"Iknit" > wrote in message
...
> I still believe that eggs are great value for money, as they are so
> nutricious.
>
> Iknit.


Me, too.
Need a pick-me-up? Fry an egg, 1/2 pc of toast, half piece of fruit.
Calories next to nothing compared to a prepared snack.

Dee Dee

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:02:43 -0800 (PST), pamjd wrote:
>
>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle.
>
> I noticed that at CostCo the other day. 18 eggs were $2.89. The
> HEB is selling a dozen for $1.29 (usual price).
>
> CostCo's prices seem to be more of a national-average based price
> without regard for local prices. The butter there is always more
> expensive than the grocery stores, as well.
>
> -sw

I'm glad that I was warned of egg prices before shopping. . .here in Idaho
at Costco yesterday. . .$3.85 for a 2 dozen carton of extra large eggs.
Same price per egg as you but a different size container.
Janet

On Dec 12, 1:59 pm, Miche > wrote:
> In article >,
>
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> > "kilikini" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > > pamjd wrote:
> > >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> > >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> > >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> > >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> > >> are egg prices where you are?
>
> > > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>
> > Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>
> Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
> time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.
>
> Miche
>
> --
> Electricians do it in three phases

Our furnace is nearing replacement age. I looked into geothermal heat
exchange, and even with a well already on the property (not used),
it'll run us around $30,000. A new oil or gas furnace runs $6-8,000.
We'd save about $1,500 per year with the former, at current prices.
The latter would save us about $300 per year at the higher end of the
price range for a high-efficiency burner.

For a farmer, that's not chicken feed, especially since they're
dealing with heating much larger spaces than our house!

maxine in ri

"maxine in ri" > wrote

> Our furnace is nearing replacement age. I looked into geothermal heat
> exchange, and even with a well already on the property (not used),
> it'll run us around $30,000. A new oil or gas furnace runs $6-8,000.
> We'd save about $1,500 per year with the former, at current prices.
> The latter would save us about $300 per year at the higher end of the
> price range for a high-efficiency burner.

I don't know about where you live, but I remember reading
that you get a substantial rebate for the geothermal installation.
Might be worth checking out before you decide.

nancy

"Janet B." > wrote in message
...
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:02:43 -0800 (PST), pamjd wrote:
>>
>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle.
>>
>> I noticed that at CostCo the other day. 18 eggs were $2.89. The
>> HEB is selling a dozen for $1.29 (usual price).
>>
>> CostCo's prices seem to be more of a national-average based price
>> without regard for local prices. The butter there is always more
>> expensive than the grocery stores, as well.
>>
>> -sw
>
> I'm glad that I was warned of egg prices before shopping. . .here in Idaho
> at Costco yesterday. . .$3.85 for a 2 dozen carton of extra large eggs.
> Same price per egg as you but a different size container.
> Janet


The 'no additive' eggs at Costco in Virginia are for 2 cartons around $2.50
each = I think a little under $5 for the two. Basically they are about the
same cost as the same eggs at Walmart, but cheaper for the same eggs at the
grocery market where I shop.

Dee Dee

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:06:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> pamjd wrote:
>>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>>
>>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>>
>>> kili
>>
>>
>> I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for raising
>> chickens for eggs for their own table.
>> Dee Dee
>
>
>Yep.
>
>http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-h...chicago-461121
>
>
>Opponents have some nerve objecting to this. Here are some of the
>objections:
>
>"Those opposed to urban chickens have been lining up arguments against them,
>claiming their food encourages rats and raccoons, and that they can smell or
>make unwanted noise. People are afraid they will lead to unsanitary
>conditions."
>
>Smell, unwanted noise, unsanitary conditions? I'll bet the same people have
>no problem with dogs.
>

some dogs are pretty quiet compared to some people.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:06:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> > wrote:
>
>>"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> pamjd wrote:
>>>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>>>
>>>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>>>
>>>> kili
>>>
>>>
>>> I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for
>>> raising
>>> chickens for eggs for their own table.
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>>
>>Yep.
>>
>>http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-h...chicago-461121
>>
>>
>>Opponents have some nerve objecting to this. Here are some of the
>>objections:
>>
>>"Those opposed to urban chickens have been lining up arguments against
>>them,
>>claiming their food encourages rats and raccoons, and that they can smell
>>or
>>make unwanted noise. People are afraid they will lead to unsanitary
>>conditions."
>>
>>Smell, unwanted noise, unsanitary conditions? I'll bet the same people
>>have
>>no problem with dogs.
>>
>
> some dogs are pretty quiet compared to some people.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Their mere existence is annoying, like mosquitoes. If you're going to have
animal control laws, they have to be equal for all animals. For instance,
our town's laws state that it's "a violation" for cats to defecate in places
that annoy people. (It actually uses the word "annoy"). There's no such rule
for dogs. That will be fixed soon.

