Are farm fresh eggs really that much better?

[Exterous]

There are a few people who sell "farm fresh eggs" for ~$3/dozen while you can get a dozen eggs for $0.59 at Kroger. Does it really make that much of a difference?


And I want ATOT to answer as opposed to trying them myself because I don't want to have to interact with my butler to tell him to buy something else.

 

[zinfamous]

Don't worry, I'll PM your butler for you.

 

[herm0016]

the cheapo eggs are not as good as good eggs. look for free range. I don't know if they are worth more than a few dollars a dozen though.

we have 8 chickens and our eggs taste way better than the cheap ones, but you don't want the vegetarian fed, chickens are supposed to eat bugs and stuff. ours roam our back yard most of the time and the eggs are fantastic. we sell them to friends for 5 a dozen, at our farmers market some of the vendors are getting 8 or 10 for a dozen eggs, way over priced.

we get about 4 dozen a week out of them.

 

[ponyo]

yes. Do you not notice the differences in eggs during your travels? Fried eggs you eat in Europe, South America, and Asia are far superior to the cheap supermarket eggs in the US.

 

[kn51]

Short answer: Yes.

 

[BoomerD]

Depends on what they eat.

 

[Exterous]

we sell them to friends for 5 a dozen, at our farmers market some of the vendors are getting 8 or 10 for a dozen eggs

Good lord

yes. Do you not notice the differences in eggs during your travels? Fried eggs you eat in Europe, South America, and Asia are far superior to the cheap supermarket eggs in the US.

We don't often get eggs unless its on something more unique like fried plantains. Breakfast is more normally fruit, bread (because our bread here generally sucks) and yogurt.

 

[JEDIYoda]

YES!!

 

[lxskllr]

I think they're better, and the thickness of the shells indicates healthier chickens. I buy them from local farms around here.

 

[quikah]

yes. Do you not notice the differences in eggs during your travels? Fried eggs you eat in Europe, South America, and Asia are far superior to the cheap supermarket eggs in the US.

Pretty much all food is like that. US food is produced in the cheapest way possible.

 

[crashtech]

One thing that is immediately noticeable is that the yolks of cheap supermarket eggs are very pale. They'd be even paler if the factory farms didn't feed their hens beta-carotene. It would be very interesting to see an independent study that compared the micro-nutrient content of factory eggs versus local small farm eggs.

 

[whm1974]

So you guy who eat farm fresh eggs, what you do when you get a chicken fetus?

 

[kn51]

So you guy who eat farm fresh eggs, what you do when you get a chicken fetus?

Learn to speak english.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Provided it’s just the egg like a fried egg or scrambled egg, yes farm eggs are superior.

As others have stated the yellow is more yellow, the White is brighter and they just taste better.

If you are making cookies or something there is no difference.

 

[herm0016]

So you guy who eat farm fresh eggs, what you do when you get a chicken fetus?

you don't get them... you must be confused on how this egg thing works. you don't get fertilized eggs with no roosters.

 

[GobBluth]

There are a few people who sell "farm fresh eggs" for ~$3/dozen while you can get a dozen eggs for $0.59 at Kroger. Does it really make that much of a difference?


And I want ATOT to answer as opposed to trying them myself because I don't want to have to interact with my butler to tell him to buy something else.

Like Farm Fresh, the store,

or "fresh from the farm" eggs? Because one of them is just the place that sells lotto tickets to unemployed people on WIC/Food Stamps, and the other has actual animals capable of producing eggs.

Please clarify.

 

[whm1974]

you don't get them... you must be confused on how this egg thing works. you don't get fertilized eggs with no roosters.

Yeah but those keep chickens also have a few roasters as well, right?

 

[ponyo]

Pretty much all food is like that. US food is produced in the cheapest way possible.

US still does steaks better than anywhere in the world.

 

[whm1974]

US still does steaks better than anywhere in the world.

As there is some debate on that and I never been outside the USA. I shall reserve judgement on this subject.

 

[crashtech]

Yeah but those keep chickens also have a few roasters as well, right?

No, not always or even usually, and if they do, one is usually enough. Hens will lay without a rooster around, and two or more roosters will usually fight and cause problems.

 

[herm0016]

No, not always or even usually, and if they do, one is usually enough. Hens will lay without a rooster around, and two or more roosters will usually fight and cause problems.

also, roosters are assholes, loud, and obnoxious. most people/farms don't keep them at all and buy the chicks from breeders.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

also, roosters are assholes, loud, and obnoxious. most people/farms don't keep them at all and buy the chicks from breeders.

Just going to say this, the three non farmers I know just buy hens/chicks. They don’t want to bother with keeping a rooster.
Admittedly these are people keeping like a dozen hens for eggs not family farmers.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Yeah but those keep chickens also have a few roasters as well, right?

As with other animals, if you're a breeder, you don't sell the eggs that your bred stock produces. If you're not a breeder, you don't have any roosters, so no fertilization. If you get a fetus in an egg from your farmer, you need to be having a conversation with him/her.

 

[IronWing]

It depends on the farm.

 

[JEDIYoda]

You guys are really farming for answers;......