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Ostrich eggs
Greetings.
It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? I suppose that there wouldn't be much of a demand for giant eggs for the home market, but I can see how a restaurant or cafeteria would save considerable time and effort by buying a single large egg rather than four dozen smaller ones. Regards, Tristan -- _ _V.-o Tristan Miller [en,(fr,de,ia)] >< Space is limited / |`-' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= <> In a haiku, so it's hard (7_\\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ >< To finish what you |
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Tristan Miller > wrote in
: > Greetings. > > It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more > plentiful in the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, > it's not hard to find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or > frozen ostrich or emu meat. So how come we never see their eggs for > sale? Is the market for bipedal avian flesh growing at such an > explosive rate that every single ostrich egg is used to produce new > ostriches instead of omelettes? > > I suppose that there wouldn't be much of a demand for giant eggs for > the home market, but I can see how a restaurant or cafeteria would > save considerable time and effort by buying a single large egg > rather than four dozen smaller ones. > > Regards, > Tristan > It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 dollars a shell. -- Starchless in Manitoba. Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 5.6mmol or 101mg/dl |
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Tristan Miller > wrote in
: > Greetings. > > It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more > plentiful in the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, > it's not hard to find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or > frozen ostrich or emu meat. So how come we never see their eggs for > sale? Is the market for bipedal avian flesh growing at such an > explosive rate that every single ostrich egg is used to produce new > ostriches instead of omelettes? > > I suppose that there wouldn't be much of a demand for giant eggs for > the home market, but I can see how a restaurant or cafeteria would > save considerable time and effort by buying a single large egg > rather than four dozen smaller ones. > > Regards, > Tristan > It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 dollars a shell. -- Starchless in Manitoba. Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 5.6mmol or 101mg/dl |
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Hahabogus wrote:
> > > It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money > makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 > dollars a shell. > Wow, maybe I should take up ostrich farming as a retirement plan. ;-) -- Steve Why is it that most nudists are people you don't want to see naked? |
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Hahabogus wrote:
> > > It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money > makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 > dollars a shell. > Wow, maybe I should take up ostrich farming as a retirement plan. ;-) -- Steve Why is it that most nudists are people you don't want to see naked? |
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Tristan Miller wrote:
> Greetings. > > It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in > the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to > find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu > meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for > bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single > ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? > > I suppose that there wouldn't be much of a demand for giant eggs for the > home market, but I can see how a restaurant or cafeteria would save > considerable time and effort by buying a single large egg rather than four > dozen smaller ones. They won't fit in the cartons. Sheesh; do I have to figure out everything for myself? -- Russell Stewart | E-Mail: UNM CS Department | WWW: http://www.swcp.com/~diamond "A man who claims superiority based on his 'honor' has none" -Joe Shimkus |
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Tristan Miller wrote:
> > Greetings. > > It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in > the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to > find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu > meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for > bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single > ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? First off, speaking of bipedal avians, do you know of any other kind? Second, to the main question, the real money in ostriches and/or emus is in selling breeding pairs to other would-be "ranchers". Unless you could convince ommelettophiles that there is some magical, mystical, transcendant, or aphrodisiac quality to ostrich eggs, you would be unlikely to get anywhere near the return for what amounts to an industrial-sized portion of eggs. --Bob ================================================== ===================== Bob Ellingson Halted Specialties Co., Inc. http://www.halted.com 3500 Ryder St. (408) 732-1573 Santa Clara, Calif. 95051 USA (408) 732-6428 (FAX) |
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Tristan Miller wrote:
> > Greetings. > > It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in > the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to > find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu > meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for > bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single > ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? First off, speaking of bipedal avians, do you know of any other kind? Second, to the main question, the real money in ostriches and/or emus is in selling breeding pairs to other would-be "ranchers". Unless you could convince ommelettophiles that there is some magical, mystical, transcendant, or aphrodisiac quality to ostrich eggs, you would be unlikely to get anywhere near the return for what amounts to an industrial-sized portion of eggs. --Bob ================================================== ===================== Bob Ellingson Halted Specialties Co., Inc. http://www.halted.com 3500 Ryder St. (408) 732-1573 Santa Clara, Calif. 95051 USA (408) 732-6428 (FAX) |
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Steve Calvin wrote:
> Hahabogus wrote: >> It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money >> makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 >> dollars a shell. > Wow, maybe I should take up ostrich farming as a retirement plan. ;-) <jokes style="nest-egg"> </jokes> -- Blinky Linux Registered User 297263 |
