My Personal Support Of The Working Class Chicken.

Cheryl and I disagree on many things, but one thing that really bugs me is her support for Organic Free Range, Brown Eggs.   Since when does the color of one's Shell make one better than the other?    Lots of Memes have been made on the "racism" of eggs, but I will leave those to other people's blogs.

Mostly,  I wanted to point out the great  con game known as "Organic."  And "whole foods."     The eggs are essentially the same.   The only thing different is the color of the eggs and the chickens that lay them.   And actually,  brown eggs require more energy to produce.   Because they are slightly larger and it takes more feed to produce that brown color.   If I were a  farmer, I would want to save money any way I could.

Disorganized! Environmentally destructive!  Think
about the Children and our Future! 

But now lets talk about chickens.   The "factory farms" are chickens working under grueling conditions to make sure you get your egg on your McMuffin each  and every morning.   They work hard to meet the demand... You can't get more American than that!  Sure the job is difficult and crappy,  but millions of Americans work under similar conditions to scratch out a living. It is something to be proud of.

Imagine if they raise the minimum
wage!

Avoiding white eggs because those are "factory farms" means you are taking a perfectly wholesome egg and overlooking the industrious effort that has been put into producing it.   Namely, it is done under the highest standards with the lowest environmental impact at the cheapest price!   Hello! American entrepreneurs at work!

Does this look like the guy
you want handling your eggs?

But people think brown eggs are better because they are expensive.  As mentioned before, it is because they are slightly larger and brown.   (The chickens have to eat more to produce it.)  But add "Organic" and "Free Range"   to the label and people will now believe that the egg is directly delivered from Mother Earth by Fairies riding Unicorns.   Somehow,  a slower, less efficient egg manufacturing process is thought to be "infallible!"

Throwing out safety on
junk science.

And let's talk about the "Organic chickens."  Lazy free-rangers laying eggs wherever they want, whenever they want.  Who knows if the farmer is able to gather them up at their best and freshest.  Add in that those chickens eat what ever they want:  Bugs, seeds, rocks,  garbage, plastic bits, toxic mushrooms... I could go on.  They take breaks when ever they want.  They are disorganized, lazy, and terrible for the environment.  Not to mention, as free-rangers, they are constantly "at risk" from foxes, hawks, coyotes, and raccoons.  Who is going to pay for them when they get maimed or killed?  You!   The Egg Purchaser.    Farmers pass off those costs to the customer.

How will I be able to make my Omelette?

Cheryl insists that the "Bug Eggs" taste better and are, somehow, magically "better" for you.   But the data does not support this.  And I prefer the hard working "Blue collar American" egg produced by the industrious farmers  of this country who have invested in their chickens, themselves and AMERICA!   =patriotic music begins playing=

So next time you have the choice to pay three to four times the normal price for those brown eggs,  just remember that your eggs are from lazy chickens who eat more, lay less, and have no safety standards, and are environmentally destructive.   They are supervised  by uncaring farmers who think the brown color is enough to charge those crazy prices.    I support the white eggs.  And the Hard Working Factory chickens  that work hard to bring us enough eggs to make our mushroom omelette.