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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    I know, it gets hot here. I didn't think about it at the time. I don't have a pantry or a closet that isn't attached to a bedroom, will have to think about where else they could go.
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    I left them in the garage all summer, no temperature control. I don't know if they were actually developing, but it's the only thing I can think of.
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    Official BYC Poll: What’s Your Favorite Thing About Raising Turkeys?

    That is indeed annoying. AI-generated posts should be marked as such.
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    I'm already working my way through my third gallon of waterglassed eggs. At this rate, I'll be out by midwinter. These were glassed 6 months ago. So far zero rotten eggs, but maybe 5% have been bloody on the inside. Interesting. I wonder if they started developing during the warmest days of summer.
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    Geritol, but for older hens

    I put the shells out as soon as I use the eggs -- Not enough time for bacteria to proliferate. My chickens only eat flaked oyster shell, so that's what I buy for them.
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    Well, a few days turned into a few weeks. I'm not sure if I was overzealous with the crack or if the egg exploded in the container. But, somehow, the egg innards were outside of the egg. It smelled rotten to me, so I took it to the far end of the yard and dumped it out. A chicken promptly ran...
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    Geritol, but for older hens

    I feed my eggshells back to the chickens without washing or baking. They enjoy the protein residue. Calcium + Vitamin D3 would be the way to go, but I have too many chickens to administer individual pills. Hence the desire for vitamin-enriched feed. I suppose I could grind up calcium pills and...
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    Geritol, but for older hens

    I have 40 hens, about half of whom are over the age of 6 and still laying. Many of the older hens lay thin-shelled eggs, and I suspect they are having trouble absorbing calcium due to their age. Right now everyone gets generic 16% layer pellets, with 2 different kinds of oyster shell free...
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    Okay, I did two experiments. First, I took a swig of calcium hydroxide water. A little bitter, but not something that can't be masked in a chocolate cake. Mouth felt soapy afterwards. Second, I put a mildly cracked egg in calcium hydroxide. I'll let it sit for a few days and then cook it into...
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    Dang, 10% is a lot. When the eggs crack, do they rot on the inside? Or does the calcium hydroxide prevent bacterial growth? Could I theoretically use the cracked eggs to make a Mexican omelette smothered in jalapenos to hide the taste of calcium?
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    In another thread, someone asked whether waterglass eggs could survive a long drive. OP never responded, so I did an experiment: I put half a dozen eggs in yogurt container, topped it up with water, then shook it around violently to simulate driving conditions. Also rolled it back and forth on...
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    Transporting water glasses eggs

    @sassione Did your eggs arrive intact? I'm in the same situation. Not so worried about normal vehicle speeds, but the acceleration and deceleration that may happen along the way.
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    Thoughts on cockerel management?

    I have a mixed flock with both large breeds and bantams. The smallest bantam is the size of a dove. It's fine if they have lots of space with places to hide. In my experience, the males will force the girls to submit whether they are ready or not. Especially with multiple males, they will take...
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    Thoughts on cockerel management?

    Yes the females will be stressed out, if they aren't already. Solution is to separate the males from the females.
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    Comment by 'fat brown hen' in article 'Keeping a House Chicken… How, When, and Why?'

    Looks like you managed to potty train your house chicken!
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    I rescued two roosters, and, um, one disappeared.

    Against my better judgement, I agreed to take in two bantam roosters whose owner couldn't keep them. They had previously lived together in a bird cage for 5 years and were best of friends. My plan was to quarantine them in a rabbit hutch for 30 days, but as soon as I set them down, they started...
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    3-D printing

    I made an insert to reuse my filament boxes as egg cartons.
  18. fat brown hen

    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Wow! never would have thought to try this. You better not be "pulling my leg", har har har.
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Tape the wings, also?
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    They do, except that they don't fit in my car. I was hoping to find something like this, that could be adapted to fit a turkey (?)
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