Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Melanie, This caught my eye: <<Luckily we have access to free range eggs from my mother's farm where no rooster lives...so I know the hens are well treated and fed properly, and we won't be finding any dead chicks in the eggs...)>> I thought that chickens won't lay eggs if there isn't a rooster around. Is that an urban legend? Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 We used to have chickens when I was little... pets... the hens laid eggs all the time with no rooster around. Kadee Sedtal ERB <bakwin wrote: Melanie, This caught my eye: <<Luckily we have access to free range eggs from my mother's farm where no rooster lives...so I know the hens are well treated and fed properly, and we won't be finding any dead chicks in the eggs...)>> I thought that chickens won't lay eggs if there isn't a rooster around. Is that an urban legend? Liz Kadee Sedtal " If any man says he hates war more than I do, he better have a knife, that's all I have to say. " -Jack Handey How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Eggs are a chicken's menstrual waste.. with no rooster around the egg doesn't get fertylized (sp?). ERB <bakwin wrote: Melanie, This caught my eye: <<Luckily we have access to free range eggs from my mother's farm where no rooster lives...so I know the hens are well treated and fed properly, and we won't be finding any dead chicks in the eggs...)>> I thought that chickens won't lay eggs if there isn't a rooster around. Is that an urban legend? Liz Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 My mom has never had a rooster in her 10+ years of having chickens. I guess just like human women, they ovulate regularly... only our eggs are a lot smaller and a lot less frequent;) Melanie. ERB wrote: > Melanie, > > This caught my eye: > > <<Luckily we have access to free range eggs from my > mother's > farm where no rooster lives...so I know the hens are > well treated and > fed properly, and we won't be finding any dead chicks > in the eggs...)>> > > I thought that chickens won't lay eggs if there isn't > a rooster around. Is that an urban legend? > > Liz > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Keep in mind that chickens are NOT natural. They are domesticated animals that have been brought into their current existence by human hands/manipulations. In nature, birds do not lay eggs unless there is a high chance of conception. People who have birds as pets only find eggs lying around if the bird has become very attached to the owner and considers the owner a possible mate. Egg laying is rare because it is very biologically expensive for birds to lay eggs. --Allison , Melanie Mobbs <mmobbs wrote: > > My mom has never had a rooster in her 10+ years of having chickens. I > guess just like human women, they ovulate regularly... only our eggs > are a lot smaller and a lot less frequent;) > > Melanie. > > ERB wrote: > > Melanie, > > > > This caught my eye: > > > > <<Luckily we have access to free range eggs from my > > mother's > > farm where no rooster lives...so I know the hens are > > well treated and > > fed properly, and we won't be finding any dead chicks > > in the eggs...)>> > > > > I thought that chickens won't lay eggs if there isn't > > a rooster around. Is that an urban legend? > > > > Liz > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 The same is true of dogs... Allison <vegucation wrote: Keep in mind that chickens are NOT natural. They are domesticated animals that have been brought into their current existence by human hands/manipulations. In nature, birds do not lay eggs unless there is a high chance of conception. People who have birds as pets only find eggs lying around if the bird has become very attached to the owner and considers the owner a possible mate. Egg laying is rare because it is very biologically expensive for birds to lay eggs. --Allison , Melanie Mobbs wrote: > > My mom has never had a rooster in her 10+ years of having chickens. I > guess just like human women, they ovulate regularly... only our eggs > are a lot smaller and a lot less frequent;) > > Melanie. > > ERB wrote: > > Melanie, > > > > This caught my eye: > > > > <> > mother's > > farm where no rooster lives...so I know the hens are > > well treated and > > fed properly, and we won't be finding any dead chicks > > in the eggs...)>> > > > > I thought that chickens won't lay eggs if there isn't > > a rooster around. Is that an urban legend? > > > > Liz > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Exactly. That's why most AR people would never buy a pet. Just like I support the rescue of farmed animals, I support the rescue of " pet " animals. I would never do anything to promote these industries, but I do my best to help the innocent " by-products " of them. --Allison , robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > The same is true of dogs... > > Allison <vegucation wrote: Keep in mind that chickens are NOT natural. They are domesticated > animals that have been brought into their current existence by human > hands/manipulations. In nature, birds do not lay eggs unless there is > a high chance of conception. People who have birds as pets only find > eggs lying around if the bird has become very attached to the owner > and considers the owner a possible mate. Egg laying is rare because > it is very biologically expensive for birds to lay eggs. > > --Allison > > , Melanie Mobbs wrote: > > > > My mom has never had a rooster in her 10+ years of having chickens. I > > guess just like human women, they ovulate regularly... only our eggs > > are a lot smaller and a lot less frequent;) > > > > Melanie. > > > > ERB wrote: > > > Melanie, > > > > > > This caught my eye: > > > > > > <> > mother's > > > farm where no rooster lives...so I know the hens are > > > well treated and > > > fed properly, and we won't be finding any dead chicks > > > in the eggs...)>> > > > > > > I thought that chickens won't lay eggs if there isn't > > > a rooster around. Is that an urban legend? > > > > > > Liz > > > > > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG > website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for > families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and > is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice > should be obtained from a qualified health professional. > > > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified > health professional. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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