I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:28:41 -0600, JW > wrote:

>I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
>Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
>dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

No. They are probably pretty good eggs. If you buy them fresh at
farmers markets, they are often a much deeper yellow/orange than the
ones you buy at regular supermarkets.

Christine

JW wrote:
> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
> dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

This is often the reaction of someone encountering a 'real' egg. The
birds have probably been eating real food. However are you sure they
are 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?

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...
> JW wrote:
>> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
>> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
>> dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?
>
> This is often the reaction of someone encountering a 'real' egg. The
> birds have probably been eating real food. However are you sure they are
> 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?
>
> --
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada


I wondered the same thing. Chickens like to eat bugs & worms, along with
seeds & whatever else.

JW wrote:
>
> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never
> seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

Only if it bothers you that the chickens were fed
marigold petals. This is a common practice in
South America, but it is also practiced in the U.S.

In article >,
JW > wrote:

> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
> dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

Heck no -- the exact opposite. They'll probably be the best eggs you've
ever eaten!

Miche

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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:28:41 -0600, JW > wrote:

>I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
>Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
>dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

No. Per
http://www.yellow-egg.com/wEnglish/d...shtml?navid=18
Darker yolks indicate a healthier hen, via a better diet.



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JW > wrote in
:

> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them
> before. Mind you, they were close to the best before date,
> but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be
> concerned?
>

first, there is no such thing as a vegetarian chicken.
chickens are omnivores.
and second, yes, a normal healthy egg yolk should be glowing
orange it means the chickens are at least receiving a
decent diet.
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Mark Thorson > wrote in
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> JW wrote:
>>
>> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them
>> before. Mind you, they were close to the best before date,
>> but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be
>> concerned?
>
> Only if it bothers you that the chickens were fed
> marigold petals. This is a common practice in
> South America, but it is also practiced in the U.S.

i don't feed my chickens marigold petals (or paprika), but
they all have lovely bright orange yolks. mine are from free
ranging & eating a good varied diet, including plenty of fresh
greens & bugs. ok, so they don't get huge amounts of fresh
greens in NH in winter, but they do get access to hay & salad
trimmings.
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"enigma" > wrote in message
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> JW > wrote in
> :
>
>> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them
>> before. Mind you, they were close to the best before date,
>> but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be
>> concerned?
>>
>
> first, there is no such thing as a vegetarian chicken.
> chickens are omnivores.


Not so fast with that statement. The birds in question could be socially
conscious new age chickens from some odd planet, like California. Chickens
trained not to eat bugs & worms because that would disturb the natural
energy aura of the ground they walk on.

JW wrote:
> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
> dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

When we were in Australia and New Zealand, all the egg yolks were dark.

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Mark Thorson wrote:
> JW wrote:
>> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
>> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never
>> seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?
>
> Only if it bothers you that the chickens were fed
> marigold petals. This is a common practice in
> South America, but it is also practiced in the U.S.

Didn't the late Frank Perdue advertise that his chickens ate marigold
petals? I seem to recall that from a previous life in the North.

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>> "enigma" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>> > JW > wrote in
>> > :
>> >
>> >> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them
>> >> before. Mind you, they were close to the best before date,
>> >> but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be
>> >> concerned?
>> >>
>> >
>> > first, there is no such thing as a vegetarian chicken.
>> > chickens are omnivores.
>
>
>> Not so fast with that statement. The birds in question could be socially
>> conscious new age chickens from some odd planet, like California.
>> Chickens
>> trained not to eat bugs & worms because that would disturb the natural
>> energy aura of the ground they walk on.
>
> I've met vegetarians who make their dog be vegetarian too :-(
>
> Janet


That could be a tasty dog. Send it to me. Have charcoal, will report back on
results.

JW wrote:

> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
> dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

I used to get free range chicken eggs from my next door neighbour, and I
knew that they were free range because they used to come and visit,
usually around dinner time. They also seemed to enjoy my raspberries. The
yolks were bright orange. Omelettes and scramled eggs made with those eggs
were orange.

