While at the post office I heard a man ask, "Got my chickens back there?"
"Not yet; check back around 2:00." Yep, he raises chickens (free range,
organic feed). And he sells eggs. Large brown eggs, $1.50/dozen. Just so
happens we ran out of eggs this morning so they were on my shopping list.
Unfortunately he wasn't going to be home until much later and I was on my
way to the store right then. But I know where to get them next time

The price of regular large white eggs at the grocery store wasn't too bad;
$1.89/doz. The "organic" white eggs - $3.59/dozen! and the brown ones were
10 cents higher. Ridiculous! IIRC the only different between white eggs
and brown ones are the feathers on the hens that lay them.

Jill

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:02:15 -0400, jmcquown wrote:


> The price of regular large white eggs at the grocery store wasn't too
> bad; $1.89/doz. The "organic" white eggs - $3.59/dozen! and the brown
> ones were 10 cents higher. Ridiculous! IIRC the only different between
> white eggs and brown ones are the feathers on the hens that lay them.


Heh. Wouldn't have put it quite that way, but IME the color of the egg
shell makes no difference to the quality/taste of the eggs. FWIW, I have
one old hen that lays white eggs... I also have 14 younger hens (different
breed) that lay brown eggs... All their eggs taste great - and they all
have the same feathers...

Unfortunately, they haven't come up with a way to email eggs, or you would
be welcome to as many free range eggs as you could (probably) eat - for
nothing ;-)

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"jmcquown" > wrote in
:

> Ridiculous! IIRC the only different between white eggs and
> brown ones are the feathers on the hens that lay them.

actually, it's the ear color, not the feather color. i have a
white arucuana that lays blue-green eggs, & my speckled sussex
girls (brown) lay almost white eggs. the black & white silver
spangled hamburgs lay white eggs. my black orpington lays dark
chocolate brown eggs & one of the buff orps lays spotted eggs.
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"enigma" > wrote in message
. ..

>
> actually, it's the ear color, not the feather color. i have a
> white arucuana that lays blue-green eggs, & my speckled sussex
> girls (brown) lay almost white eggs. the black & white silver
> spangled hamburgs lay white eggs. my black orpington lays dark
> chocolate brown eggs & one of the buff orps lays spotted eggs.
> lee <every day is Easter>
> --

This is so cool. I want to see pictures of your chickens and their eggs.

ChattyCathy wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:02:15 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> > The price of regular large white eggs at the grocery store wasn't too
> > bad; $1.89/doz. *The "organic" white eggs - $3.59/dozen! and the brown
> > ones were 10 cents higher. *Ridiculous! *IIRC the only different between
> > white eggs and brown ones are the feathers on the hens that lay them.
>
> Heh. Wouldn't have put it quite that way, but IME the color of the egg
> shell makes no difference to the quality/taste of the eggs. FWIW, I have
> one old hen that lays white eggs... I also have 14 younger hens (different
> breed) that lay brown eggs... All their eggs taste great - and they all
> have the same feathers...
>
> Unfortunately, they haven't come up with a way to email eggs, or you would
> be welcome to as many free range eggs as you could (probably) eat - for
> nothing ;-)


My mom was the postmaster (mistress?) in the tiny rural country
Illinois town I grew up in...around this time of year cardboard boxes
of little peeping chicks would be delivered to the folks around who
grew chickens...

I always wondered how they fared on their journey from the poultry -
hatching places in Iowa or wherever...

This was in the 60's...I wonder if chicks are still delivered to
people in that manner...



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Gregory Morrow wrote:

>
> My mom was the postmaster (mistress?) in the tiny rural country
> Illinois town I grew up in...around this time of year cardboard boxes
> of little peeping chicks would be delivered to the folks around who
> grew chickens...
>
> I always wondered how they fared on their journey from the poultry -
> hatching places in Iowa or wherever...
>
> This was in the 60's...I wonder if chicks are still delivered to
> people in that manner...
>

I don't know about delivery to individuals, but there's a farm supply
store about 10 miles away (in a very yuppie area that used to be farms
15 years ago). Every spring they put an ad in the paper saying "The
chicks have arrived." They get them via overnight delivery and keep
them in big tubs with warmth lights and grain. So cute!

gloria p

Gloria P said...