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Steve Calvin wrote: > Hahabogus wrote: > > > > > > > > It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money > > makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 > > dollars a shell. > > > > Wow, maybe I should take up ostrich farming as a retirement plan. ;-) If you're not careful, you'll be taken in a shell game. |
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(Hactar) writes:
> >Bob E. wrote: >> Tristan Miller wrote: >> > >> > It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful >in >> > the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to >> > find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu >> > meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for >> > bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single >> > ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? >> >> First off, speaking of bipedal avians, do you know of any other kind? > >All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. That's what Bob said. Now if you want _flightless_ avians, >ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. Save keystrokes and write "ratite". And penguins are not exactly flightless, they just don't fly in air, they do fly in water. Those of you capable of comprehension and retention may find this of interest: http://www.penguins.cl/penguins-intro.htm "All penguins look rather ungainly on land, but in the water they are truly graceful. Evolution has made their wings small and sturdy in order to "fly" in the dense medium of water, but these adaptations have meant the loss of flight in air. In water, penguins use their flippers with much the same action as other birds do in air, using their tails and webbed feet for steering and braking. Penguins can reach speeds of up to 14km. per hour in short bursts, although half this is a more normal cruising speed." ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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In article >,
Tristan Miller > wrote: > Greetings. > > It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in > the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to > find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu > meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for > bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single > ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? > > I suppose that there wouldn't be much of a demand for giant eggs for the > home market, but I can see how a restaurant or cafeteria would save > considerable time and effort by buying a single large egg rather than four > dozen smaller ones. > > Regards, > Tristan Nah. The cleaned shells are worth FAR more than the egg content! It's difficult to get an ostrich shell now for less than $15.00 each, shell value. ;-) Same goes for emu. I sell emu shells on ebay for $5.00 per shell. An emu egg is only worth 6 to 8 chicken eggs. That'd be expensive for cafeterias! I'm currently getting emu eggs, (emu's and ostriches only lay in season, not all year round) so am offering intact, fresh eggs for eating for the shell value price. Anyone that wants to try hatching them can also try since there ARE two active roosters in the pen. I won't ship in intact egg, this is only for locals (Austin/San Antonio area). They tend to break under their own weight no matter how well they are packed. The post office or UPS is just TOO rough on them! So far, I've shipped a couple of dozen emu eggs for hatching to various people, and only one has hatched. :-( I know they are fertile and good tho' because I've had Oberon (one of my emu roosters) hatch live chicks when I let him set them. -- K. Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby Farm>,,<Katraatcenturyteldotnet>,,< http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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"Bob E." wrote:
> Second, to the main question, the real money in ostriches and/or > emus is in selling breeding pairs to other would-be "ranchers". Exactly. Like the chinchilla craze of the 1950s. Make tons of money raising chinchillas. Riiiight. |
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"Bob E." wrote:
> Second, to the main question, the real money in ostriches and/or > emus is in selling breeding pairs to other would-be "ranchers". Exactly. Like the chinchilla craze of the 1950s. Make tons of money raising chinchillas. Riiiight. |
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Hactar wrote:
> All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. Now if you want _flightless_ avians, > ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. The chicken and domestic turkey are > _almost_ flightless... Depends on the chicken. Did you ever hear about Henry the Rooster? Escaped from his cage at the Cheshire Grange Community Fair. Took us almost a year to catch him. He even made national TV news once. I tried to catch Henry, got within 2 feet of him, having cornered him, started to bend down to grab him and he flew straight up onto the roof of a 2-story building. Charles |
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Charles Wm. Dimmick said:
> Hactar wrote: > >> All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. Now if you want _flightless_ avians, >> ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. The chicken and domestic turkey are >> _almost_ flightless... > > Depends on the chicken. > Did you ever hear about Henry the Rooster? > Escaped from his cage at the Cheshire Grange Community Fair. > Took us almost a year to catch him. > He even made national TV news once. > I tried to catch Henry, got within 2 feet of him, > having cornered him, started to bend down to > grab him and he flew straight up onto the roof > of a 2-story building. > > Charles Of course, chickens cannot fly, but Henry doesn't know that  -- Sanford M. Manley The only tyrant I accept in this world is the "still small voice" within me. - Gandhi I am The Ansaman! http://www.ansaman.com |
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:58:18 +0100, Tristan Miller
> scribbled some thoughts: > I can see how a restaurant or cafeteria would save >considerable time and effort by buying a single large egg rather than four >dozen smaller ones. They're big, but not that big, probably about the size of 6 chicken eggs +/-. -- Sincerely, | NOTE: Best viewed in a fixed pitch font | (©) (©) Andrew H. Carter | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ d(-_-)b | /// \\\ |
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:58:18 +0100, Tristan Miller