Janet Wilder > wrote in
:

> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> JW wrote:
>>> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen
>>> them before. Mind you, they were close to the best before
>>> date, but I've never seen dark orange yokes before.
>>> Should I be concerned?
>>
>> Only if it bothers you that the chickens were fed
>> marigold petals. This is a common practice in
>> South America, but it is also practiced in the U.S.
>
> Didn't the late Frank Perdue advertise that his chickens
> ate marigold petals? I seem to recall that from a previous
> life in the North.

yes, but he raised meat birds & the marigold petals make the
skin yellow. it's apparently more estheticly pleasing to
shoppers than the pale white skinned chickens. it does nothing
for flavor.
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John Kane wrote:

> This is often the reaction of someone encountering a 'real' egg. The
> birds have probably been eating real food. However are you sure they
> are 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?

Perhaps they are fed a vegetarian diet, but if their are insects around the
chickens will eat them, and where there are chickens there are insects.

In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Mark Thorson wrote:
> > JW wrote:
> >> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> >> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never
> >> seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?
> >
> > Only if it bothers you that the chickens were fed
> > marigold petals. This is a common practice in
> > South America, but it is also practiced in the U.S.
>
> Didn't the late Frank Perdue advertise that his chickens ate marigold
> petals? I seem to recall that from a previous life in the North.

Marigold petals are a source of the carotenoid lutein. Farmers figured
out that consumers like yellow chicken fat and orange egg yolks.
Chickens absorb lutein better than beta-carotene. Lutein is the
predominant carotenoid in the retina of the eye.

Several years ago a former student brought me some eggs from her
mother's free-range chickens. The yolks were good and dark. In
addition, the shells were sturdier than supermarket eggs. (She was
already acing my class on her own merits, so this gift was not a
kiss-up.)

Cindy

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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:28:41 -0600, JW > wrote:

>I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
>Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
>dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?

OMG. No way! You should be jumping up and down with joy that you
found them.

Real home fed (kitchen scraps) chickens have dark orange yolks and
their eggs are so rich I can hardly eat them. I'd rather eat deep
dark chocolate than an egg from a home fed chicken because those eggs
are too rich for me.

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In article
>
,
Cindy Fuller > wrote:

> In article >,
> Janet Wilder > wrote:
>
> > Mark Thorson wrote:
> > > JW wrote:
> > >> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> > >> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never
> > >> seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?
> > >
> > > Only if it bothers you that the chickens were fed
> > > marigold petals. This is a common practice in
> > > South America, but it is also practiced in the U.S.
> >
> > Didn't the late Frank Perdue advertise that his chickens ate marigold
> > petals? I seem to recall that from a previous life in the North.
>
> Marigold petals are a source of the carotenoid lutein. Farmers figured
> out that consumers like yellow chicken fat and orange egg yolks.
> Chickens absorb lutein better than beta-carotene. Lutein is the
> predominant carotenoid in the retina of the eye.
>
> Several years ago a former student brought me some eggs from her
> mother's free-range chickens. The yolks were good and dark. In
> addition, the shells were sturdier than supermarket eggs. (She was
> already acing my class on her own merits, so this gift was not a
> kiss-up.)

In my experience free-range eggs are much less likely to crack when
boiled due to the tougher shells.

Miche

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On Feb 14, 2:58*pm, John Kane > wrote:
> JW wrote:
> > I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> > Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never seen
> > dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?
>
This is often the reaction of someone encountering a 'real' egg. *The
birds have probably been eating real food. *However are you sure they
are 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?

One should note that chickens will eat dead chickens, too.

T.

On Feb 14, 4:39*pm, enigma > wrote:
> JW > wrote :
>
> > I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them
> > before. Mind you, they were close to the best before date,
> > but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be
> > concerned?
>
> first, there is no such thing as a vegetarian chicken.
> chickens are omnivores.
> *and second, yes, a normal healthy egg yolk should be glowing
> orange it means the chickens are at least receiving a
> decent diet.
> lee

Or they could be battery chickens that aren't being fed feather meal
or whatever other horrible things the poultry industry concocts to
give them.
Along with something that turns the yolks a nice orange so that you
think
you're getting value.

