Eggs. Always have bought free range. Always. Never ever been able to stand battery farming. (See the happy hens running about the place!)It was one of the reasons, why at the tender age of 11, I turned veggie. I don't think I made much fuss, just decided not to eat meat or fish. It helped that I didn't actually like it that much anyway.
So there we were out on our walk about at the weekend and we stumbled across a sign for fresh eggs. Brilliant. Round the corner from where we live. Check. Support local businesses. Check. No travelling. Check. Must be better tasting eggs.
Except, there I was, looking at the side of a barn. With 1 small window. Just one. And maybe 10/15 chickens pressing their entire selves against the glass - craving the light. Awful. We had bought the eggs. Even husband could see that these birds were after escaping (Wallace and Grommit stylie) from the metal barn.
So, although it ticked so many ethical boxes, I felt much worse than had I bought the eggs at the local shop. I guess its all about research. Finding a place where free range and good animal husbandry is paramount.
On the same topics, we bought Eco eggs - free range and all the farmers have a wind turbine on site!!! ha ha brilliant.
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Having shared a Sunday morning cup of tea with Daisy Green we got onto the subject of eggs.
My fiancé and I are on a bit of an economy drive and on our last shopping trip we just bought eggs. I didn't look at where they were from; they were 99p for 10. Just before cooking I looked at the box and they were identified as ‘Battery Farmed’, they were already purchased and in my cupboard so I had to use them.
On Saturday I went to scramble some of them for breakfast and to say the least they were awful I can not fully describe the taste of the eggs but I am so glad I didn’t make poached or fried eggs as the yolk was the worst part.
A lesson learnt - buying a little of what I like is better then buying a lot of what tastes disgusting. I am now on the hunt for some locally produced Free Range and where available organic.
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