EGGS ARE GOOD EAT THEM

highmaintnance

I eat the yolk when I fry my eggs or when eating a hard boiled egg or deviled egg (mmmm deviled eggs) but I only eat the white in my omelettes or when scrambled.

Icedrgn

You know what's good with eggs? Bacon! Sugarless sinful Bacon!

meredith1123

Hard boiled eggs and hot sauce.. .yummy deliciousness!

Jonesie1984

I multiple everday..

JeniferEverx3

Has anyone considered what happens to all the male chicks that are not required for the egg-laying part of the egg industry.

Do you know what happens to the hens when they have gone past efficiency in egg laying?

Eggs - a great source of protein, but at what cost? - no thanks.

Hey, as long as the eggs are free-range, who the hell cares about those pesky male chicks. Right?

Hey, let's all use the assumption that the egg-laying industry has the same practices across the board. Let's also pretend that small farmers who take good care of their birds don't exist, and we should totally not eat eggs because factory farming makes some farming bad.

Alright then. What happens to the male chicks from the farm you buy your eggs at?

Not that is is relevant to the broader topic, but they either raise them for meat or sell them to other farms that need a rooster.

In any case, presenting a false dichotomy is erroneous.

It's not a false dichotomy. Many people are concerned about "ethical" eggs, and they have absolutely zero clue or concern about what happens to the male chicks. How ethical is it to be killing off those billions of males?

I have my doubts about your egg supplier using males for meat, since non-capon meat sucks.

What happens in "the wild" when a hen lays hundreds of eggs in her lifetime? Do all of them get to grow up to be happy adults? Get real. In order to maintain a stable population, 99% of chicken eggs that are laid do not result in an adult chicken.

I am all for doing things humanely when it comes to meat and animal products. But some people really just go overboard with it. Like PETA. I refuse to ever eat vegetarian of vegan. Have you every watched the discovery channel or national geographic? Have you ever seen a predator chase an animal that is terrified for its life, then take it down with claws and teeth, and rip it to shreds while it's still alive, in front of its family??? If animals can eat animals, I can eat animals. YUM lol

MelsAuntie

Duck eggs rule. Richer flavor than chicken eggs. I don't like chicken egg yolks, but duck egg yolks, yummy. My Muscovy ducks are giving us four or five eggs every day, and I don't think I'll ever eat chicken eggs again while the ducks are still laying.. Sweet corn/duck egg/Swiss cheese/bacon quiche...OMG, sooooooooooo good.

psych0kitty

Duck eggs rule. Richer flavor than chicken eggs. I don't like chicken egg yolks, but duck egg yolks, yummy. My Muscovy ducks are giving us four or five eggs every day, and I don't think I'll ever eat chicken eggs again while the ducks are still laying.. Sweet corn/duck egg/Swiss cheese/bacon quiche...OMG, sooooooooooo good.

So jealous. I've never had a duck egg and really want to try one, but they seem to be seasonal and expensive!

AnJulNZ

We have our own chooks. Fresh 100% free range eggs every day. YUM.

rachelerwin

My hens would not be very happy if we didn't eat their eggs. They work hard. lol Family of egg lovers here! The whole egg!

staplebug

People who still think that egg yolks are bad for you must also still think that trans fats are awesome and saturated fats are the devil.

Crochetluvr

I agree....eggs are great and I eat the whole thing. I even eat JUMBO eggs....OMG!!!

Gogetter1314

i was just seperating the hardboiled egg white from the yolk, was contemplating whether to eat the yolk or not. Then this discussion popped up. Like a sign :P ok im overacting but yeah i just ate the whole damn eggg yaay eggs rule!!!

MandaPaigeSparkles88

MMMMMM I love eggs, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, boiled eggs, omelets. Yummy deliciousness!!!

happyheathen927

Has anyone considered what happens to all the male chicks that are not required for the egg-laying part of the egg industry.

Do you know what happens to the hens when they have gone past efficiency in egg laying?

Eggs - a great source of protein, but at what cost? - no thanks.

Hey, as long as the eggs are free-range, who the hell cares about those pesky male chicks. Right?

Hey, let's all use the assumption that the egg-laying industry has the same practices across the board. Let's also pretend that small farmers who take good care of their birds don't exist, and we should totally not eat eggs because factory farming makes some farming bad.

Alright then. What happens to the male chicks from the farm you buy your eggs at?

I haven't gotten to the end of this thread, but .... the eggs I eat come from the chickens in my back yard. And we eat the roosters.

deb3129

Has anyone considered what happens to all the male chicks that are not required for the egg-laying part of the egg industry.

Do you know what happens to the hens when they have gone past efficiency in egg laying?

Eggs - a great source of protein, but at what cost? - no thanks.

Hey, as long as the eggs are free-range, who the hell cares about those pesky male chicks. Right?

Hey, let's all use the assumption that the egg-laying industry has the same practices across the board. Let's also pretend that small farmers who take good care of their birds don't exist, and we should totally not eat eggs because factory farming makes some farming bad.

Alright then. What happens to the male chicks from the farm you buy your eggs at?

Not that is is relevant to the broader topic, but they either raise them for meat or sell them to other farms that need a rooster.

In any case, presenting a false dichotomy is erroneous.

Actually, male chickens are generally not used for meat, because there meat is not as good as the females. It is common practice in the industry to separate the chicks by sex at birth, and the males are frequently killed shortly thereafter(frequently by grinding them alive.)

