I ' ve had issues with their online support , I always phone and had no issues doing it that way . Their forums are a mess though . I wonder if the support issues you ' re experiencing are the backlog from the Saitek takeover ? <| sep |> to be fair halloween isn ' t just an american thing unlike black friday <| sep |> I grew up in a village that is completely surrounded by farms and meadows . Horses , cows , chickens , goats and sheep everywhere . One of my uncles worked for a pig farmer before he retired . I ' ve been around farm animals . In fact , I still am . The thing about backyard chickens is that , when you take away their eggs to eat them , you ' re still exploiting the animal ' s reproductive cycle for your own benefit , when that is not in the animal ' s best interest . The facts are that old breeds , which have normal egglaying rates , are rare . Laying eggs , especially many eggs , puts a strain on chickens ' bodies . On top of that , eggs can get stuck , which presents a medical emergency . Higher egglaying rate higher risk of that happening . Producing the eggs makes them lose the nutrients required to make the eggs . The bestcase scenario for backyard chickens is that they are fed their unfertilized eggs to regain those nutrients . Furthermore , ask your neighbor where they got the chickens or chicks that they have . If they came from a commercial breeder , then it is very likely that your neighbor supported a business that kills 50 % of their animals at birth the males , just as commercial egg producers do . Animal products are never all sunshine and rainbows . You ' ve consistently avoided the sour points I raised , and I think I know why . Do you realize that clinging to animal products is not necessary at all ? Neither for health , nor for culinary satisfaction . There are vegan egg scrambles , omelettes , cakes , cookies , puddings , meat stews , steaks , burgers , . the list is truly endless . Not all of it tastes exactly like the products you ' re used to , but all of it can be prepared in a way that thoroughly satisfies a particular craving . In many cases , there ' s a good chance you wouldn ' t even notice it ' s a vegan dish , especially when it comes to baked goods . The thing that holds people back the most is their ego . They don ' t want to admit that they ' ve been wrong . I managed to do that . And I don ' t think I ' m very remarkable for it . Here ' s something from Jim Sterling that I like to quoteparaphraseWhen you want to be right , and you find that you ' re wrong , the only sensible thing to do is to change your opinion so you can be right again . It ' s up to you whether you want to transcend your current self or stay as you are right now . But I ' m telling you now you ' re wrong , and you ' re doing more harm than is necessary . Think about whether I may be right in saying that , and if you find that I am , treat it like a challenge to improve . I encourage you to visit both rvegangifrecipes and rvegan for the info in the sidebar and the general discussion . Lots of people on there who manage to not get as snarky as me when they ' re talking about this thing that they ' re so passionate about .