If I can get some more hens that lay interesting colors (white, dark brown, 
cream-tint), the Easter basket possibilities might be pretty cool.  :-)

http://www.beantoad.com/chickens2/img_0256a.jpg
The white one here came from the store.


"Sherry Shaw" <ten### [at] aolcom> wrote in message 
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> Jeremy M. Praay wrote:
>> ...I finally got a green egg.
>>
>
> BTW, I thought those were laid by bunnies.
>
> --Sherry Shaw
>
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"Jeremy M. Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftwarecom> wrote in message 
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> What?  A green egg?  Yep.

I'm surprised no one mentioned ham...

Sam I am.  ;-)

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"Jeremy M. Praay" <jer### [at] questsoftwarecom> wrote in message 
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> "Ross" <rli### [at] speakeasynet> wrote in message 
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>>
>>
>> How do the eggs taste compared to "Organic, Free Range, No Pesticides" 
>> advertised eggs? Compared to Non-Organic?
>>
>> How does the chicken meat compare? Do you have them slaughtered or do you 
>> do it yourself?
>
> Eggs taste like eggs, as far as I can tell.  The yolks are much darker 
> orange than available at the store, however, and they're probably 
> healthier too.  From everything I've read, any eggs that don't come from 
> the store are most likely healthier.  There's an interesting article here: 
>
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Whole-Foods-and-Cooking/2007-10-01/Tests-Reveal-Healthier-Eggs.aspx.

> Maybe it's not the best science, but I still think the test results are 
> interesting, to say the least.
>
> The chicken meat is the best chicken I've ever had.  I've had others agree 
> with that statement, too, so it's not just me.  They eat a lot of grass, 
> and I guess that enhances the flavor and makes it a bit more nutritious.
>
> I'm having a lot of fun doing it, but given the costs involved, I could 
> probably never justify what I'm doing unless I can start selling my 
> eggs/chickens at extremely inflated prices.  :-)
>
>

There's a part in The Omnivore's Dilema about eggs. The farmer sold them to 
local chefs because the yolks were so much more shapely, richly colored, and 
velvety than any other eggs available. I don't think he inflated the price 
too much, but there was a demand.

It does sound like fun... except killing chickens.

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And lo on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:15:15 -0000, Mike Raiford  
<mra### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:

> M_a_r_c wrote:
>
>> Because it makes you feel independent and closer to self-sufficiency?
>> Because it is a slow process and it changes from the usual hurry?
>
> Because the chickens aren't pumped full of hormones and noxious  
> chemicals.

But those are the best bits!

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And lo on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:38:04 -0000, M_a_r_c  
<jac### [at] wanadoofr> did spake, saying:

>

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>> Sherry Shaw wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> --Sherry "Organic Tomatoes Totally Rock" Shaw
>>>
>>
>> Home-grown Tomatoes are the best! The ones from the store are near
>> flavorless and mealy. Tomatoes actually have a flavor to them. Once I'm
>> out of an apartment and into a house with a yard priority one will be a
>> vegetable garden. Sooo many tasty things can be grown right in your own
>> backyard. And convenient, too.. :D
>
> Tomatoes are typically THE vegetable which is worth vegetable gardenning  
> if
> you live in a not too wet country :-)

Tomatoes are fruits, stop being sacrilegious ;-)

-- 
Phil Cook

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Phil Cook wrote:
> 
> Tomatoes are fruits, stop being sacrilegious ;-)
> 

Yep, not only that, but they are also berries. What gets me is tomatoes, 
peppers (capsicum), and potatoes are all members of the nightshade 
family, and IIRC all have toxic parts (stems and leaves, fruit isn't 
toxic on the peppers and tomatoes obviously...tubers are edible on 
potatoes, but the rest of the plant is toxic)

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> Yep, not only that, but they are also berries. What gets me is tomatoes, 
> peppers (capsicum), and potatoes are all members of the nightshade family, 
> and IIRC all have toxic parts (stems and leaves, fruit isn't toxic on the 
> peppers and tomatoes obviously...tubers are edible on potatoes, but the 
> rest of the plant is toxic)

Slight derail, but something that amuses me is that most, if not all, plants 
contain compounds that either act as a defense against predators (i.e. 
biochemical warfare) or are potentially toxic anyway (ergot and other forms 
of mold poisonning). Exceptions are the parts, such as fruits, that actually 
require to be eaten by an animal to complete the reproductive cycle of the 
plant, but otherwise plants aren't quite happy to be at the bottom of the 
food chain. These compounds - alkaloids, tannins, glucosinates, lectins, 
antitrypsin factors and many others - are also called antinutritional 
factors, for a reason. Ruminants have a bacterial flora that takes care of 
the toxins, but monogastric animals like pigs, poultry and humans, less so. 
In fact, it's only through centuries of human-directed selection ("sweet" or 
"garden" or "food" varieties) and proper detoxification practices such as 
washing, peeling and cooking that we have edible plants.

Fresh meat, eggs and milk, OTOH, don't have this kind of built-in 
toxicological issues (they have others of course), which is pretty ironical 
given the bad press they get these days.

G.

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Gilles Tran wrote:
> Slight derail, but something that amuses me is that most, if not all, plants 
> contain compounds that either act as a defense against predators (i.e. 
> biochemical warfare) or are potentially toxic anyway (ergot and other forms 
> of mold poisonning). 

Except iceberg lettuce, which survives by simply having no nutritive 
value or flavor for any other form of life. ;-)


(Not my joke, but I don't remember who said it.)

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> Gilles Tran wrote:
>> Slight derail, but something that amuses me is that most, if not all, 
>> plants contain compounds that either act as a defense against predators 
>> (i.e. biochemical warfare) or are potentially toxic anyway (ergot and 
>> other forms of mold poisonning).
>
> Except iceberg lettuce, which survives by simply having no nutritive value 
> or flavor for any other form of life. ;-)
>
>
> (Not my joke, but I don't remember who said it.)
>
> -- 
Sounds a bit as Douglas Adams in "So long and thanks for all the fish".

BTW beware Virosa, Iceberg's grandmother ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactuca_virosa

Marc

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