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
>>
>> My mom was the postmaster (mistress?) in the tiny rural country
>> Illinois town I grew up in...around this time of year cardboard boxes
>> of little peeping chicks would be delivered to the folks around who
>> grew chickens...
>>
>> I always wondered how they fared on their journey from the poultry -
>> hatching places in Iowa or wherever...
>>
>> This was in the 60's...I wonder if chicks are still delivered to
>> people in that manner...
>>
>
> I don't know about delivery to individuals, but there's a farm supply
> store about 10 miles away (in a very yuppie area that used to be farms
> 15 years ago). Every spring they put an ad in the paper saying "The
> chicks have arrived." They get them via overnight delivery and keep
> them in big tubs with warmth lights and grain. So cute!
>
> gloria p


gloria p,

Why the warmth lights I wonder? They're coated in down. If I was a chick,
I'd be overheat... I say I'd be hot!!!

Andy
Foghorn Leghorn

enigma wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Ridiculous! IIRC the only different between white eggs and
>> brown ones are the feathers on the hens that lay them.
>
> actually, it's the ear color, not the feather color. i have a
> white arucuana that lays blue-green eggs, & my speckled sussex
> girls (brown) lay almost white eggs. the black & white silver
> spangled hamburgs lay white eggs. my black orpington lays dark
> chocolate brown eggs & one of the buff orps lays spotted eggs.
> lee <every day is Easter>

Chickens have ears?

cybercat wrote:
> "enigma" > wrote in message
> . ..
>
>>
>> actually, it's the ear color, not the feather color. i have a
>> white arucuana that lays blue-green eggs, & my speckled sussex
>> girls (brown) lay almost white eggs. the black & white silver
>> spangled hamburgs lay white eggs. my black orpington lays dark
>> chocolate brown eggs & one of the buff orps lays spotted eggs.
>> lee <every day is Easter>
>> --
>
> This is so cool. I want to see pictures of your chickens and their
> eggs.

Oh yes, so would I)

Gloria P wrote:
> I don't know about delivery to individuals, but there's a farm supply
> store about 10 miles away (in a very yuppie area that used to be farms
> 15 years ago). Every spring they put an ad in the paper saying "The
> chicks have arrived." They get them via overnight delivery and keep
> them in big tubs with warmth lights and grain. So cute!

My aunt had friends with a smallholding on the east coast (of Yorkshire) I
can remember when she brought the chicks home overnight, ready to take them
to the farm next day.

They used to run around in the hearth)

"Ophelia" > wrote
>
> Chickens have ears?

hahaha! So do lizards, and I think they are similarly flat.

cybercat wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote
>>
>> Chickens have ears?
>
> hahaha! So do lizards, and I think they are similarly flat.

heh, who knew

cyberhillybilly wrote:

> "Ophelia" > wrote
>
>
>
> > Chickens have ears?
>
> hahaha! So do lizards, and I think they are similarly flat.


Boy, you two should audition your act for _Hee - Haw_...


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Ophelia wrote:
> enigma wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Ridiculous! IIRC the only different between white eggs and
>>> brown ones are the feathers on the hens that lay them.
>> actually, it's the ear color, not the feather color. i have a
>> white arucuana that lays blue-green eggs, & my speckled sussex
>> girls (brown) lay almost white eggs. the black & white silver
>> spangled hamburgs lay white eggs. my black orpington lays dark
>> chocolate brown eggs & one of the buff orps lays spotted eggs.
>> lee <every day is Easter>
>
> Chickens have ears?

External ears? Nah. If they did, we would be eating Chicken Fried
Chicken Ears, down here in the south.

Becca

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message

My mom was the postmaster (mistress?) in the tiny rural country
Illinois town I grew up in...around this time of year cardboard boxes
of little peeping chicks would be delivered to the folks around who
grew chickens...

I always wondered how they fared on their journey from the poultry -
hatching places in Iowa or wherever...

This was in the 60's...I wonder if chicks are still delivered to
people in that manner...

*****************************************

They still do. The USPS offers some services than no other carrier will.

Becca wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> enigma wrote:
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> Ridiculous! IIRC the only different between white eggs and
>>>> brown ones are the feathers on the hens that lay them.
>>> actually, it's the ear color, not the feather color. i have a
>>> white arucuana that lays blue-green eggs, & my speckled sussex
>>> girls (brown) lay almost white eggs. the black & white silver
>>> spangled hamburgs lay white eggs. my black orpington lays dark
>>> chocolate brown eggs & one of the buff orps lays spotted eggs.
>>> lee <every day is Easter>
>>
>> Chickens have ears?
>
> External ears? Nah. If they did, we would be eating Chicken Fried
> Chicken Ears, down here in the south.

