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    Coop run help

    Simple and free solution: dry fall leaves. Collect a bunch of bags of leaves in the fall. Throw the leaves on the ground: 6"+ if you have good containment around the sides to hold the leaves in (deep litter), 2-3" if you don't have great containment to keep the leaves in. Periodically add...
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    This chicken is not dead

    You are in Texas. I'm sure you will value Ebenezer a lot more when he strikes oil for you. :)
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    Hen not laying in nesting box

    If this is a 1-time thing, don't worry about it. Chickens can occasionally lay in odd locations: in the coop, over night from the roosting bar, etc. They'll almost always go back to the "usual" spot next time. Otherwise: Is she low on the pecking order? Chickens are fairly mean when they...
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    Where are you located? That can make a significant difference. You might want to include your general location in your profile. You might want to consider keeping them inside- in a closet, pantry or wherever they won't be disturbed. See if that make a difference in future batches.
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    Interesting... Never heard of that before. What conditions did you keep the containers in this summer? Were they in a temperature controlled environment? I don't know much about brooding eggs, but I assume they require a fairly high temperature range to develop, right?
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    Yup. The whites are a little runnier and the yolks break pretty easily. That's why we usually recommend scrambled, omelets and baking with them. Hard boiled, easy over, etc. generally don't work well. Looks like you are an eggspert now. And when you don't die in a day or two, your partner...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Yup. That's what I had originally with my string trimmer. Once I hit 3 batteries, then I was able to do full trimming around the property in one session.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    General rule with battery-power tools- Pick the "best" brand for you and try to stick with it. Use any/all of the tools that you know to judge "best": lower price, heavy duty, variety of tools for your needs, good reviews, long-term reputation, etc. The main advantage to sticking with a single...
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    Thanks for the info @fat brown hen
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    First egg AND made friends with the roo!!

    Very nice. First eggs are always exciting. And it looks like found a new friend as well. If he's good around people and takes care of the ladies, then he'll be a perfect keeper. Congrats!
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    If possible, remove some of the shell and leave the membrane in place. That will allow greater exposure to the lime water and simulate a longer period of being exposed to the water from a crack.
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    CLEAN Jokes, Memes, and Pictures!

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    CLEAN Jokes, Memes, and Pictures!

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    CLEAN Jokes, Memes, and Pictures!

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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    If an egg smells rotten, it is rotten. Humans have a highly refined tool to detect bad food: our noses. You were smelling bacterial growth. Not sure what went wrong in your case, but with the most common problem: cracked egg with lime water infiltration, there is no problem using the other...
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    I recommend a small batch this year. Even a dozen or so. Everyone is unsure the first time they do it- both with the setup and eating months-old eggs. That will get you over those first-time jitters and possible mistakes so you can scale up next year. Mrs. Wages pickling lime (generally near...
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    Every form of egg preservation is a trade-off. There is no perfect solution. Freeze drying is very expensive up front. Freezing requires freezer space and costs energy, etc. Water glassing is cheap, low tech (worked before electricity) and effective but has that ~10% loss rate. Regardless...
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    Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

    I've never figured this out. I've been water glassing for 6+ years and can count on ~10% loss rate. The cracks on the bad eggs are visible, but may be easy to miss when you are cracking them open for cooking. They may start microscopic, be due to thin shells, rough handling or other reasons...
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    The shirt has been claimed. Thanks.
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    INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

    Due to a mistake with Amazon, I have a chicken shirt I don't need. If you could use it or know someone it would be good for, I'd be happy to ship it to a fellow Hoosier free. It is a 2XL black, long sleeve shirt. Please send me a private message (conversation) rather than post here to...
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