The Great Wal-Mart Organic Eggs Experiment (Pics)

[dancingbear]

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One of my spirit guides is Bear. The first one I became aware of. In honor of a Sioux Medicine man, Lamedeer, I used to use the name Lamebear.

Later, as part of my own healing after many serious injuries and a bout with cancer, I changed it to Dancingbear, to invite mobility back into my life, rather than lameness. Even though I never considered the name related to actual physical impairment, many others did, when they heard it. So, change the name, change the energy.

No bear smilies, so I'll settle for bunnies!

 

[Chad the Chicken Man]

I was just wondering what "bulls eye" means?

 

[backdoorchicken]

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One of my spirit guides is Bear. The first one I became aware of. In honor of a Sioux Medicine man, Lamedeer, I used to use the name Lamebear.

Later, as part of my own healing after many serious injuries and a bout with cancer, I changed it to Dancingbear, to invite mobility back into my life, rather than lameness. Even though I never considered the name related to actual physical impairment, many others did, when they heard it. So, change the name, change the energy.

No bear smilies, so I'll settle for bunnies!

oh well that is much cooler than i was thinking. i was thinking it was the grateful dead bear which is also called the dancing bear.

 

[backdoorchicken]

now back to waiting for these eggs to hatch

 

[Blackbird]

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No, just a low cost way for people who don't have any strong need or preference for special or pure breeds to obtain some hatching eggs without incurring a lot of expense.

As for "breeders of these breeds", they are mostly large corporation hatcheries that breed high production layers for commercial egg production. The commercial egg producers won't be getting eggs at Wal-mart, Trader Joe's, or any other store on the chance that some may hatch.

Most people who just want some high production layers will still order chicks from hatcheries, too.

There are plenty of folks that want or need pure bred birds, those breeders are in no danger of going under from the people who just want "some chickens".

I have a breeding project in the works, and want specific breeds for it. So I won't be hatching out these random breed production layers, they won't suit my purposes.
I've spent $98.00 on shipped eggs, and have a total of 8 chickens to show for it. $12.25 per bird. Before the cost of raising them. That's a little steep if you don't need specific breeds. Heck, that's steep even if you do need specific breeds.

But if somebody just wants to hatch a few for the kids, or a school project, or they just want a few hens for eggs, why on earth should they spend a lot of money for expensive shipped eggs, that may not even hatch? If they can buy a few dozen at the store, find out which ones have a chance to hatch, and eat the rest for breakfast, why the heck not?

Who said that the 'organic' hens aren't all the same breed? More than likely they wouldn't bother with different breeds. Many 'breeders' might not have show quality birds, but they usually have pure. I most certainly hope that it does not affect the variety of breeders out there, then it would just be another set of lives that Wal-Mart has destroyed. Kidding.

 

[dancingbear]

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I'm not sure if you mean all organic egg production being from the same breed, or any given producer only having one breed. At any rate, no, they aren't all the same. I'm sure there are organic egg producers that only have one breed, but some have more than one. You can tell that because they have both brown eggs and white ones, and some even sell blue and green ones. And, the chicks that folks have hatched from different brand/source organic eggs, have not all been the same.

I'm sure that the folks hatching store eggs are no threat to the breeders, or diversity of chicken breeds.

 

[Frenchy chick]

I am taking a front sit, you guys are too funny!!

 

[insiderart]

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This speckledhen thread will explain how to tell if eggs are fertile.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

 

[Boondachs]

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SEE!!!!! Someone else trying to take my seat!.... I'm telling you all, I have an attack roo here with me and I'm not afraid to use it!

 

[Boondachs]

OK OK OK....you all can sit NEXT to me .... IF you bring popcorn and twizlers...oh, and some of those sour patch kid things.

Whats the date these eggs can be candled? We can have a countdown clock.