> scribbled some thoughts: > I can see how a restaurant or cafeteria would save >considerable time and effort by buying a single large egg rather than four >dozen smaller ones. They're big, but not that big, probably about the size of 6 chicken eggs +/-. -- Sincerely, | NOTE: Best viewed in a fixed pitch font | (©) (©) Andrew H. Carter | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ d(-_-)b | /// \\\ |
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Sanford Manley wrote:
> Of course, chickens cannot fly, but Henry doesn't know that Heh. My dog, Rascal, found out that opossums wouldn't run away, much to her dismay. Like, crap, am I supposed to pick this up now and eat it? YUCK. You had to be there, it was so funny. Friggin thing didn't move for hours. Dog was safely inside. nancy |
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"Charles Wm. Dimmick" > wrote in message . .. > Hactar wrote: > > > All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. Now if you want _flightless_ avians, > > ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. The chicken and domestic turkey are > > _almost_ flightless... > > Depends on the chicken. > Did you ever hear about Henry the Rooster? > Escaped from his cage at the Cheshire Grange Community Fair. > Took us almost a year to catch him. > He even made national TV news once. > I tried to catch Henry, got within 2 feet of him, > having cornered him, started to bend down to > grab him and he flew straight up onto the roof > of a 2-story building. Late breaking news: Henry has been hired as an advertising representative. He's now a spokesrooster for Kentucky Flied Chicken. Larry P. Atlanta Opinionated, but lovable |
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"Charles Wm. Dimmick" > wrote in message . .. > Hactar wrote: > > > All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. Now if you want _flightless_ avians, > > ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. The chicken and domestic turkey are > > _almost_ flightless... > > Depends on the chicken. > Did you ever hear about Henry the Rooster? > Escaped from his cage at the Cheshire Grange Community Fair. > Took us almost a year to catch him. > He even made national TV news once. > I tried to catch Henry, got within 2 feet of him, > having cornered him, started to bend down to > grab him and he flew straight up onto the roof > of a 2-story building. Late breaking news: Henry has been hired as an advertising representative. He's now a spokesrooster for Kentucky Flied Chicken. Larry P. Atlanta Opinionated, but lovable |
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Hactar wrote:
> All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. Now if you want _flightless_ avians, > ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. The chicken and domestic turkey are > _almost_ flightless... If I could flap my arms and travel any distance doing it, I would consider myself to be flying :-) |
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Hactar wrote:
> All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. Now if you want _flightless_ avians, > ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. The chicken and domestic turkey are > _almost_ flightless... If I could flap my arms and travel any distance doing it, I would consider myself to be flying :-) |
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Greetings.
In article >, Bob E. wrote: > Tristan Miller wrote: >> >> Greetings. >> >> It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful >> in >> the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to >> find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu >> meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for >> bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single >> ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? > > First off, speaking of bipedal avians, do you know of any other kind? I was referring to the primary mode of locomotion. In another sense, all birds are quadrupeds, as are snakes and whales. > Second, to the main question, the real money in ostriches and/or > emus is in selling breeding pairs to other would-be "ranchers". > Unless you could convince ommelettophiles that there is some magical, > mystical, transcendant, or aphrodisiac quality to ostrich eggs, you > would be unlikely to get anywhere near the return for what amounts to > an industrial-sized portion of eggs. So it is indeed the husbandry market growth, then? Once the market is saturated with emus and ostriches and everyone has enough breeding pairs to sustain their business, then perhaps then we will see some eggs go unfertilized for human consumption... Regards, Tristan -- _ _V.-o Tristan Miller [en,(fr,de,ia)] >< Space is limited / |`-' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= <> In a haiku, so it's hard (7_\\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ >< To finish what you |
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In article >,
Tristan Miller > wrote: >In article >, Bob E. wrote: >> Tristan Miller wrote: >>> It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in >>> the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to >>> find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu >>> meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for >>> bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single >>> ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? >> >> First off, speaking of bipedal avians, do you know of any other kind? There has clearly been another harvest of those genetically modified chooks I've mentioned before. How else to explain prices in a local supermarket last Saturday where legs were selling at $2.49/kg and wings were $5.49/kg? Presumably, following this success with centipede DNA, work is now proceding on incorporating genetic material from Lepidoptera to redress the present imbalance to some extent. Cheers, Phred. -- LID |
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In article >,
Tristan Miller > wrote: >In article >, Bob E. wrote: >> Tristan Miller wrote: >>> It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in >>> the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to >>> find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu >>> meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for >>> bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single >>> ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? >> >> First off, speaking of bipedal avians, do you know of any other kind? There has clearly been another harvest of those genetically modified chooks I've mentioned before. How else to explain prices in a local supermarket last Saturday where legs were selling at $2.49/kg and wings were $5.49/kg? Presumably, following this success with centipede DNA, work is now proceding on incorporating genetic material from Lepidoptera to redress the present imbalance to some extent. Cheers, Phred. -- LID |
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Oh Yeah?
