The Poultry Keeper

aliceb · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 11:40 am Post subject: columbus eggs

what is it with these columbus eggs? somehow they've managed to alter the dietary make up to make eggs better for you. how do they do it? and I wonder how they compare to one of our backyard beauties??

Knobby · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject:

I still bet they dont taste or look as nice as "Our Girls" eggs !!!

aliceb · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject:

probably not, just wondered cos my mums started on a new diet, the hypo glycemic (or something like that) diet, where your not allowed to eat eggs (among other things), but you are allowed to eat these columbus eggs. I think they're meant to be really high in omega 3 and 6 which is meant to be good for you. Just wondered how they did it.

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

wouldn't it be something to do with what the chickens are fed (or force fed). I seem to think that citychick might have mentioned feeding her chickens certain seeds which increased the amount of some omegas I think

Knobby · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:07 pm Post subject:

A little xplanation !

http://www.columbuseggs.com/whycolumbus.html

aliceb · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:12 pm Post subject:

ohhhhhhh, it's all clear now. did you see that some of the hens are battery "to accomodate all pockets" sorry did i say battery, i meant they were kept in 'laying cages' and the difference being?? don't think i'll be bothering trying them myself. saw them in the super market and they were nearly 50% more expensive than xl free range. think i'll stick to what i know

Knobby · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject:

Their description of "Laying Cages" makes it sound quite nice !!! Shocked

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

thanks knobby
you could feed your own hens with the supplements which would increase some of the benefits. I'm sure it was something to do with sunflower seeds plus other seeds. Brain not in gear I can't work out what to search for, sorry

aliceb · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:16 pm Post subject:

why, are you volunteering to personally try one out, could maybe offer the oppertunity to one of the directors of the company and see how they liked it!!!!!

Knobby · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject:

No......Just strange how they can manipulate words to suit !!!

aliceb · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject:

still makes me cross, just another way to get joe public to alleviate their consciences "oh no, I don't eat battery eggs, mine come from hens kept in laying cages". It all ought to be banned!

estelle · Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 204 Location: oxfordshire

ahhhhh..... marketing jargon, making bad things sound okay. i bet these people have never been to a chicken farm in their lives, perhaps they should be made to before they start with the pretty worded stuff

Lisa · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:47 pm Post subject:

Yes, I did look at them before...

I understood the idea to be along the lines that you are what you eat. Therefore if you're a chicken's egg, you can only be as good as the food put into you. Up the essential fatty acid content of the feed (the omega 3, 6 and 9 oils?) and they proved it ups the EFA content of the eggs. So eat those eggs and we get more EFAs in our diet. And EFAs are essential for every cell in the human body and more besides!

Although AFAIK EFAs are destroyed by heat, so if you wanted eggs for hard boiled eggs or cakes etc I think it probably makes it all a bit pointless. Unless you're a chicken, in which case you're probably more healthy...

Anyhow, I gratefully took that wonderful information and now feed extra flax seed and sunflower seeds to my chooks Very Happy

Of course I haven't had my chooks eggs scientifically tested so I am making no claims whatsoever about the superior quality of home grown eggs - but we don't have too, do we! Laughing

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

....and eat their eggs raw.........?
Seriously, what about part cooking like in lemon curd or ice cream or soft poached eggs?

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

You'll have to make mayonaise then Wink

As the eggs are raw in that Rolling Eyes