Eggs to rise

[TheOtherHalf]

An egg shortage coming, so they are saying on the news this morning. The prices will go up of course. Can we manage without them ? How much do you pay for yours ?

I get my free range from a local farm shop 90p for 6. They are beautiful. Had one for breakfast this morning. I dont eat a lot, but eggs are in so many things, so we probably cant mange without them.

[B00]

I sincerely hope you don't have any pets Paul!

[pastafreak]

Karma will decree that Paul comes back as a chicken whenever......

[anneasquith]

i have a neighbour who keeps chickens....... £1.70 a dozen, lovely :)

[craft1948]

I don't like the idea of chickens in cages....................cats on the other hand..

[mccfluff]

i will send murph to you crafty, you can explain that to her :-)

[Graham-W]

There is absolutely no evidence that battery eggs have a lower nutritional value than free range eggs. Free range eggs have a brighter orange/yellow yolk but this can be fixed in battery eggs by feed additives (not an answer).
I believe only we feel happier if we think the birds have had a better life.
Ex-battery hens (like mine) continue to lay for several years when free-ranged and do seem to enjoy life in a more natural environment.
My Warrens would have been slaughtered after a year had I or someone else not taken them in.

[craft1948]

No problems fluff.................Casper will explain it to her when he has come back from the hairdressers.

[mccfluff]

make sure he removes the pretty pink bows first or she might have a fit laughing at him

[craft1948]

Casper is my extremely butch, testosterone packed westie...............who hides behind me when the hairdresser comes to pick him up.

[BettyNoir]

We have 4 battery rescue hens that keep us well supplied with eggs (as well as being fantastic pets) It's been years since we had to buy eggs, I couldn't eben guess at how much eggs would cost to buy in a supermarket. But if we did buy eggs they would only be free range.

[Barmaid]

Well I just nip out to the henhouse and collect the day's offering from my three very happy, very spoilt, free range ladies.

[craft1948]

lol BM Waitrose are bringing my very expensive Columbia Blacktail free range eggs this afternoon..............

[craft1948]

red.................Casper would simply squash Murph.

[craft1948]

and Casper is prettier........

[jomifl]

The farm up the road 2 euro/dozen I would pay twice as much but they won't take any more.

[TheOtherHalf]

OMG, I saw the first 2 mins of this ( after all the intro) and couldnt watch anymore. It make make feel sick :>(~~~spew