Comments on: I kid you not. http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Heather http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-53488 Heather Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:11:14 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-53488 I laughed SO HARD at this post! Thanks! (Hope you find this comment- just getting back to reading blogs after needing to take a break to actually homeschool!LOL) I laughed SO HARD at this post! Thanks! (Hope you find this comment- just getting back to reading blogs after needing to take a break to actually homeschool!LOL)

]]> By: Ellen http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45566 Ellen Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:44:57 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45566 Well, we have chooks running about the place, all different sizes and colours and breeds, so we get all different sizes and colours of eggs. Our rooster leads a bit of a hard life because our dog doesn't approve of said rooster's 'activities', but when we get little chicks - which we did this last summer, we think that they are gorgeously cute and fluffy and it's wonderful to see the way the mother hen looks after them. None of our dogs or cats will go near the little chicks. And the eggs we get are FRESH! But, (pardon my ignorance) what is actually WRONG with brown eggs? Well, we have chooks running about the place, all different sizes and colours and breeds, so we get all different sizes and colours of eggs. Our rooster leads a bit of a hard life because our dog doesn’t approve of said rooster’s ‘activities’, but when we get little chicks - which we did this last summer, we think that they are gorgeously cute and fluffy and it’s wonderful to see the way the mother hen looks after them. None of our dogs or cats will go near the little chicks. And the eggs we get are FRESH! But, (pardon my ignorance) what is actually WRONG with brown eggs?

]]> By: Billie http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45436 Billie Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:01:30 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45436 Okay, after baking with some "commercial" eggs (read: purchased from Walmart, probably originated in one of those egg factories where the chickens don't have beaks or feathers) and some "farm" eggs (read: the chickens who laid them have eaten our grass and bugs, scratched our soil, and breathed our fresh air) today, I have to ask... Are the non-refrigerated brown English eggs watery like the US Wal-mart type? Or do the yolks stand up like a bouncy ball and can you separate the yolk from the white easily? (very important in making a variety of recipes!) I'm floored by the difference in the quality of the eggs! About refrigeration--of course it's to prolong shelf life! Egg factories make far more profit if they can keep them on the shelves longer. But I suppose that if you run roosters with hens, it also makes sense to refrigerate them so that when you use them, you aren't eating the Phillipino variety! Eeek! Okay, after baking with some “commercial” eggs (read: purchased from Walmart, probably originated in one of those egg factories where the chickens don’t have beaks or feathers) and some “farm” eggs (read: the chickens who laid them have eaten our grass and bugs, scratched our soil, and breathed our fresh air) today, I have to ask… Are the non-refrigerated brown English eggs watery like the US Wal-mart type? Or do the yolks stand up like a bouncy ball and can you separate the yolk from the white easily? (very important in making a variety of recipes!) I’m floored by the difference in the quality of the eggs!

About refrigeration–of course it’s to prolong shelf life! Egg factories make far more profit if they can keep them on the shelves longer. But I suppose that if you run roosters with hens, it also makes sense to refrigerate them so that when you use them, you aren’t eating the Phillipino variety! Eeek!

]]> By: loisn http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45383 loisn Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:24:30 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45383 Yes, I grew up on a farm and had chicken chores. Definitely no percentage in it for me either. Thanks for a very good laugh. Yes, I grew up on a farm and had chicken chores. Definitely no percentage in it for me either. Thanks for a very good laugh.

]]> By: verynicelily http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45267 verynicelily Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:00:24 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45267 Chickens with feathers? Whatever next? At least this chicken had some feathers left. Most British chickens are battery farmed and lose many of their feathers. Buy free range and pay even more - but feel better about yourself. We like brown eggs here, but could cope psychologically with white ones. Incidentally, why would shops want to refrigerate eggs unless it's to prolong shelf life? Eggs stay fresh for days and everyone knows they cook better from room temperature. Chickens with feathers? Whatever next? At least this chicken had some feathers left. Most British chickens are battery farmed and lose many of their feathers. Buy free range and pay even more - but feel better about yourself. We like brown eggs here, but could cope psychologically with white ones. Incidentally, why would shops want to refrigerate eggs unless it’s to prolong shelf life? Eggs stay fresh for days and everyone knows they cook better from room temperature.