Crochetluvr

Duck eggs rule. Richer flavor than chicken eggs. I don't like chicken egg yolks, but duck egg yolks, yummy. My Muscovy ducks are giving us four or five eggs every day, and I don't think I'll ever eat chicken eggs again while the ducks are still laying..

My ex grew up on a farm and his mother had ducks. She used the duck eggs in her cakes. They were pretty darn good.

MelsAuntie

Look, you guys. Get on your local Craigslist ( or UK equivalent) and find a duck breeder/raiser in your area. Very soon they'll be advertising ducklings for sale, maybe eggs too. If they have female ducks they will have eggs, and not all eggs have to hatched, some can be sold as food. Many people thinks that the only suitable eggs for eating come from chickens. These are people who've never had a duck egg. Absolutely delicious.

Gutter19

The Incredible Edible Egg!

Markguns

EGGS..... THE "New" superfood :laugh: .... I AM the EGGMAN :bigsmile:

http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/7-reasons-to-love-eggs-2403662.html

http://www.appforhealth.com/2012/10/7-eggcellent-reasons-to-eat-eggs/

http://www.besthealthmag.ca/eggs

ScottishMrs

I eat whole eggs all the time! I can't stand to waste the yolk. If a recipe calls for just eggs whites I always end up poaching the yolks, salting them, and just eating them like that. Yummy!

I used to hate the yoks, but then I learned that it's because my mother always overcooks her hardboiled eggs (the yolks always have a thick green coating). I've since learned how to hardboil them just right and I love them!

sgrubby

simplyme99

You made me spit out my water!

DOWN WITH THE EGG HATERS


EGGS 4EVAH

VIVA LA EGG

EGG POWER

JTS_go

I haven't eaten an egg that wasn't laid by our own hens or ducks in about two years. They're wonderful. I boil a batch for snacks to take to work every week now. We sell the extras to friends and coworkers.

We did order just hens for our first two batches of chicks as we were learning chicken keeping and lived in a more dense neighborhood. Once we moved to a more rural location, we got a "straight run" and ended up with 6 hens and 6 males. We picked out one male who seemed most gentle with the hens once they were old enough to start mounting. We processed and ate the five runners-up, and they were also delicious. Our older hens are more like pets and won't be eaten. Our younger hens might end up in the pot if we get to make the decision (rather than losing them to a hawk or other predator). We're hoping a hen will get broody and want to hatch our own eggs this spring.

DalekBrittany

Has anyone considered what happens to all the male chicks that are not required for the egg-laying part of the egg industry.

Do you know what happens to the hens when they have gone past efficiency in egg laying?

Eggs - a great source of protein, but at what cost? - no thanks.

Are you a vegan? Because if not this is a very hypocritical statement.


On another note...OM NOM NOM CHICKEN PERIOD.

LiftAllThePizzas

I am all for doing things humanely when it comes to meat and animal products. But some people really just go overboard with it. Like PETA. I refuse to ever eat vegetarian of vegan. Have you every watched the discovery channel or national geographic? Have you ever seen a predator chase an animal that is terrified for its life, then take it down with claws and teeth, and rip it to shreds while it's still alive, in front of its family??? If animals can eat animals, I can eat animals. YUM lol

Yep, we are actually capable of understanding that they can suffer and do what we can to minimize that. Predators do not know, care, nor make any effort to minimize suffering. Nor do diseases. It's my experience that people who use the word "ethical" in relation to our interactions with animals tend to live in a fantasy world where the only suffering that ever happens is at the hands of humans, and generally have no clue what "ethical" even means.

laurie41565

I eat the whole egg sometimes several a day..... Looking at my latest labs right now... VLDL is 9 triglicerides are 48 and my overall cholesterol is 141


I remember a while back being raked over the coals by some MFP know it all (Bobby Clerici) because I choose to eat the whole egg except for when I'm low on calories but still need more protein in which case I will just add a few extra whites. He told me I was not really dedicated to weight loss and that if I was acting so reckless as to eat the yolk of the eggs, that I'd never lose weight. WTF?

LOL that's crazy!! I eat sometimes 4 a day...yolk and all!!! Good for protein and we all need some fat as long as you don't go overboard on the fat for the day....Have at it I say!!!

MelsAuntie

Hens too old for laying? Pet food, processed into stock and so forth. Male chicks, pet food if not discarded. So what? That is the purpose of meat animals. I'm looking forward to hatching some Muscovy ducklings from my flock, raising them, and butchering them for the table in the fall. Seprwidgets, you are SO right.

Yogi_Carl

Has anyone considered what happens to all the male chicks that are not required for the egg-laying part of the egg industry.

Do you know what happens to the hens when they have gone past efficiency in egg laying?

Eggs - a great source of protein, but at what cost? - no thanks.

Are you a vegan? Because if not this is a very hypocritical statement.

On another note...OM NOM NOM CHICKEN PERIOD.

I am vegan.
We are each entitled to our views on a public forum such as this and I thank everyone for giving their open honest views and not attacking me personally for sharing mine.

edit: spelling

SanteMulberry

But they still don't taste very good.

That's because you likely haven't ever had eggs straight from the chicken. I grew up eating farm-fresh eggs. The difference between "store-bought" (which may have sat in a warehouse for a couple of months by the time you get them) and fresh eggs, is incredible.

KevDaniel

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