Author Topic: Disappointing Eggs (Read 4153 times)

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2015, 11:44:30 pm »

I would love to keep hens again. I do buy free range eggs from a local shop which I think are a little fresher that supermarket ones but I miss the really fresh ones.

nutterly_uts · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2015, 10:33:36 am »

I have a small unused eglu sitting in the shed but am living at home and parents are not on board for chooks

That makes buying shop eggs doubly annoying since for the cost of 2 layers and a bag of food we could be good to go!!

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2015, 12:12:37 pm »

Quote from: nutterly_uts on December 30, 2015, 10:33:36 am

I have a small unused eglu sitting in the shed but am living at home and parents are not on board for chooks
That makes buying shop eggs doubly annoying since for the cost of 2 layers and a bag of food we could be good to go!!

Why not point out to them the benefits of keeping chickens for eggs, how better the eggs are for you being rich in vitamins and minerals. You knowing what the hens are fed, whereas commercial hens are probably fed on gm stuff with crap ingredients, containing very little health benefits and probably a higher chance of salmonella along the way too. The cost isn't very high and with eggs almost all year round it well makes up the cost. Plus you can feed them the insides of pumpkins and squashes they love best, that helps the vitamin count in their eggs and keeps them healthy too. Much cheaper than buying shop bought unhealthy looking eggs with weak shells. Not forgetting they're a joy to keep too. Point out all the positives and hope they change their minds

Quirkygirl · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2015, 12:39:35 pm »

I told my neighbour I was getting some crooks thinking she would go off her head, but to my surprise she loved the idea. She may be going deaf but I'm sure she would still hear them, if my last lot are anything to go by lol. Shame my other very very nosey neighbours wouldn't be on board

So still no crooks for me at the mo..

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2015, 12:41:52 pm »

You could always bribe them with eggs quirkygirl

chrismahon · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2015, 01:28:58 pm »

Definitely won't buy eggs from the supermarkets here. Recently a new brand was launched claiming to be 'antibiotic free'. Does that mean all the others use antibiotics in the feed routinely??

We have hatched this year and intend to do so every year to ensure we get at least a few eggs over Winter from the pullets. We have 4 of 5 Leghorn Bantams laying- the other has decided to moult?!? Baking at this time is done with eggs frozen in Summer.

nutterly_uts · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2015, 09:07:14 pm »

Quote from: waterbuffalofarmer on December 30, 2015, 12:12:37 pm

Why not point out to them the benefits of keeping chickens for eggs

Been there. Its because we've had chooks before they won't bend! Last time we had neighbours who didn't like the noise so although we have new neighbours we can't get more chooks