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Is there any way this thread can get off the topic of Californians vs. Washingtonians and get back to talking chicken?
 

I have never had my chickens fight at all.  So this is all new to me.  I got the two seperated at the moment.

And Welcome to the Washington thread.  

  I don't know any more.  I posted the head shots over on the Marans forum and someone said to keep the two cockerels separate.

Do I have 2 cockerels?

Is there any way this thread can get off the topic of Californians vs. Washingtonians and get back to talking chicken?
 

 I was thinking you possibly do because they both have some what large waddles. How old are they? I knew that I had 3 cockerels when they were 4 wks.

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Originally Posted by 4cats3kids1hubby2many 

CL:  These are for you. Wanted to let you know what harsh conditions I have put your baby turkey's in.  Oh, does not look like WE will be doing any butchuring this fall. We may sell 1 or two and then next year I will have to "hide" some so that no one gets attached and then we can butchur. OH...paypal is on its way.

 

 

Goodness..is that DH playing Momma turkey ?

he seems to be completely taken by the poults !

AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you get too many toms, you can pen the extras seperately & raise them for meat, keep the rest for breeding, otherwise they may fight over hens.

If they fight, it can be as innocent & unnoticible as the Alpha preventing the lesser toms from the feed until the lessers  actually starve, and I have seen it happen & had no idea one was singled out & not able to get feed by the lead tom.

They are personable, and should be well aware what food is by now...just keep them warm...s/b about 85 degrees now & lower temps 5 degrees every week.

Love the way DH is captivated by the babies !!!!!!!!!!!   

Blood spots on the yolk are called "egg meats" and are caused by minute ruptures in the ovary when the yolk emerges.

Big egg farms candle eggs to remove any eggs with "egg meats" so you seldom see a commercially farmed egg with egg meats.

Washing eggs does not do anything to stop embryo growth, temperature does.

An embryo will begin to grow before the egg emerges from the warm confines of the hen's body, but will halt growth as long as held below 55 degrees.

Hatching eggs do not get washed as washing removes the protective coating called a "bloom" that covers the egg & seals out bacteria.

Washing eating eggs is necessary...following USDA directions, use 120 degree water in 2 containers, add a spray of bleach SOLUTION or a tiny bit of auto dish washer detergent to each....measure temp with a stem (meat) thermometer so water is at 120 degrees.

Put eggs in 1st bowl & use a seperate sponge to gently wash each & place in 2nd (rinse) water...leave in the water 30 seconds...then remove to a colander to dry.

Then paper towel to dry & into a clean egg carton and into the refrigerator.

Small bits of poo can fall off unwashed eggs and get into the food...and it can make you or others sick.

If you sell eggs you need to wash them just in case someone does get sick....cover your behind !

I can look up the USDA link & post it for you.

This is a cool pdf...I cannot get my puter to open it right now but here is the link:

http://agr.wa.gov/marketing/smallfarm/DOCS/056-SmallFarmAndDirectMarketingHandbook-Complete.pdf

I will keep looking for the egg washing page

here is the egg washing (one of many) articles:

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=798

http://agr.wa.gov/marketing/smallfarm/savorWA.aspx

Click the link on the left that says "Small Farm Marketing Handbook" and see loads more info !