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I've never rehydrate eggs before, but from what I have read online it is generally 2 parts water to 1 part powdered egg. Many people just say to add until you get the consistency you like. Also be sure to let them soak for several minutes to ensure all the egg has absorbed water. You don't...

Thats good to know but I only saved 9 dozen and there's no way they will last that long. I'm hoping they will make it until the hens pick up again this spring.

I'm so glad I found this thread. Thank you for starting. My questions about giving the shells to the chickens and reusing the lime water were answered in the posts. I tried preserving with this method last year when my hens were laying way more than we could eat. We had been selling our extra...

Haven't seen you on here for a long time now Fred. I hope you are doing well and keeping up with the flock. I always appreciate your insight and guidance. Take care.

Everybody must really be busy with the spring hatch. No postings for 6 weeks! Im going into lurker withdrawal. LOL Ur-ur-ur-urrr, I wish I could get down your way to take some of those "culls" off your hands. They look good to me. Of course Im no breeder and only interested in a self...

Thanks for getting in touch with Ron. I completely understand him spending more time with family. Its good that he recovered from the illness and has a second chance. We all lose a fine RIR breeder, but more importantly, Ron is still around to be with his family. Sometimes we lose sight of...

Its been a long time since I have posted here, but have been reading every post and learning form everyone. I will be establishing my flock in Northern Arkansas and have heard from people on here...namely Freds Hens, that the Fogel line (formerly Bates) was very good at retaining the egg laying...

I watched the video and wrote my post before refreshing the page to learn that "Hollywood" was a particular bird and not a line or strain. Thanks for clearing that up cmom.

Thank you for the link to Bob's video Fred. I've been keeping up with the thread and learning silently for the past few months but had to thank you for this. It was very educational to see the birds walking around and hearing what Bob was looking for in his birds to make the cut to the...

Funniest BYC post have seen all week! I have been keeping up with the thread for quite some time picking up on pointers and learning as much as I can about successful line breeding before I get into it myself. Im not sure if I keep reading for the education or the humor. Between you, Fred and...

I will still be watching everything happening and will ask questions when I have them. I think I do need to know alot more before I comment again about the breed/history. Just reading and researching isnt enough and the last thing I want to do is to put out the wrong information. I have so...

Of course you are right Matt. I should have read the information on Bobs website more carefully. Im glad you corrected me on this as I dont want to pass bad information to others. I think I will just go back to lurking until I have more knowledge and experience experience to contribute and not...

Matt. Another thing I just ran across. Bob did indeed have the Underwood line while he was living in Wisconsin. I came across this some time ago while reading this thread from the beginning. That took a few months and is the reason I joined BYC. Anyway, post 1786 from Bob states that he got...

Thank you so much Jimmy for all the information you have provided. I will get there and read more. So much to learn and so interesting on the history. Those of us that want to keep these lines going are so fortunate to be able to have this information available. I know that I would be a...

Matt, First of all let me say that I am in awe of your birds. I guess I should have expanded on the history a bit before putting in my 2 cents. Others have already answered your initial challenge to me but here is a bit more info. The line did indeed come from Bob and his Mohawk line which he...