While in my car, riding down a rural road in virginia last year, at 40 mph I looked out my window and saw a chicken keeping pace with me. I sped up to 50 mph and the chicken continued to keep pace with me. I went to 60 and the chicken sped up, passed me and took a left turn into a farmhouse. I pulled into the farmhouse and saw a farmer sitting on his porch. I told him about the chicken and he told me that it was a 3-legged chicken and he raises them.. I exclaimed "A 3-legged chicken??? How do they taste". To which he replied: "I dont know, we haven't been able to catch one yet"..... sorry... I had to do that.. -- Charles Wm. Dimmick wrote: > Hactar wrote: > >> All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. Now if you want _flightless_ >> avians, ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. The chicken and domestic >> turkey are _almost_ flightless... > > Depends on the chicken. > Did you ever hear about Henry the Rooster? > Escaped from his cage at the Cheshire Grange Community Fair. > Took us almost a year to catch him. > He even made national TV news once. > I tried to catch Henry, got within 2 feet of him, > having cornered him, started to bend down to > grab him and he flew straight up onto the roof > of a 2-story building. > > Charles |
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Oh Yeah?
While in my car, riding down a rural road in virginia last year, at 40 mph I looked out my window and saw a chicken keeping pace with me. I sped up to 50 mph and the chicken continued to keep pace with me. I went to 60 and the chicken sped up, passed me and took a left turn into a farmhouse. I pulled into the farmhouse and saw a farmer sitting on his porch. I told him about the chicken and he told me that it was a 3-legged chicken and he raises them.. I exclaimed "A 3-legged chicken??? How do they taste". To which he replied: "I dont know, we haven't been able to catch one yet"..... sorry... I had to do that.. -- Charles Wm. Dimmick wrote: > Hactar wrote: > >> All avians, TTBOMK, are bipedal. Now if you want _flightless_ >> avians, ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi, etc. The chicken and domestic >> turkey are _almost_ flightless... > > Depends on the chicken. > Did you ever hear about Henry the Rooster? > Escaped from his cage at the Cheshire Grange Community Fair. > Took us almost a year to catch him. > He even made national TV news once. > I tried to catch Henry, got within 2 feet of him, > having cornered him, started to bend down to > grab him and he flew straight up onto the roof > of a 2-story building. > > Charles |
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 20:46:01 -0800, Hactar wrote
(in article >): > > > I thought many domestic chickens flew poorly, due to their weight. > > "Les Nessman, here..." |
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Hactar wrote:
> > > I thought many domestic chickens flew poorly, due to their weight. > There are lots of birds bigger than chickens that can fly. They just aren't designed to set any flight records. Breeding has a lot to do with it, and their natural tendency to stay on the ground was a factor in their domestication. |
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Hactar wrote:
> > > I thought many domestic chickens flew poorly, due to their weight. > There are lots of birds bigger than chickens that can fly. They just aren't designed to set any flight records. Breeding has a lot to do with it, and their natural tendency to stay on the ground was a factor in their domestication. |
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Dave Smith wrote:
> Hactar wrote: >> I thought many domestic chickens flew poorly, due to their weight. > There are lots of birds bigger than chickens that can fly. They just aren't > designed to set any flight records. Breeding has a lot to do with it, and How about "maximum gross weight"? - Blinky Linux Registered User 297263 |
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A centipede was happy quite, until a toad in fun, Said "Pray, which leg
comes after which?" Which raised her doubts to such a pitch, She fell exhausted in a ditch, Not knowing how to run. - or that's how I remember the poem. As James Thurber put it "Leave Your Mind Alone." Centipede = 100 feet (actually 24?) Millipede = 1,000 feet (actually 38?) ================================ "Phred" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > Tristan Miller > wrote: > >In article >, Bob E. wrote: > >> Tristan Miller wrote: > >>> It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in > >>> the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to > >>> find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu > >>> meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for > >>> bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single > >>> ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? > >> > >> First off, speaking of bipedal avians, do you know of any other kind? > > There has clearly been another harvest of those genetically modified > chooks I've mentioned before. How else to explain prices in a local > supermarket last Saturday where legs were selling at $2.49/kg and > wings were $5.49/kg? Presumably, following this success with > centipede DNA, work is now proceding on incorporating genetic material > from Lepidoptera to redress the present imbalance to some extent. > > Cheers, Phred. > > -- > LID > |