In article
>,
maxine in ri > wrote:

> On Dec 12, 1:59 pm, Miche > wrote:
> > In article >,
> >
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> > > "kilikini" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> > > > pamjd wrote:
> > > >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> > > >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> > > >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> > > >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> > > >> are egg prices where you are?
> >
> > > > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
> >
> > > Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
> >
> > Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
> > time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.
>
>
> Our furnace is nearing replacement age. I looked into geothermal heat
> exchange, and even with a well already on the property (not used),
> it'll run us around $30,000. A new oil or gas furnace runs $6-8,000.
> We'd save about $1,500 per year with the former, at current prices.
> The latter would save us about $300 per year at the higher end of the
> price range for a high-efficiency burner.
>
> For a farmer, that's not chicken feed, especially since they're
> dealing with heating much larger spaces than our house!

It'll need to be done sooner or later. Sounds like this is a good time
to start looking into it, is all.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> Janet Wilder wrote:
> >
> > We just came back from a visit to Australia and New Zealand and
> > enjoyed the eggs with the very, very yellow yolks. Quite different
> > from what we get here in Texas.
>
> We've been fortunate enough to get a dozen of free-range chicken eggs weekly
> for FREE from my mother-in-law, lately.

Nice.

> Her neighbor started off with a
> couple of chickens to help control the bug population on his 5 acre lot and
> now he's got about 25 chickens and has eggs coming out the whazoo!

Er, so to speak.

> He's
> tried making souffles, baked goods, crepes, anything to try to use up all of
> the eggs (and they're the funny colored brown, blue, green, pink & white
> eggs) and he can't do it! So he's been giving, literally, dozens of eggs to
> my MIL. She can't eat them all, either, so she gives us a dozen a week. My
> husband can easily go through 2 dozen eggs a week, though, so we're still
> buying from the store.
>
> The store eggs have much weaker shells, a weaker membrane, lighter yolks and
> thinner whites than the ones we get from my MIL. The free range eggs, OTOH,
> don't have uniform shapes (some are really small!) and I've found that they
> don't hold together very well when making an omelette - they break apart
> during the flip. So, I use free-range for fried eggs and store-bought for
> omelettes.

The free-range eggs are much fresher than the store-bought ones, which
can be weeks old. I wonder if that's what's making the difference with
your omelettes. Try holding some free-range ones aside for a couple of
weeks and then making an omelette with them.

I've also noticed that free-range eggs have better shells and tougher
membranes than supermarket eggs. They don't crack when boiled.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

George wrote:
> pamjd wrote:
>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>> are egg prices where you are?
>
> Just bought a dozen of extra large at the local Italian market for $1.19.

And just noticed they had gone up to $1.79 last night.

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> >
> > The free-range eggs are much fresher than the store-bought ones, which
> > can be weeks old. I wonder if that's what's making the difference
> > with your omelettes. Try holding some free-range ones aside for a
> > couple of weeks and then making an omelette with them.
> >
> > I've also noticed that free-range eggs have better shells and tougher
> > membranes than supermarket eggs. They don't crack when boiled.

You're most welcome. I'd be interested to hear how the experiment
comes out.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

On Dec 13, 5:42 am, "kilikini" > wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> > We just came back from a visit to Australia and New Zealand and
> > enjoyed the eggs with the very, very yellow yolks. Quite different
> > from what we get here in Texas.
>
> We've been fortunate enough to get a dozen of free-range chicken eggs weekly
> for FREE from my mother-in-law, lately. Her neighbor started off with a
> couple of chickens to help control the bug population on his 5 acre lot and
> now he's got about 25 chickens and has eggs coming out the whazoo! He's
> tried making souffles, baked goods, crepes, anything to try to use up all of
> the eggs (and they're the funny colored brown, blue, green, pink & white
> eggs) and he can't do it! So he's been giving, literally, dozens of eggs to
> my MIL. She can't eat them all, either, so she gives us a dozen a week. My
> husband can easily go through 2 dozen eggs a week, though, so we're still
> buying from the store.
>
> The store eggs have much weaker shells, a weaker membrane, lighter yolks and
> thinner whites than the ones we get from my MIL. The free range eggs, OTOH,
> don't have uniform shapes (some are really small!) and I've found that they
> don't hold together very well when making an omelette - they break apart
> during the flip. So, I use free-range for fried eggs and store-bought for
> omelettes.

