On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:50:11 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/11/2019 10:37 PM, wrote:
>> On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 6:09:30 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> On 3/11/2019 6:50 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>>
>>>> * All of our eggs come from The FluffyButt Sisters.

lol

>>>> The five of them
>>>> usually give us an average of 4 eggs per day ... and the yolks are
>>>> awesome , flavor is always eggcellent .
>>>>
>>> Not everyone has the luxury of raising their own chickens.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> About two years ago an ordinance was passed here that chickens can be kept
>> by homeowners in their backyard. BUT, N-O roosters.

Easy to understand. At the same time, ever since we have roosters, our
chickens live much longer. The hens seem oblivious to danger. I often
see all the hens' butts in the air because they're eating, but the
rooster's upright and looking around. I think he does most of his
eating when they're back in the safety of the chicken coop.
>
>There has also been an increase of people, mostly kids, with salmonella
>too. Kids think of the chickens as pets and kiss them, getting infected.

I wonder when the chance of salmonella problems is the biggest. With
"professional" chicken factories or with unprofessional backyard
chickens.

>I like good eggs, but not so much that I want chickens.

I like having our own chickens, so I know they're treated and fed
well, but I can't tell a quality difference between "free range"
supermarket eggs and our hens' eggs.

On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 10:09:18 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> I like having our own chickens, so I know they're treated and fed
> well, but I can't tell a quality difference between "free range"
> supermarket eggs and our hens' eggs.
>
My brother and sister-in-law have chickens; it's mainly her hobby but they're
flock is slowly dwindling. At least it was the last time my brother said
anything about them. It got out of hand; 300 chickens, which made it a 12+
hour job.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:19:52 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 10:09:18 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> I like having our own chickens, so I know they're treated and fed
>> well, but I can't tell a quality difference between "free range"
>> supermarket eggs and our hens' eggs.
>>
>My brother and sister-in-law have chickens; it's mainly her hobby but they're
>flock is slowly dwindling. At least it was the last time my brother said
>anything about them. It got out of hand; 300 chickens, which made it a 12+
>hour job.

Yes, that's enormous! I guess that's a small professional quantity.

On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 10:31:14 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:19:52 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >My brother and sister-in-law have chickens; it's mainly her hobby but they're
> >flock is slowly dwindling. At least it was the last time my brother said
> >anything about them. It got out of hand; 300 chickens, which made it a 12+
> >hour job.
>
> Yes, that's enormous! I guess that's a small professional quantity.
>
Some of the breeds were 'show' chickens and she'd get $5 per egg and sell to
other breeders. I do know this 'hobby' has generated many arguments.