Cindy Hamilton

tbs48 > wrote in

oups.com:

> On Feb 14, 2:58*pm, John Kane > wrote:
>> JW wrote:
>> > I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen
>> > them before. Mind you, they were close to the best
>> > before date, but I've never seen dark orange yokes
>> > before. Should I be concerned?
>>
> This is often the reaction of someone encountering a
> 'real' egg. *The
> birds have probably been eating real food. *However are you
> sure they are 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?
>
> One should note that chickens will eat dead chickens, too.

and dead mice, moles, voles, etc (my barn cats & the chickens
are a deadly team). they also hunt & eat small snakes, frogs &
salamanders.
lee
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On Fri 15 Feb 2008 07:26:08a, enigma told us...

> tbs48 > wrote in
>
> oups.com:
>
>> On Feb 14, 2:58*pm, John Kane > wrote:
>>> JW wrote:
>>> > I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen
>>> > them before. Mind you, they were close to the best
>>> > before date, but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I
>>> > be concerned?
>>>
>> This is often the reaction of someone encountering a
>> 'real' egg. *The
>> birds have probably been eating real food. *However are you
>> sure they are 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?
>>
>> One should note that chickens will eat dead chickens, too.
>
> and dead mice, moles, voles, etc (my barn cats & the chickens
> are a deadly team). they also hunt & eat small snakes, frogs &
> salamanders.
> lee

hmmm... Predatory chickens!

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tbs48 > wrote:
:>
: This is often the reaction of someone encountering a 'real' egg. The
:birds have probably been eating real food. However are you sure they
:are 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?

Lots of eggs are marketed as "vegetarian fed". It means the diet the
farmer feeds them is vegetarian. Doesn't mean that's all they eat.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 15 Feb 2008 07:26:08a, enigma told us...
>
>> tbs48 > wrote in
>>
>> oups.com:
>>
>>> On Feb 14, 2:58 pm, John Kane > wrote:
>>>> JW wrote:
>>>>> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen
>>>>> them before. Mind you, they were close to the best
>>>>> before date, but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I
>>>>> be concerned?
>>> This is often the reaction of someone encountering a
>>> 'real' egg. The
>>> birds have probably been eating real food. However are you
>>> sure they are 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?
>>>
>>> One should note that chickens will eat dead chickens, too.
>> and dead mice, moles, voles, etc (my barn cats & the chickens
>> are a deadly team). they also hunt & eat small snakes, frogs &
>> salamanders.
>> lee
>
> hmmm... Predatory chickens!
>
If you've ever watched a flock of free range chickens the term
'predatory' seems very apt. The roosters do not look cuddly.

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"Janet Baraclough" > wrote in message
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>> Janet Wilder > wrote in
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>
>> >
>> > Didn't the late Frank Perdue advertise that his chickens
>> > ate marigold petals? I seem to recall that from a previous
>> > life in the North.
>
>> yes, but he raised meat birds & the marigold petals make the
>> skin yellow. it's apparently more estheticly pleasing to
>> shoppers than the pale white skinned chickens. it does nothing
>> for flavor.
>
> Maybe a cheap way to imitate "corn fed" chicken. Corn-feeding gives
> chickens yellow-tinged skin and flesh and a great flavour, so they sell
> for a higher price.
>
> Marigold petals are also used to dye rice yellow in cheap-cheat
> imitation of saffron rice.
>
> Janet


I can't imagine the scent of marigold petals, or even the scent's distant
cousin fitting in a rice dish. Got an example?

