So this week has given me lots to think about. I have been feeling a little rough around the edges lately and a little crazier than normal. I even caught myself talking to the carton of eggs at the grocery store. I said, (out loud), "Are you really cage free? Does that mean cage free for life or cage free for 5 minutes?" As I saw the man standing next to me at the store, I confessed that I was talking to the eggs. He said that is ok...as long as they don't start talking back to me :)
I began buying cage free eggs awhile back due to some things I saw on tv about the chickens that weren't cage free. But then recently someone mentioned that cage free doesn't necessarily mean cage free for life. So I went to the web. ...........oh so scary web! I can barely get through the paragraphs about the chickens and the terrible things that happen to them. Tears are rolling and I feel terrible about eating the eggs. What to do? Well, I quit eating chickens, cows, pigs, and turkeys a few months ago.........now eggs? I just don't know.........
This brings me to the pills part. I just found out that I have to take pills for my thyroid. Hyperthyroid, I have. Hyper may describe me some of the time, but for the last month...not so much.
Maybe the madness will calm down when the pills kick in, but for now.........what to do about the eggs???
Sometimes I have found it beneficial to do the ostrich thing, which ostriches don't even really do.....bury my head in the sand. I hate reading things about and watching documentaries on our food! Very stressful indeed. Now about the egg dealio... you can get wonderful farm fresh eggs at $1.50 per dozen from my cousin, Janie. She treats her chickens with the dignity that they deserve. She lives on Rt 159 in Oakland just across the road and down a bit from where Abigail lived.
ReplyDeleteThank you soooooo much! I will have to meet Janie. I love that she treats her chickens right!
ReplyDeletemaybe we can get fresh chickens from her too.
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