<G>

"cybercat" > wrote in
. com:

>
> "enigma" > wrote in message
> . ..
>
>>
>> actually, it's the ear color, not the feather color. i
>> have a white arucuana that lays blue-green eggs, & my
>> speckled sussex girls (brown) lay almost white eggs. the
>> black & white silver spangled hamburgs lay white eggs. my
>> black orpington lays dark chocolate brown eggs & one of
>> the buff orps lays spotted eggs. lee <every day is Easter>
>> --
>
> This is so cool. I want to see pictures of your chickens
> and their eggs.

i'll see what i can do... i don't have a way to upload my
digital camera to my computer so i have to load them to my
son's laptop & pull them off the network files.
currently there are 10 dozen eggs in the garage fridge, & we
just gave away 8 dozen... it gets a bit overwhelming in the
spring around here
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"enigma" > wrote in message
. ..
> "cybercat" > wrote in
> . com:
>
>>
>> "enigma" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>
>>>
>>> actually, it's the ear color, not the feather color. i
>>> have a white arucuana that lays blue-green eggs, & my
>>> speckled sussex girls (brown) lay almost white eggs. the
>>> black & white silver spangled hamburgs lay white eggs. my
>>> black orpington lays dark chocolate brown eggs & one of
>>> the buff orps lays spotted eggs. lee <every day is Easter>
>>> --
>>
>> This is so cool. I want to see pictures of your chickens
>> and their eggs.
>
> i'll see what i can do...

Yay!! I can't wait.

i don't have a way to upload my
> digital camera to my computer so i have to load them to my
> son's laptop & pull them off the network files.

You ought to have a cable that connects from camera to
computer, and software to go with it. At least that is how
mine works.


> currently there are 10 dozen eggs in the garage fridge, & we
> just gave away 8 dozen... it gets a bit overwhelming in the
> spring around here
> lee
>

Lucky you!!

"cybercat" > wrote in
om:

> "enigma" > wrote in message
> . ..
>>> This is so cool. I want to see pictures of your chickens
>>> and their eggs.
>>
>> i'll see what i can do...
>
> Yay!! I can't wait.

the eggs are easier. they don't run around the yard

> i don't have a way to upload my
>> digital camera to my computer so i have to load them to my
>> son's laptop & pull them off the network files.
>
> You ought to have a cable that connects from camera to
> computer, and software to go with it. At least that is how
> mine works.

out of 4 Windoze computers, i have the one without the cable
or software... but at least everything is on the network.
that beats emailing stuff between the computers.

>> currently there are 10 dozen eggs in the garage fridge, &
>> we just gave away 8 dozen... it gets a bit overwhelming in
>> the spring around here
>
> Lucky you!!

what would you do with all those eggs? i know i'm going to
be making a lot of ice cream shortly, & i've convinced the
boy that French Toast is pretty tasty (one Silkie egg makes
a single serving-one slice of bread). otherwise, i've been
hardboiling the older ones & Tom eats omelets...
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"enigma" > wrote
> the eggs are easier. they don't run around the yard

haha! I want to see the chickens AND the eggs. I don't care
which comes first.
>

>> Lucky you!!
>
> what would you do with all those eggs? i know i'm going to
> be making a lot of ice cream shortly, & i've convinced the
> boy that French Toast is pretty tasty (one Silkie egg makes
> a single serving-one slice of bread). otherwise, i've been
> hardboiling the older ones & Tom eats omelets...
> lee<doesn't really like eggs by themselves>

I have eaten a dozen eggs a week for most of my adult life.
Even during the years they were demonized due to cholesterol
content, they were still the cheapest source of complete protein
and other nutrients available. Still are.

We love eggs over easy, egg salad, and deviled eggs, in
addition to omelets, scrambled eggs with ham or salsa and
cheddar, French Toast, and boiled eggs in salads with things
like kidney beans, black olives, bits of ham, tuna, and cheese.

I think eggs keep our skin, nails, hair, and eyes healthy, too.

The idea of cool looking eggs appeals!