The larger the egg, the easier it is to achieve the white being 100%
solid, and as much as possible of the yolk liquid, which is always the
goal when I fry an egg.

I buy jumbo for frying, and whatever is cheapest for scrambling/
omelets. I buy large ones when my wife needs them for baking.
>
> kili

--Bryan

blake murphy wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:06:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> > wrote:
>
> >"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> pamjd wrote:
> >>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some
sticker
> >>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> >>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> >>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> >>>> are egg prices where you are?
> >>>
> >>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
> >>>
> >>> kili
> >>
> >>
> >> I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for
raising
> >> chickens for eggs for their own table.
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> >
> >Yep.
> >
>
>http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-h...-chickens-chic
ago-461121
> >
> >
> >Opponents have some nerve objecting to this. Here are some of the
> >objections:
> >
> >"Those opposed to urban chickens have been lining up arguments against
them,
> >claiming their food encourages rats and raccoons, and that they can smell
or
> >make unwanted noise. People are afraid they will lead to unsanitary
> >conditions."
> >
> >Smell, unwanted noise, unsanitary conditions? I'll bet the same people
have
> >no problem with dogs.
> >
>
> some dogs are pretty quiet compared to some people.


Not in my urban Chicawgo nabe, they bark incessantly...

Dogs in the city are nothing but noxious shitbags, I'd like to take a gun to
every one I see...

--
Best
Greg

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
...
>
> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:06:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>
>> >> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >>> pamjd wrote:
>> >>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some
> sticker
>> >>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>> >>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>> >>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin.
>> >>>> How
>> >>>> are egg prices where you are?
>> >>>
>> >>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>> >>>
>> >>> kili
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for
> raising
>> >> chickens for eggs for their own table.
>> >> Dee Dee
>> >
>> >
>> >Yep.
>> >
>>
>>http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-h...-chickens-chic
> ago-461121
>> >
>> >
>> >Opponents have some nerve objecting to this. Here are some of the
>> >objections:
>> >
>> >"Those opposed to urban chickens have been lining up arguments against
> them,
>> >claiming their food encourages rats and raccoons, and that they can
>> >smell
> or
>> >make unwanted noise. People are afraid they will lead to unsanitary
>> >conditions."
>> >
>> >Smell, unwanted noise, unsanitary conditions? I'll bet the same people
> have
>> >no problem with dogs.
>> >
>>
>> some dogs are pretty quiet compared to some people.
>
>
> Not in my urban Chicawgo nabe, they bark incessantly...
>
> Dogs in the city are nothing but noxious shitbags, I'd like to take a gun
> to
> every one I see...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg


If I could send you a case of beer by pressing the right keystrokes, you'd
have it by now. :-)

The local Wally World has had 18 eggs for $2.14, and 12 eggs for $1.09
for a couple weeks now.. Funny how many people grab the 18-packs!

Joe

: On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:29:10 -0700, Janet B. wrote:

: > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
: > ...
: >
: >> I noticed that at CostCo the other day. 18 eggs were $2.89. The
: >> HEB is selling a dozen for $1.29 (usual price).
: >>
: >> CostCo's prices seem to be more of a national-average based price
: >> without regard for local prices. The butter there is always more
: >> expensive than the grocery stores, as well.
: >
: > I'm glad that I was warned of egg prices before shopping. . .here in Idaho
: > at Costco yesterday. . .$3.85 for a 2 dozen carton of extra large eggs.
: > Same price per egg as you but a different size container.
: > Janet

: I have to revise my post. Eggs went up to $1.89/dz at the local
: grocery chain (up $.60 since last weekend).

