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These little banty gals (Ethel, Pancake and Lily) do cost us a lot in feed, treats treats treats, and attention for their little one ounce eggs. But
we get a lot more from them than just eggs. They are great entertainers AND keep our patio free of scorpions, centipedes and other yucky things.
Most interesting thing that I have learned as a chicken mom - the color of the eggshell is the same color as the chickens ear feathers.
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bajacalifornian
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Quality?? Before moving chickens into the back yard & using eggs from local markets . . . yolk would break before it hit the pan. Shells were
like pie crust, fragile.
Back yard ladies are big, fat, happy and lay an egg each, daily. Brown. Firm shells with yolks just perfect cooked over easy.
Surprising the volume of food that comes from the kitchen for them.
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Cypress
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Yea, those "yard birds" are neat critters. Got a few "wild" turkeys hanging out around the house, fun to watch. Turkey season opens soon.
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10 chickens in the backyard coop produce enough for my family, the wife's and some neighbors. Much better than from the store too. The yolks don't
melt into the white when you crack'em. They are firm and stand up at attention. That they taste much better might just be psychological but I am OK
with that
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Ever been to a c-ck fight? 
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I like the fights . . . chicken & bull . . . especially bull. Can't find them on Canadian TV as on SKY. Back to eggs . . .
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Ever been to a c-ck fight? |
Twenty nine minutes of betting....one minute of fighting. I'm not for any kind of human inspired animal cruelty.
Give me a good ol' war any day.
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Just to add.....since some of you currently are in Baja with chickens (well...not with em..raising em).....crush sea shell or any other source of
calcium....the chicken will eat...and produce thicker shells. 
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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if you buy less than a flat in mulege the price is per egg and higher
a flat of thirty-six is 33 pesos
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
Just to add.....since some of you currently are in Baja with chickens (well...not with em..raising em).....crush sea shell or any other source of
calcium....the chicken will eat...and produce thicker shells.
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mcfez...that's eggs-actly what happened to the hundreds of piles of scallop and murex shells that were piled up around
Concepton Bay for years and years. The one above is a very small one on south end of the Bay.
In just a couple seasons, they all were trucked away for chicken calcium grit.
The grand finale in the Conception Bay Scallops saga...like a funeral burial?
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Yep! Reminds me of a grave yard. Went to the funeral services. RIP!
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Cypress. I'm trying to get a picture of the colored eggs.
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They ate em.sorry
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joelt...the colored eggs are not dependant on what the chicken eats; it's actually a variety of chicken called aracaunas...they are known for their
colored eggs..we have some up here on our farm...their eggs are indeed colored but usually not very big...taste just like a regular chicken egg.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
the colored eggs |
Here ya go:
http://www.eastergiftsideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/e...
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How many eggs in a flat ???
hmmm Just bought a flat of eggs - 30 of them.
and the price is $37.80 pesos.
are there flats for 36 eggs or all we all just confused ????
[Edited on 4-8-2011 by BajaBlanca]
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
hmmm Just bought a flat of eggs - 30 of them.
and the price is $37.80 pesos.
are there flats for 36 eggs or all we all just confused ????
YOU are correct, Blanca....30. MY bad.  
[Edited on 4-8-2011 by BajaBlanca] |
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Hmm...I read where egg prices have risen 250% in the last 5 years in the USA.
A dozen was about $1 in most places back in 2005.
Maybe time to invest in one of the major egg producers?
High egg prices have been a boon to Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the largest U.S. egg producer.
A pair of portfolio mangers estimate the Jackson, Miss.-based company will earn at least $2 a share when it reports third-quarter financial results.
Cal-Maine (CALM 29.21, -0.24, -0.81%) earned $1.63 a share for the quarter ended Dec. 1 -- a sixfold increase from the year-earlier period. Lots
better odds than Texas-Hold-Em at Ana's.
Edit to add:
Along with this, there's has been a 'rumor' of price-fixing amongs producers....but I have a very personal opinion of 'rumors' and their mongers.
[Edited on 4-8-2011 by Pompano]
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From My Comercial Mexicana Rosarito Receipt
Huevo Rojo Bachoco - $21.20 MN
X-Large Brown Eggs, carton of 18, $1.79 US
[Edited on 4-8-2011 by Gypsy Jan]
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Hey LonglegsinLaPaz,
Where do you get your eggs?
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