On Fri 15 Feb 2008 10:30:23a, John Kane told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 15 Feb 2008 07:26:08a, enigma told us...
>>
>>> tbs48 > wrote in
>>>
>>> oups.com:
>>>
>>>> On Feb 14, 2:58 pm, John Kane > wrote:
>>>>> JW wrote:
>>>>>> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen
>>>>>> them before. Mind you, they were close to the best
>>>>>> before date, but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I
>>>>>> be concerned?
>>>> This is often the reaction of someone encountering a
>>>> 'real' egg. The
>>>> birds have probably been eating real food. However are you
>>>> sure they are 'vegetarian' as opposed to 'organic'?
>>>>
>>>> One should note that chickens will eat dead chickens, too.
>>> and dead mice, moles, voles, etc (my barn cats & the chickens
>>> are a deadly team). they also hunt & eat small snakes, frogs &
>>> salamanders. lee
>>
>> hmmm... Predatory chickens!
>>
> If you've ever watched a flock of free range chickens the term
> 'predatory' seems very apt. The roosters do not look cuddly.
>

They are not. I had a childhood friend whose right eye was pecked out by a
rooster.

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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:28:26 GMT, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

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>> > JW > wrote in
>> > :
>> >
>> >> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them
>> >> before. Mind you, they were close to the best before date,
>> >> but I've never seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be
>> >> concerned?
>> >>
>> >
>> > first, there is no such thing as a vegetarian chicken.
>> > chickens are omnivores.
>
>
>> Not so fast with that statement. The birds in question could be socially
>> conscious new age chickens from some odd planet, like California. Chickens
>> trained not to eat bugs & worms because that would disturb the natural
>> energy aura of the ground they walk on.
>
> I've met vegetarians who make their dog be vegetarian too :-(
>
> Janet

some vegetarians feed their dogs carnivorous humans who have wandered
into the yard.

your pal,
blake

Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
3.184:

>> If you've ever watched a flock of free range chickens the
>> term 'predatory' seems very apt. The roosters do not look
>> cuddly.
>
> They are not. I had a childhood friend whose right eye was
> pecked out by a rooster.

those roosters are called "soup" here. aggressiveness is a
hereditary trait & one that i don't want in my chickens.
a good rooster will protect his flock, but will not ever be
aggressive towards humans.
i have 27 hens & 2 roosters in one pen. the boys have worked
out the distribution of which hens 'belong' to each without
any fighting. i also have a bachelor pen with 4 roosters (my
blue & black Orpingtons), & they don't fight either.
i have had aggressive roosters, a white Leghorn, a black
bantam Cochin & a couple Silkies. they're all gone. the bantam
Cochin did some serious damage to my son when he was smaller.
little kids are much closer to the ground & easier to get
their faces. roosters do go for the eyes.
lee
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>> "Janet Baraclough" > wrote in message
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>> > Marigold petals are also used to dye rice yellow in cheap-cheat
>> > imitation of saffron rice.
>
>> I can't imagine the scent of marigold petals, or even the scent's distant
>> cousin fitting in a rice dish. Got an example?
>
> Plenty on the net.
>
> I've never eaten marigold rice, but it's a very old saffron
> substitute (aka, ******* saffron and American saffron). I once bought a
> generous sized packet (labelled, saffron) at a herb market in Madeira,
> hoping it was saffron at a bargain price , but when opened it quite
> obviously was dried marigold petals not saffron strands.
>
> Janet


Puerto Ricans often use anatto-infused oil to give rice some color (in case
you ever need to do that).

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Janet Baraclough > wrote:

> The message >
> from "JoeSpareBedroom" > contains these words:
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> > "Janet Baraclough" > wrote in message
> > n
> > > Marigold petals are also used to dye rice yellow in cheap-cheat
> > > imitation of saffron rice.
>
> > I can't imagine the scent of marigold petals, or even the scent's distant
> > cousin fitting in a rice dish. Got an example?
>
> Plenty on the net.
>
> I've never eaten marigold rice, but it's a very old saffron
> substitute (aka, ******* saffron and American saffron). I once bought a
> generous sized packet (labelled, saffron) at a herb market in Madeira,
> hoping it was saffron at a bargain price , but when opened it quite
> obviously was dried marigold petals not saffron strands.
>
> Janet

Marigold (actually pot calendula) petals are used in Georgian cookery.
I bought some when I was in Tbilisi 6 years ago. Since the petals were
straight from the farmers' market, after a while little critters
appeared. (Added protein.)

Cindy

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