: -sw

On Dec 13, 6:29 am, maxine in ri > wrote:
> On Dec 12, 1:59 pm, Miche > wrote:
>
>
>
> > In article >,
>
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> > > "kilikini" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> > > > pamjd wrote:
> > > >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> > > >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> > > >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> > > >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> > > >> are egg prices where you are?
>
> > > > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>
> > > Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>
> > Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
> > time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.
>
> > Miche
>
> > --
> > Electricians do it in three phases
>
> Our furnace is nearing replacement age. I looked into geothermal heat
> exchange, and even with a well already on the property (not used),
> it'll run us around $30,000. A new oil or gas furnace runs $6-8,000.
> We'd save about $1,500 per year with the former, at current prices.
> The latter would save us about $300 per year at the higher end of the
> price range for a high-efficiency burner.
>
> For a farmer, that's not chicken feed, especially since they're
> dealing with heating much larger spaces than our house!
>
> maxine in ri


Gosh, I have a top-of-the-line energy-efficient forced air (gas pilot)
furnace 2 years old, and it cost about $2400 installed. Maxine, it's
expensive where you live. (As if I'm telling you anything.)

BUT, my winter heating costs are about half of what they were before
the new furnace, so it's pretty much already paid for itself.

N.

On Dec 12, 5:09 pm, "Dee.Dee" > wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > pamjd wrote:
> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> >> are egg prices where you are?
>
> > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>
> > kili
>
> I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for raising
> chickens for eggs for their own table.
> Dee Dee

There apparently are lots of people raising chickens in urban areas
where they don't exactly make good neighbors, although the owners say
they make great pets. LOL. I think they're trying to save money on
eggs, myself.

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote

> There apparently are lots of people raising chickens in urban areas
> where they don't exactly make good neighbors, although the owners say
> they make great pets. LOL. I think they're trying to save money on
> eggs, myself.

Just curious, are they bad neighbors even if you don't
have a rooster? I don't remember them being annoying when I
spent time on a farm, but then farms aren't odor free.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

>
> "Nancy2" > wrote
>
>> There apparently are lots of people raising chickens in
>> urban areas where they don't exactly make good neighbors,
>> although the owners say they make great pets. LOL. I
>> think they're trying to save money on eggs, myself.
>
> Just curious, are they bad neighbors even if you don't
> have a rooster? I don't remember them being annoying when
> I spent time on a farm, but then farms aren't odor free.

confined chickens, or chickens kept in too small an area do
smell pretty awful. i have 20 hens & 6 roosters. they don't
smell bad because they free range over 3 acres (they only seem
to travel over that much. i rarely see them in the pastures,
only the lawn & gardens).
as for saving money having a few hens, that won't happen.
feed is going up because of the cost of grain rising due to
the ethanol subsidy. 2 or three backyard hens will maybe give
16 or so eggs per week in the summer, but that'll drop to
around 3 per week in the winter. production hens stop laying
after 2 years.
egg layer pellets have gone up $4 per 50 pounds & scratch
(which is mostly corn) has doubled in price since last summer.
lee

"enigma" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> Just curious, are they bad neighbors even if you don't
>> have a rooster? I don't remember them being annoying when
>> I spent time on a farm, but then farms aren't odor free.
>
> confined chickens, or chickens kept in too small an area do
> smell pretty awful.

This place, the farms had chicken coops that I don't remember
smelling bad, but that was a long time ago. The chickens came
and went as they felt like.

> i have 20 hens & 6 roosters. they don't
> smell bad because they free range over 3 acres (they only seem
> to travel over that much. i rarely see them in the pastures,
> only the lawn & gardens).
> as for saving money having a few hens, that won't happen.

I would definitely not think it would be a way to get free eggs.
I'm just amused by the thought of having farm animals. We
went to a local park yesterday that has sheep, pigs, etc. That's as
close as I'll come to having chickens, going to look at the tame ones
at the park.

> feed is going up because of the cost of grain rising due to
> the ethanol subsidy. 2 or three backyard hens will maybe give
> 16 or so eggs per week in the summer, but that'll drop to
> around 3 per week in the winter. production hens stop laying
> after 2 years.
> egg layer pellets have gone up $4 per 50 pounds & scratch
> (which is mostly corn) has doubled in price since last summer.

