Hen wears a saddle for the first time:
"What's this thing on my back? There's something on my back!"
"There's something on her back! Everybody run!"
"What's on her back? What's on her back?"
"I don't know! Run!"
"Get away from me! There's something on your back!"
"Ack! It's on my back! What is...
No, I just put them in the blender whole and blend them then freeze them. They last about six months in the freezer, after that they start to desiccate. Until then they're perfectly good for scrambled eggs or any baking that calls for whole eggs.
Alohas are hardy and do well in heat, the breed originated in Arizona.
We have a mixed flock. The ones that seem to tolerate heat the best are our black Australorps. They are the last ones to start panting and the first to stop. Our Easter Eggers are the first to start panting. They and the...
We have a dozen hens about 18 months old. We get 8-10 eggs per day, that's enough for two adults and two dogs plus extras. I think it's pretty hard to have too many eggs. You can always give them to family, friends, and neighbors.
Another option is to put extra eggs in a blender and pour them...
Same as always here. Trying to work out where and how to put up the new run. We're almost at the end of the triple digit temps, so that makes me happy.
Praying for your husband, BlueBaby. 🙏
1. Clean the coffee maker.
2. Clean out the coop and pens.
3. Do two loads of laundry.
Adding: 4. Put some hens in the turn-out pen.
Our flock doesn't have any grass where they live (desert) so we built a moveable shaded "turn out" pen that can hold 4 hens and we move it around to where little...