]]> By: Natalie http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45219 Natalie Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:23:23 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45219 I just want to point out that free range eggs, in my experience, are way cleaner. You have to expect that chickens with limited space are going to... er... place their eggs in bad places. We had free range chickens last year, and not only were the eggs clean, we didn't have to feed them as much since they were eating bugs, AND (this one is really important in our area) they eat ticks, which reduces your chances of ending up with a nasty bug implanted in you! And that, to my mind, is worth almost any inconvenience of chickens! :-) I just want to point out that free range eggs, in my experience, are way cleaner. You have to expect that chickens with limited space are going to… er… place their eggs in bad places.

We had free range chickens last year, and not only were the eggs clean, we didn’t have to feed them as much since they were eating bugs, AND (this one is really important in our area) they eat ticks, which reduces your chances of ending up with a nasty bug implanted in you! And that, to my mind, is worth almost any inconvenience of chickens! :-)

]]> By: bean http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45117 bean Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:19:24 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45117 Sharon O'Donnell - that is the grossest thing I think I've ever heard. But it made me laugh, so thanks. :) Erin Camerer - It's called balut. I watched Phil Johnson and one of his coerced friends eat it once...and then his friend un-eating it. Sick. Sharon O’Donnell - that is the grossest thing I think I’ve ever heard. But it made me laugh, so thanks. :)
Erin Camerer - It’s called balut. I watched Phil Johnson and one of his coerced friends eat it once…and then his friend un-eating it. Sick.

]]> By: Billie http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45077 Billie Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:06:41 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-45077 Okay, now THAT is gross! Fully developed chicks?!?! Yuk! My mom's chickens (Barred Rocks--black & white) just started laying their first eggs (brown ones) and they're a little small to start off. I just learned that you should scuff the dirt off rather than washing the eggs, since there's a water soluble membrane coating them that keeps the germs out and the moisture in. Washing them makes the water evaporate out quicker and opens them up to germs. Huh. Anyway, we hope to get Araucanas this year (white chickens, but lay blue and green eggs!) and maybe some Marans (chocolate colored eggs!) but that will come after the nubain goats are all settled in (sometime in June.) I think the meanness can depend on the breed of chicken and how much they're handled. My mom's are quite friendly, and many of her hens will come right up to be pet! The roosters leave us humans alone, and just worry the hens to pieces! It's time for most of them to go in the freezer... Okay, now THAT is gross! Fully developed chicks?!?! Yuk! My mom’s chickens (Barred Rocks–black & white) just started laying their first eggs (brown ones) and they’re a little small to start off. I just learned that you should scuff the dirt off rather than washing the eggs, since there’s a water soluble membrane coating them that keeps the germs out and the moisture in. Washing them makes the water evaporate out quicker and opens them up to germs. Huh. Anyway, we hope to get Araucanas this year (white chickens, but lay blue and green eggs!) and maybe some Marans (chocolate colored eggs!) but that will come after the nubain goats are all settled in (sometime in June.) I think the meanness can depend on the breed of chicken and how much they’re handled. My mom’s are quite friendly, and many of her hens will come right up to be pet! The roosters leave us humans alone, and just worry the hens to pieces! It’s time for most of them to go in the freezer…

]]> By: Erin Camerer http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-44990 Erin Camerer Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:59:59 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-44990 My mother went to the Phillipines in her teens, and apparently fully developed chicks, still in the eggs, were a regular item on the menu there. The girl she was with said that they were good for traveling, sort of like a bagged lunch, I guess. My mother went to the Phillipines in her teens, and apparently fully developed chicks, still in the eggs, were a regular item on the menu there. The girl she was with said that they were good for traveling, sort of like a bagged lunch, I guess.

]]> By: sharon o'donnell http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-44932 sharon o'donnell Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:48:07 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2008/04/01/i-kid-you-not/#comment-44932 Bekah, I grew up on a farm and was the given the job of chicken keeper and grew to hate them with a passion. I even have a scar on my knee to testify to the nasty rooster who decided to dig his spurs into my leg and give me an infection. My brother had to carry me to my bedroom that night. My mom talked my dad into letting HER shoot that rooster. The grossest story was when we would periodically reach into the nest to grab the egg and find, only after we'd grabbed it, that the shell was not actually there. The egg was only encased in that weird membrane and LOOKED like it was in a shell. Yuck. Bekah, I grew up on a farm and was the given the job of chicken keeper and grew to hate them with a passion. I even have a scar on my knee to testify to the nasty rooster who decided to dig his spurs into my leg and give me an infection.
My brother had to carry me to my bedroom that night. My mom talked my dad into letting HER shoot that rooster.
The grossest story was when we would periodically reach into the nest to grab the egg and find, only after we’d grabbed it, that the shell was not actually there. The egg was only encased in that weird membrane and LOOKED like it was in a shell. Yuck.

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