Sorry to hear that, must be a hassle for you.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

> I would definitely not think it would be a way to get free
> eggs. I'm just amused by the thought of having farm
> animals. We went to a local park yesterday that has sheep,
> pigs, etc. That's as close as I'll come to having
> chickens, going to look at the tame ones at the park.

you could come visit mine if you were closer. they like
company (especially if you bring corn chips<g>)
>
>> egg layer pellets have gone up $4 per 50 pounds & scratch
>> (which is mostly corn) has doubled in price since last
>> summer.
>
> Sorry to hear that, must be a hassle for you.

not really. chickens are worth it just for the amusement
value... they do eat more in the winter because there's no
bugs or grass (chickens do nibble on hay, but really like
salad trimmings in the winter).
now, the goats aren't worth the rise in grain prices...
lee

"enigma" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> I would definitely not think it would be a way to get free
>> eggs. I'm just amused by the thought of having farm
>> animals. We went to a local park yesterday that has sheep,
>> pigs, etc. That's as close as I'll come to having
>> chickens, going to look at the tame ones at the park.
>
> you could come visit mine if you were closer. they like
> company (especially if you bring corn chips<g>)

(laugh) I would! I spend a good amount of money feeding
wild birds. Cracked corn for your chickens? I'd be all over that.

> not really. chickens are worth it just for the amusement
> value... they do eat more in the winter because there's no
> bugs or grass (chickens do nibble on hay, but really like
> salad trimmings in the winter).
> now, the goats aren't worth the rise in grain prices...

They make me laugh, too. They always look like they're up to
something.

nancy

In article >,
enigma > wrote:

> now, the goats aren't worth the rise in grain prices...

Not even for Jamaican curry goat? C'mooooooon.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

>
> "enigma" > wrote
>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> I would definitely not think it would be a way to get
>>> free eggs. I'm just amused by the thought of having farm
>>> animals. We went to a local park yesterday that has
>>> sheep, pigs, etc. That's as close as I'll come to having
>>> chickens, going to look at the tame ones at the park.
>>
>> you could come visit mine if you were closer. they like
>> company (especially if you bring corn chips<g>)
>
> (laugh) I would! I spend a good amount of money feeding
> wild birds. Cracked corn for your chickens? I'd be all
> over that.

scratch is just cracked corn & wheat berries. but corn chips
you can hold up about waist height & the chickens will jump to
get them.

>> not really. chickens are worth it just for the amusement
>> value... they do eat more in the winter because there's no
>> bugs or grass (chickens do nibble on hay, but really like
>> salad trimmings in the winter).
>> now, the goats aren't worth the rise in grain prices...
>
> They make me laugh, too. They always look like they're up
> to something.

that's because they are. they're plotting how to escape & get
into those poisonous plants outside the pasture, or how to
tangle their tie-out lines or how to manage to poop in their
hanging water bucket...
i have 2 milk goats. they're awful brats. my pygmy wether is
a real sweetie though. he's getting old & the girls (twice his
size & with horns) are mean to him. once the girls have doe
kids, i'll dehorn & keep the kids and get rid of the bad
attitude mothers
yeah, i like goats, but these two are the worst!
lee

Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
:

> In article >,
> enigma > wrote:
>
>> now, the goats aren't worth the rise in grain prices...
>
> Not even for Jamaican curry goat? C'mooooooon.

now there's an idea.
lee

In article >,
enigma > wrote:
..
> i have 2 milk goats. they're awful brats. my pygmy wether is
> a real sweetie though. he's getting old & the girls (twice his
> size & with horns) are mean to him. once the girls have doe
> kids, i'll dehorn & keep the kids and get rid of the bad
> attitude mothers
> yeah, i like goats, but these two are the worst!
> lee

Capricornicide!!! I'm tellin'!!
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> enigma > wrote:
> .
>> i have 2 milk goats. they're awful brats. my pygmy wether
>> is
>> a real sweetie though. he's getting old & the girls (twice
>> his size & with horns) are mean to him. once the girls
>> have doe kids, i'll dehorn & keep the kids and get rid of
>> the bad attitude mothers
>> yeah, i like goats, but these two are the worst!
>
> Capricornicide!!! I'm tellin'!!

you don't know Heidi & Leisl! Heidi is too damn smart & Leisl
is just dumb as a post. they're twins.

i can't wait to see if they have nice kids though.
lee

"enigma" > wrote in message
. ..
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
> :
>


Sticker shock.

Eggs at Costco we bought last week were $4.69 for a two pack.

This week they are $6.30 for the same two-pack.

The others which were $1.89 for a dozen are now $2.89 for a dozen.

Guess I'll have to recalculate my ice cream estimate.
Dee Dee