Someone's stealing my eggs!

topic posted Wed, April 9, 2008 - 4:14 PM by  offlineSally
I've just come on-line to have a bitch about the human race.
We have alot of chickens (about 100) and I sell the eggs. I don't make money out of it. I just enjoy doing it. I leave them in a box and people leave me their money. I know there are always people who will steal anything that isn't nailed down, but I don't want to live my life like that!! I don't want to have my chickens locked up with 24/7 security! Didn't their families teach them anything growing up? I've a feeling its adults, not children. And I am just so mad I am spitting nailsl. I just wish animals could talk and tell me who's doing it!
posted by:
Sally
United Kingdom
  • Re: Someone's stealing my eggs!

    Wed, April 9, 2008 - 5:06 PM
    I freaking HATE that!!!!!


    the honesty in people is out the door

    but, maybe it will make you feel better that they really needed this food, really, and can't give at this time but to cook and eat and maybe even feed their families is more important than a few dollars??

    just a thought
  • Re: Someone's stealing my eggs!

    Wed, April 9, 2008 - 10:15 PM
    Maybe set up a cam...even a fake one?

    That really sucks. And yeah, I hope the people taking them are at least really, really poor.
    • Re: Someone's stealing my eggs!

      Thu, April 10, 2008 - 4:04 AM
      We keep a number of animals, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese etc in a field at the edge of our village, next to the allotments. There are alot of people (families with kids), who come just to see them and feed the goats etc. It is so nice to see people enjoying animals, especially kids because not every family has the opportunity to have pets. And we keep them for our own eggs, meat etc. Because we rent the land we don't actually make money out of them, but what produce we do get is what we have grown ourselves.
      I really don't like how we have all had to change how we live over the last 40 years eg. houses/windows have to be locked. Don't carry anything valuable because you are asking to be mugged etc. The majority of people don't want to live like that but are made to by just a few. I get so mad just thinking about it because society has not come up with a solution yet and our freedoms are getting more and more restricted. Arghhhhhh!
      • Re: Someone's stealing my eggs!

        Thu, April 10, 2008 - 10:45 AM
        The times they are a changing.
        It reminds me of a guy who was saying he had a working refrigerator, but was too small for the family and had purchased a bigger one.
        So he puts the refrigerator on the curb with a sign on it, working refrigerator free.
        After a week the fridge is still on the curb. So he thinks oh well maybe people think it is not working and I am trying to pull one over on them.
        So he removes the sign and puts a new sign on it saying again, working refrigerator $ 50,-
        The following morning the fridge is gone.

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