Baby is good still with mom now outside. Found out the mom a Black Star is a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a Barred Rock. Will take some more pictures.Feathering out multicolored.
You all got me going. I always knew in general about egg yolks. One of my customers told me my yolks were not as yellow as another person he buys eggs from so I come to my expert friends to see what they have to say. Now I am really curious as to the food coloring experiment. I explained to...
Raisens? wow I thought I read somewhere they were not ok for chickens because they were dry and would swell up? It is like I read grapes were not good for dogs :)
OK wiil do. Plus anyone know what X the Black Star is I can not remember. I believe it is a X between a Rhode Island and ?. Dad I believe is Aruacana but will get photo.
Thank you for you great discussion. I am going to connect to my horses hot fence and put my old girls in this area. Have not purchased but will look at fencing closely. Really don't have predators when they are older. Rats when they are babies.
Just getting back on line. Thank for the reply. I think back at light issues and they were just seeming so hot hard for me to temp controp. It is warm here but not warm enough for chicks. I am now up to 300 and thought back on this conversation. More work washing eggs then dealing with the...
Unwashed eggs do have a longer shelf life. I do believe the Food Moderization and Safety Act is, if not already, in your area requiring eggs to be washed prior to sale. Especially at market. If people want unwashed I have them come to the farm to pick up.