I love my egg supplier!

Cuthbert · 05-16-2012, 11:15 PM

I went to go get some eggs from a lady that lives about a half mile up the road. She was out back with a spoon and a bag of something she was flinging into the coop. Turns out she has a friend that is a caterer and she gets the leftovers. The bag was full of roast beef! Those chickens and ducks were in hog heaven! It both makes me laugh and get mad when I see the egg cartons in the supermarket that say their eggs come from chickens that were fed a 100% vegetarian diet. Since when are chickens vegetarians?!

mamabear6 · 05-17-2012, 06:01 AM

That is great! I had never really considered before that chickens are omnivores, but when I thought about it they eat worms and other little critters. I was lucky enough to find someone nearby to buy eggs from (recently relocated to KY), a very nice old man! And his chickens are characters for sure. I look forward to every trip for eggs.
I can't stomach buying eggs from a supermarket, knowing how the chickens are treated in an industrial setting to produce the eggs on the supermarket shelf. I can't believe the conditions they are kept in, or the gross things they are fed. I refuse to use my money to support it.
Sounds like you've found a keeper there!

QueenBacon · 05-23-2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuthbert

I went to go get some eggs from a lady that lives about a half mile up the road. She was out back with a spoon and a bag of something she was flinging into the coop. Turns out she has a friend that is a caterer and she gets the leftovers. The bag was full of roast beef! Those chickens and ducks were in hog heaven! It both makes me laugh and get mad when I see the egg cartons in the supermarket that say their eggs come from chickens that were fed a 100% vegetarian diet. Since when are chickens vegetarians?!

I hate that too!
The funny thing is when BEEF says its vegetarians.. I never in my life imagined a cow eating an animal...

HypoGirl · 06-02-2012, 01:54 PM

This is a great idea. I live in Florida, surely someone near me must raise chickens. I buy a TON of omega 3 eggs, would love to buy them local!

05-16-2012, 11:15 PM	#1
Cuthbert Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 297 Gallery: Cuthbert Stats: 265/199/200 WOE: Paleo Start Date: December 2010	I love my egg supplier! I went to go get some eggs from a lady that lives about a half mile up the road. She was out back with a spoon and a bag of something she was flinging into the coop. Turns out she has a friend that is a caterer and she gets the leftovers. The bag was full of roast beef! Those chickens and ducks were in hog heaven! It both makes me laugh and get mad when I see the egg cartons in the supermarket that say their eggs come from chickens that were fed a 100% vegetarian diet. Since when are chickens vegetarians?! __________________ Paul Necessity is the mother of invention, but laziness is the father. <me> You can lead a horse to water, but an enema may be required. <me> If eating fat makes you fat, then what does eating fruit make you?

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05-17-2012, 06:01 AM	#2
mamabear6 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ky Posts: 1,582 Gallery: mamabear6 Stats: 145/140/120 (previously 175/115) WOE: LC/VLC Start Date: Forever ago and still going	That is great! I had never really considered before that chickens are omnivores, but when I thought about it they eat worms and other little critters. I was lucky enough to find someone nearby to buy eggs from (recently relocated to KY), a very nice old man! And his chickens are characters for sure. I look forward to every trip for eggs. I can't stomach buying eggs from a supermarket, knowing how the chickens are treated in an industrial setting to produce the eggs on the supermarket shelf. I can't believe the conditions they are kept in, or the gross things they are fed. I refuse to use my money to support it. Sounds like you've found a keeper there!

06-02-2012, 01:54 PM	#4
HypoGirl Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 21 Gallery: HypoGirl WOE: Paleo Diet Start Date: 9/19/2011	This is a great idea. I live in Florida, surely someone near me must raise chickens. I buy a TON of omega 3 eggs, would love to buy them local!