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A centipede was happy quite, until a toad in fun, Said "Pray, which leg
comes after which?" Which raised her doubts to such a pitch, She fell exhausted in a ditch, Not knowing how to run. - or that's how I remember the poem. As James Thurber put it "Leave Your Mind Alone." Centipede = 100 feet (actually 24?) Millipede = 1,000 feet (actually 38?) ================================ "Phred" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > Tristan Miller > wrote: > >In article >, Bob E. wrote: > >> Tristan Miller wrote: > >>> It seems that ostrich and emu farms have become more and more plentiful in > >>> the past decade or so. In any sufficiently large city, it's not hard to > >>> find a supermarket or butcher which sells fresh or frozen ostrich or emu > >>> meat. So how come we never see their eggs for sale? Is the market for > >>> bipedal avian flesh growing at such an explosive rate that every single > >>> ostrich egg is used to produce new ostriches instead of omelettes? > >> > >> First off, speaking of bipedal avians, do you know of any other kind? > > There has clearly been another harvest of those genetically modified > chooks I've mentioned before. How else to explain prices in a local > supermarket last Saturday where legs were selling at $2.49/kg and > wings were $5.49/kg? Presumably, following this success with > centipede DNA, work is now proceding on incorporating genetic material > from Lepidoptera to redress the present imbalance to some extent. > > Cheers, Phred. > > -- > LID > |
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Hahabogus > wrote:
> It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money > makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 > dollars a shell. But what do they do with the contents? That's a lot of pantyhose. -- Dan Hillman http://quahog.org/hillman/ |
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Hahabogus > wrote:
> It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money > makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 > dollars a shell. But what do they do with the contents? That's a lot of pantyhose. -- Dan Hillman http://quahog.org/hillman/ |
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>(Dan Hillman) writes:
> >Hahabogus wrote: > >> It is the whole egg shells without their contents that are the big money >> makers. They are used in artsy craftsy circles and can run as high as 200 >> dollars a shell. > >But what do they do with the contents? The typical ostrich egg is equivalent to 2-3 dozen large chicken eggs, not very practical for home use... an ostrich McMuffin would require two very large pizza crusts. And ostrich eggs are strong tasting, like duck eggs but even more so, most folks wouldn't like them. Ostrich eggs mostly go the way of duck eggs, the contents are frozen and shipped to commercial bakeries. ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 22:06:38 -0500, Andrew H. Carter
> scribbled some thoughts: >On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:58:18 +0100, Tristan Miller > scribbled some thoughts: > > >> I can see how a restaurant or cafeteria would save >>considerable time and effort by buying a single large egg rather than four >>dozen smaller ones. > > >They're big, but not that big, probably about the size of 6 >chicken eggs +/-. Doh! I just checked and I had thought the emu and ostrich eggs were similar in size. 22-24 eggs for the ostrich. http://www.jaanalind.ee/eng.php -- Sincerely, | NOTE: Best viewed in a fixed pitch font | (©) (©) Andrew H. Carter | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ d(-_-)b | /// \\\ |
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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote: > > > Hactar wrote: > > >> I thought many domestic chickens flew poorly, due to their weight. > > > There are lots of birds bigger than chickens that can fly. They just aren't > > designed to set any flight records. Breeding has a lot to do with it, and > > How about "maximum gross weight"? > A chicken that has been stuck in a cage and encouraged to eat itself onto a roaster size in a short period of time will not be much of a flyer. It will be heavy and the wings will never get enough exercise to help it get far off the ground. However, the same bird, forced to forage for itself and having a chance to use its wings will fly much better. They simply are not flightless birds, just a species of bird, like the turkey, grouse and partridge that was never intended to fly any great distance. |
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