I find this all pretty interesting, and a real education for a city boy. Think I'm going to see if I can find a local farmers market in town.
Ed 300E On 27/02/2008, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Store chickens are not happy chickens. They are more like crack > whore chickens forced to pop out eggs under duress. > > The feed cost for a large farm raised operation comes to around $0.20 > for dozen eggs. If you have 100 chickens, you are going to be > getting 80-90 eggs a day. After 7 days, that is way too much egg. > > Fresh eggs will keep out of the icebox just fine for a week. Storing > 600 eggs in the icebox each week becomes onerous, so you get rid of > them at pretty close to cost. The factory chicken is a commodity and > her eggs cost much more since they are trucked, marketed, and messed > with far more than a local egg. All those humans have to eat, so > your store egg is all middle man, no taste, and bad for the environment. > > clay > > > > > > On 25 Feb 2008, at 11:28, andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > I don't get it. How is $.19/dozen more expensive than buying eggs > > from the > > store? Local egg prices generally start at $2.00/dozen and head on up > > toward $5, depending on whether the hens are given their shiatsu > > massages > > daily or weekly. > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Jim Cathey > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>> So chickens lay eggs on their own without being mated by a male? > >> > >> Yes. If fed well and happy, and if they're good stock, > >> they'll lay. An egg a day at best. You'll have to find > >> them if they're running loose. If penned it'll be easier. > >> But they don't always lay, and for a whole lot of reasons. > >> > >> It'll be cheaper to buy eggs than to buy commercial chicken > >> feed, which is nutritionally balanced for layers. The > >> employee price for eggs at the egg farm I know of is > >> $0.19/doz. I presume that's about the direct cost of > >> the feed on that scale. > >> > >> -- Jim > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
