Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 In a message dated 6/3/03 5:18:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, writes: > i'm not saying that all free range farms treat > their animals badly, but i'd research the place you get your eggs from, just > to > be on the safe side. > > on the plus side, organically raised eggs and milk are supposedly produced > without hormonal intervention. > So true. There are a few really nice family hobby farm type set ups in my area where the chikens are not debeaked, caged etc. They are probably fed better than I am and you can go pet one it you like. Warning: Roosters tend to not like to be cuddled or kissed. The hens seem more predisposed to a pick up and cuddle. <grin> It is a good idea to scope out a number of farms and see what's happening with your eggs before you buy. I just deplore factory egg stations. They are horrible. When my 2 DD were born they couldn't drink milk. DD1 went from breast milk to orange juice and I don't t hink has had much to do with dairy since. DD2 couldn't digest Soy either and at that time I didn't know there was a rice milk alternative. She went to goat's milk. My DH, who never does anything half-assed decided to buy a goat so we had fresh milk all the time. No problem. He bought 6 goats, all which required milking, feeding cleaning and a great deal of personal attention in the form of treats, pats, brushings, hoof trimmings, exercise, more treats, vet trips, car rides, etc. We had one that actually came in and watched TV if someone forget to shut the doors tight. After the kids were older and didn't drink much milk, or need it in any way, I sent the dear man to sell the goats. He traded them for 250 chickens that WE had to catch. Now I love chickens and at that time had 4 silky show hens that I was mighty proud of. But 250, give me a break. We had chickens on the roof, in the trees, in the pond, roosting on the front porch, you name it. And in no time we had egss coming out our ears, brown ones, blue ones, speckled ones, white ones, my gosh it was a rainbow every time we opened the fridge. We also had several ducks and a number of guinea hens. 20 years later I have finally just got cats and dogs. Whew! Heather in Ontario ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* " When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and acts as yours does is something close to a blessed event. " -- R. Pirsig " HAM AND EGGS - A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig. " Go Veggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2003 Report Share Posted June 4, 2003 Yikes - I'm an animal lover, but wowzers! BTW, what does DD and DH stand for? , diamyst@a... wrote: > In a message dated 6/3/03 5:18:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > writes: > After the kids were older and didn't drink much milk, or need it in any way, > I sent the dear man to sell the goats. He traded them for 250 chickens that > WE had to catch. Now I love chickens and at that time had 4 silky show hens > that I was mighty proud of. But 250, give me a break. We had chickens on the > roof, in the trees, in the pond, roosting on the front porch, you name it. > And in no time we had egss coming out our ears, brown ones, blue ones, speckled > ones, white ones, my gosh it was a rainbow every time we opened the fridge. > We also had several ducks and a number of guinea hens. 20 years later I have > finally just got cats and dogs. Whew! > > Heather in Ontario > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~* > > " When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that > thinks and acts as yours does is something close to a blessed event. " -- R. > Pirsig > > " HAM AND EGGS - A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig. " > Go Veggie. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2003 Report Share Posted June 4, 2003 I believe DD, DS and DH mean dear daughter, dear son and dear husband (or hubby), respectively. Someone please correct me if I am wrong...I don't want to lead anyone astray, lol. Cheers, Shawn ----Original Message Follows---- " Jigilou Snicklefitz " <jigilou Yikes - I'm an animal lover, but wowzers! BTW, what does DD and DH stand for? _______________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2003 Report Share Posted June 4, 2003 That's what they mean. :-) Janice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. - _- matrixenos -_ Wednesday, June 04, 2003 11:01 AM Re: Re: Free Range Chickens and stuff I believe DD, DS and DH mean dear daughter, dear son and dear husband (or hubby), respectively. Someone please correct me if I am wrong...I don't want to lead anyone astray, lol. Cheers, Shawn ----Original Message Follows---- " Jigilou Snicklefitz " <jigilou Yikes - I'm an animal lover, but wowzers! BTW, what does DD and DH stand for? _______________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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