[Illia]

I'm guessing eggs from the store, restaurants, and fastfood chains are made by machines? Not birds?



Man I gotta get out there and learn more about birds.

 

[Cattitude]

I'd just like for every one in North America to be aware of how their food is obtained. Give everyone a basic knowledge of what has to be done so that they can eat breakfast. That way, if/when the SHTF then at least they have an idea where to start.

 

[oneofseven]

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[mickeymousears]

I loathe blonde jokes- but I think she was kidding. I'm hoping the comment was made as a joke about a dumb stereotype that no one really believes (I hope) (I'm giving the benefit of the doubt).

The question is was she a REAL blonde?

Because we all know imitation is the finest form of flattery AND only the truely ignorant believe stereotypes.

 

[mickeymousears]

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As a teacher I can safely say each one of my students knows eggs come from chicken butts

Not that I believe its our job to teach this knowledge- turn off the TV parents or at the very least tune to an educational channel.

Now that I think of it though: maybe this is a growing problem in other places because a large percentage of books in the book room deal with this subject- especially the lower level readers. I just figured it was an easy subject to write about- throw in some cute farm pictures- earn royalties.

 

[NC29mom]

You guys aren't gonna believe this one.........But I SWEAR a girl asked me one day....


"Where does the rooster come from?" (I didn't believe my ears......I said, "what do you mean?".......she said, "who gives birth to the rooster? Where does he come from?")



Ummmm......the same place the hen came from....an EGG!


I almost died when she asked me!

 

[Cattitude]

Perhaps a BYC educational series: "Where Do Eggs Come From?", "Where Does Milk Come From?", "Where Do Apples Come From?", "Where Do Vegetables Come From?", "How Is Cheese Made?", "How Is Bread Made?", "How Do We Get Our Water" (you'd be amazed at the number of kids who don't know about wells and aqueducts and the water cycle in general), "How Are Chicken Strips Made?", "How Is Cloth Made?", "How Is Leather Made?".

Okay, we don't have to get into the more esoteric stuff like leather and cloth. But a kids' series on the above basic subjects might sell well, if packaged and promoted right. Every mommy and every nanny must have a set! Make your kids the most well-informed kids on the block! Etc.

Hmm...

 

[al6517]

A dumb thing I hear often is ......................... Hatchery birds can be show birds, I almost wet myself at this dumb comment. Maybe in a kids 4H fair where the judges don't know a cow from a horse but not at real poultry shows LOL.

 

[mickeymousears]

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ACTUALLY I was debating with my husband about whether chicken nuggets have actual shapes or not which lead me to do a little research on the nugs. And the term "chicken" is used rather loosely. So machine made "eggs" probably isn't that far off.

Btw I won the debate. They come in sphere boot. Tombstone. And one other shape that I forgot the name its so they fit in the box better.

 

[maizy'smom]

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Just as a side note, as a fairly-well educated adult with an above-average grasp of how nature works, I was pretty intrigued by something I learned on a public TV cooking show. I have always loved stinky blue cheeses, and had often seen demonstrations of how cheese is made, but none had ever specifically explained how blue cheese is made. I mean, what makes blue cheese blue? All the programs said to take the milk, add salt, add rennet (sp?), heat, separate curds from whey, etc., etc., etc. But that process was the same for mozzarella, cheddar, swiss...? I wondered if it was the aging process, the breed of cow (or goat), the climate, what? It turns out, the big important factor in making cheese blue is that the cows (in this case) grazed on salty grasses, right along the the sea coast.

I just thought it was a fascinating, intriguing answer to a life-long quandry. I know, I'm easily impressed. Any way, thought somebody else might find it as interesting as I did.

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