Remudamom Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/19/AR2010081904419_pf.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flobee76 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 :iagree: I am so thankful that we are able to keep chickens. They are wonderful and the eggs are just so delish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I just got 18 eggs from a friend who raises them. I'm so glad not to have to buy them! I do wish we could raise them, but our town won't allow it. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Factory Farming: a gaint thumbs down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 :iagree:.....or have friends who do. :001_wub: our friends who have farms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I LOVE our chickens! Everyone should own chickens. "Jurisdiction over eggs has been scrambled :lol: between numerous government agencies for the last 20 years, resulting in enormous delays in addressing the hazard posed by salmonella," she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendybird Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I LOVE our chickens! Everyone should own chickens. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I was just thinking about giving our chickens away... guess not! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's always MY favorite foods that this happens with. First the spinach, then the peanuts, now the eggs. I've been saying for years that I want chickens. Do you realize how many eggs it takes to make breakfast for a family of 5+? I need a cow too! It's always fun to watch the expressions on the realtor's faces when you ask if the property is permitted to have farm animals. I don't think they hear that question very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) I am afraid of chickens. I buy pasteurized eggs. Eggs and salmonella: What you need to know "Are pasteurized eggs free from salmonella? Pasteurized eggs are safe, LeJeune said. "I highly recommend pasteurized eggs for people at risk for severe illness from salmonella or for people who are healthy and choose to use raw eggs in ice cream or hollandaise sauce," he said. Liquid egg products sold in cartons are also pasteurized and free from salmonella." "How do eggs become infected with salmonella? Salmonella enteritidis can infect the ovaries of healthy-looking hens and contaminate the eggs before the shells are formed. External fecal contamination of eggshells from animals and birds is rare." [it doesn't sound like owning your egg source is all that helpful in making sure the eggs aren't contaminated.] http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-eggs-qa-20100820,0,1204661.story Edited August 20, 2010 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Have you heard of Mike The Headless Chicken? I saw this on PBS one night when I couldn't sleep. I finally fell asleep in the wee hours of the morning. When I awoke I was certain the whole "Mike" story was a dream. Nope..... http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/mike-the-headless-chicken/dedd01bbccf4e5d479aadedd01bbccf4e5d479aa-166290654313?q=mike%20the%20headless%20chicken&FORM=VIRE1 Poor little chicken. I hate how he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 My dad called me today to ask if the price of my eggs went up this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critter Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 In our home town we have a statue in honor Mike the Headless Chicken, along with a whole weekend of festival in honor of Mike. So, yes, I can attest that it's true, if tacky. Our family raises chickens for meat and eggs, but we're very careful to be humane in how we dispatch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anneofalamo Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 we all love our 4 laying chickens, my hubby even will go out and chat with the girls, he says he loves it because they always nod yes and agree with him! I love that they sing when I go out and talk with them, and nothing better than fresh eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepoteetteam Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 We are buying 10 acres set up with a chicken coop and I cannot wait to have chickens soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffijo1 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I currently buy organic eggs from costco...but am begging my husband to build me a chicken coop~ He thinks that I am crazy...might just end up building it myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/19/AR2010081904419_pf.html Ick. That's moving up to #1 on my list. And here I thought my top 2 reasons for keeping chickens was that they eat all the potato bugs and other garden pests, and they poop. A lot. For free. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Factory Farming: a giant thumbs down. :iagree: 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I LOVE our chickens! Everyone should own chickens. "Jurisdiction over eggs has been scrambled :lol: between numerous government agencies for the last 20 years, resulting in enormous delays in addressing the hazard posed by salmonella," she said. I noticed that cute play on words. Maybe Ms DeWaal should have been a writer! :lol: But seriously, do people really still get sick from store bought eggs? Why on earth eat them raw? Nonetheless, it was big exciting news this week when one of our pullets started laying (at 4 mos!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I Why on earth eat them raw? Cookie dough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 waiting, waiting for my young hens to decide to lay....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Cookie dough. :iagree: I'm willing to take my chances, and so far my luck has held..... (no tomatoes please) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Cookie dough. Oh yeah that... I completely forgot. I guess I haven't baked in a while. :blushing: Truly, sugar is pretty antibacterial--salmonella from cookie dough would have to be pretty rare (unless you ate half the bowl or something). Maybe the people getting sick like their eggs runny. (I have also eaten some undercooked eggs in restaurants. :ack2:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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