I know some of you out there have chickens and some of you plan to get chickens one day, so I feel like it's up to me to bring you this important public service message about egg safety. I figure it's the least I can do to save you from going through what I went through tonight.
I always end my day by going out to the chicken coop and putting my girls to bed. I check that they have food and water and collect any eggs that were laid during the day. Then I lock the door to the coop to keep them safe from nocturnal evil-doers while they're sleeping.
Tonight I collected two perfect freshly-laid brown eggs and noticed their waterer was just about empty. The problem is I had my cell phone in one hand, the two eggs in the other hand, and I didn't have a free hand to carry the empty waterer. I decided to put the eggs in my pocket, which I often do, so that I could have a free hand.
I then bent down to unhook the waterer from the clip that suspends it in the middle of the chicken coop.
CRACK!
DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Important egg safety lesson: If you're going to put eggs in your pants pocket, don't bend over.
The best part was that I had a broken egg and an unbroken egg in my pocket.
Fishing out the slippery yolk-covered unbroken egg was loads of fun.
I ended up with egg on my shirt, all over my jeans and my right hand, and running down my leg and dripping on my shoe.
Like sharks in freshly-chummed waters, the dogs honed in on the scent immediately. They then proceeded to madly lick my gooey slimy pocket as the yolk dripped on their heads.
It really was a delightful way to end the evening.
I can't promise I'll never do that again.
Of course, I'm not proud to admit that.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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11 comments:
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! Oh, that's something I would do. Nice.
At least you didn't get egg on your face.
Sorry. Couldn't resist it.
Groan!
LOLOL
Can't.Stop.Laughing!
LOL, I'm sure that is something that would happen to me! Or, I might sit on one by accident!
LOL! And Ribbit beat me to that reply :)
BAWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
I am happy that you posted this VERY "important egg safety lesson". My husband and I were laughing so hard at your pics!
eeeewwwwww. EGG-actly the kind of thing that I would do, I mean really think about it WHERE else would you put eggs but in your pocket? A egg basket is just no place for eggs. Am I right? LOL
Nothing worse then to have egg yolk dripping down you LEG OH WAIT there is...... when I laughed so hard reading your blog that I peed my pants. Ok lets have a collective eeeewwwwwww LOL
That is something I would do Kate. Funny, but messy. :)
oh, ewww...
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