Grass Fed Beef?

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by dpg

Oh please, you mean to tell me you can pick the difference in eggs from two different ommelets (SP) ??

Oh please, you mean to tell me you never tried fresh eggs?

Have you tried it? You should. There is most certainly a difference between f-r-e-s-h and the not-fresh, from a grocery store, sitting in a fridge for a week or so, shipped in from gawd-knows-where, laid by chickens fed gawd-knows-what... They're tasteless in comparison with fresh. Honest.

My neighbors raised chickens for a little while and would bring over eggs. I hadn't had fresh eggs in over 20 years. The taste difference was big - I was amazed and converted - fresh or nuttin' at all. If I had more property, I would most certainly consider raising hens myself!

[Pineedles]

Thanks for the testimonial AW. I pass a home on my way to work that has a hand painted sign that says "FRESH EGGS" out front. I am going to stop and buy a dozen on Friday. My only fear is that I will become an Egg Snob, and only fresh will do after trying them.

[jmen24]

Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Oh please, you mean to tell me you never tried fresh eggs?

Have you tried it? You should. There is most certainly a difference between f-r-e-s-h and the not-fresh, from a grocery store, sitting in a fridge for a week or so, shipped in from gawd-knows-where, laid by chickens fed gawd-knows-what... They're tasteless in comparison with fresh. Honest.

My neighbors raised chickens for a little while and would bring over eggs. I hadn't had fresh eggs in over 20 years. The taste difference was big - I was amazed and converted - fresh or nuttin' at all. If I had more property, I would most certainly consider raising hens myself!

AW, I would certainly agree with your statement, fresh eggs if eaten very soon after harvest cannot be beat. Getting them cracked on the pan while they are still warm is even better than one or two days old.

And no, I would not be able to tell the difference in a taste test, its not OMG type of difference, but a slight one nun-the-less.

If you get chickens you cannot just let them run all around the yard though, the egg production drops way off if they do not have some structure in there lives. Not saying they have to sit all day, just keep them penned with the roost. If you are not looking for a dozen eggs a day then that may work out well, you will only get a couple a day, you will also get many more animals venturing into the yard to see what smells so good. Oh yea, the occasional rotten egg found with the mower or string trimmer is a treat as well.

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by jmen24

If you get chickens you cannot just let them run all around the yard though...

I'm a townie and have a postage stamp-size of a lot... I think my neighbors would hate me if I got chickens, especially about mid-August, dog-days, time. (I love my neighbors - we get along great - and I intend to keep it that way!)

Can you say 'ammonia'? Powerful stuff, chicken poop.

As it was the neighbor that did get chickens was... well... not well appreciated by most folks but their little experiment didn't last for long... we all held our breath for about six months, tho.

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jmen24 - when I lived in the South I noticed that ground pork was added to venison sausage. I was told it was to help with the forming of the sausage and because venison was too lean for sausage by itself. I dunno if that's true but that's what I remember....