"enigma" > wrote in message
. ..
> "cybercat" > wrote in
> om:
>
>> "enigma" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>>> This is so cool. I want to see pictures of your chickens
>>>> and their eggs.
>>>
>>> i'll see what i can do...
>>
>> Yay!! I can't wait.
>
> the eggs are easier. they don't run around the yard
>
>> i don't have a way to upload my
>>> digital camera to my computer so i have to load them to my
>>> son's laptop & pull them off the network files.
>>
>> You ought to have a cable that connects from camera to
>> computer, and software to go with it. At least that is how
>> mine works.
>
> out of 4 Windoze computers, i have the one without the cable
> or software... but at least everything is on the network.
> that beats emailing stuff between the computers.
>
>>> currently there are 10 dozen eggs in the garage fridge, &
>>> we just gave away 8 dozen... it gets a bit overwhelming in
>>> the spring around here
>>
>> Lucky you!!
>
> what would you do with all those eggs? i know i'm going to
> be making a lot of ice cream shortly, & i've convinced the
> boy that French Toast is pretty tasty (one Silkie egg makes
> a single serving-one slice of bread). otherwise, i've been
> hardboiling the older ones & Tom eats omelets...
> lee<doesn't really like eggs by themselves>

You must have very happy chickens!
I happen to love eggs, and farm fresh ones are beyond compare. I would eat
them everyday!
Have you tried making egg-rich breads like challah or paska? I make hrudka
at this time of year (Slovak Easter cheese, which is really rather a
custard) for Orthodox Easter and that takes a dozen eggs at one shot.

"deja.blues" > wrote in
:

> You must have very happy chickens!

spoiled rotten
Broody is wanting to set, so i have to find her a set of eggs
to hatch...

> I happen to love eggs, and farm fresh ones are beyond
> compare. I would eat them everyday!
> Have you tried making egg-rich breads like challah or
> paska? I make hrudka at this time of year (Slovak Easter
> cheese, which is really rather a custard) for Orthodox
> Easter and that takes a dozen eggs at one shot.

i make challah (it makes great French toast). i haven't had
paska. what's it like?
and the hrudka sounds really good. do you have a recipe?

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"cybercat" > wrote in
om:

> I have eaten a dozen eggs a week for most of my adult life.

well, i'm getting between 8-15 eggs per *day*, and not all the
pullets are laying yet.

> Even during the years they were demonized due to
> cholesterol content, they were still the cheapest source of
> complete protein and other nutrients available. Still are.

they figured out the cholesterol scare was all nonsense
anyway, at least as far as eggs are concerned. i'm glad eggs
are no longer being demonized.

> I think eggs keep our skin, nails, hair, and eyes healthy,
> too.

i agree.

> The idea of cool looking eggs appeals!

commercial eggs are boring!
i try not to get hens of production breeds or background, as
they are bred to produce a lot of eggs fast & die young... and
the non-production & rare breed birds are generally calmer &
prettier. i *finally* got a pair of Speckled Sussex pullets
last fall to go with my very handsome (and nice!) rooster.
hopefully i can get Broody (one of my two Silkie hens) to
hatch out some little Sussex chicks...
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"enigma" > wrote in message
. ..
> "deja.blues" > wrote in
> :
>
>> You must have very happy chickens!
>
> spoiled rotten
> Broody is wanting to set, so i have to find her a set of eggs
> to hatch...
>
>> I happen to love eggs, and farm fresh ones are beyond
>> compare. I would eat them everyday!
>> Have you tried making egg-rich breads like challah or
>> paska? I make hrudka at this time of year (Slovak Easter
>> cheese, which is really rather a custard) for Orthodox
>> Easter and that takes a dozen eggs at one shot.
>
> i make challah (it makes great French toast). i haven't had
> paska. what's it like?
> and the hrudka sounds really good. do you have a recipe?
>
> lee

http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org/recipes.htm


Paska , or pascha, is pretty much like challah but shaped differently, and
may contain raisins (ick). Hrudka is good cold with beet horseradish!



Hrudka (Sirets)

1 dozen eggs

dash salt

1 quart milk

scant 1/2 cup sugar

Combine all ingredients in a white, enameled pan (I use a stainless pot).
Cook over medium to low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture curdles (It
will appear to be doingnothing, then all of a sudden it will curdle!). Pour
mixture into a colander that is lined with several thicknesses of
cheesecloth. Once mixture is drained, pick it up --cheesecloth and all --
and shape into a ball by twisting the top part of the cheesecloth. Tightly
tie open end with string, placing string very close to the top of the ball.
Caution: This will be hot. Hang over sink until cool. Remove cheesecloth
when cool; wrap and refrigerate. (The whey from the hrudka can be saved and
used when making pascha. To conserve the whey, place the colander over a
large pot before pouring mixture into cheesecloth).