Re: Free-range eggs and nutritional differences #3

Dan Hook (guldann@ix.netcom.com)
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 08:08:41 -0400

Hi List, In my "unscientific" opinion. Store eggs vs. free range eggs.
Free range eggs taste I'd say sweeter. And the color, yikes. I made a cake
recently and it came out yellow! I put in three of my free range eggs which
in a way were practically orange. I have had one double yoke so far, if I
had let the chicken sit on it (yes we have a roster) would it hatch twins?
And can chickens be "trained" not to cross the street? I know its the only
way to get to the other side. But it embarrassing to watch cars slow down
'cause your chickens are in the street. Thanks Beth
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg & Lei Gunthorp <hey4hogs@kuntrynet.com>
To: gcr@rhealiving.com <gcr@rhealiving.com>; Sustainable AG list (E-mail)
<sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu>
Cc: Ken@poultry.poulsci.ncsu.edu <Ken@poultry.poulsci.ncsu.edu>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: Free-range eggs and nutritional differences #3

>Does our tax dollars help support this industry based "information" that
>free range eggs do not taste any different? Some days they say that free
>range eggs have a wild taste and people do not like that. When it comes to
>discussing health benefits (such as increased vitamins/minerals or CLA
>content, etc) they always say the eggs are identical to caged eggs.
>
>Now are we really naive enough to believe that those bright orange yolks
>that stand right up don't taste any different? How do they explain the
>co-hesiveness of the free range eggs? What are they smoking in their pipe
>up their at the land grant in NC? I see about half a dozen pastry chefs
>each week that would get a huge laugh out of the poultry extension
>specialists comments. The true proof is in the pasta, merangues, or ice
>cream. Not to even mention the extra effort to scramble them for the best
>tasting breakfast around.
>
>Before I discredit them too much I should attempt to explain their
>discrepency in not being able to taste the difference. It probably boils
>
down to the USDA definition of free range eggs. Its possible to put hens in

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