➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[RUNuts]

You sure that’s a quail egg? Some birds don’t build nests and lay in the open, “scrape nests.” Just wondering

No, it's not a quail egg. Much too small. The sunflower head is 4 feet off the ground and quail lay on the ground. Some wild bird deposited it. I find it very strange. Fart egg maybe???

It's a quail egg!
He wants quail.

(even it it is not we can pretend it is so we can trick him into building a bator and hatching it)
Shhh.

All is according to the prophecy. Quails and bators next year.

In the meantime, I'm fighting squash vine borers. Ripped out all the zucchini. Losing the butternut and the spaghetti isn't looking too hot after borer surgery. We are not amused. Cherry tomatoes are roaring and cucumbers right behind. The sole jalapeno is fruiting, but the replacements haven't germinated. We are still having issues. Chickens love the borer larvae. I certainly don't.

Isn't it bed time for you?

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Yes I did, and thank you! The full picture is on my Instagram (which is really empty) in my signature, but I’m still working on my watercolor skills so don’t hold your breath.

Did you order the supplies you wanted?

 

[Morrigan]

We had our first cucumber salad last night. Still waiting for that first ripe tomato.

 

[biophiliac]

@RUNuts heres another bad pic of that cockerel at a younger age

 

[Kiki]

No, it's not a quail egg. Much too small. The sunflower head is 4 feet off the ground and quail lay on the ground. Some wild bird deposited it. I find it very strange. Fart egg maybe???



All is according to the prophecy. Quails and bators next year.

In the meantime, I'm fighting squash vine borers. Ripped out all the zucchini. Losing the butternut and the spaghetti isn't looking too hot after borer surgery. We are not amused. Cherry tomatoes are roaring and cucumbers right behind. The sole jalapeno is fruiting, but the replacements haven't germinated. We are still having issues. Chickens love the borer larvae. I certainly don't.

Isn't it bed time for you?

School is out!
Mom can't put the kids to bed anymore.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

We had our first cucumber salad last night. Still waiting for that first ripe tomato.

My tomatoes are just now starting to flower. It'll be a while yet...

 

[Kiki]

@RUNuts heres another bad pic of that cockerel at a younger age
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See the red in the shoulders here Nutty?

 

[Tesumph]

Did you order the supplies you wanted?

Yes I did! Supposed to get here tomorrow. Suuuper excited. I was going to start sketching today but it’s a bad health day for me

 

[Morrigan]

I was told my free rooster was an amaracuana -- but realistically he is most likely an Easter Egger. Since we're talking EEs --when my room is crossed with one of my orpington's or sussex, the legs of the hens always turn blue, starting at about 2 weeks. The boys' legs stay yellow. It's a great auto-sexing feature. Also, those hens that inherit a pea comb lay blue-green eggs. Those that inherit a single comb lay brown eggs. Weird, huh?

 

[Kiki]

I was told my free rooster was an amaracuana -- but realistically he is most likely an Easter Egger. Since we're talking EEs --when my room is crossed with one of my orpington's or sussex, the legs of the hens always turn blue, starting at about 2 weeks. The boys' legs stay yellow. It's a great auto-sexing feature. Also, those hens that inherit a pea comb lay blue-green eggs. Those that inherit a single comb lay brown eggs. Weird, huh?

Chicken genetics...are awesome huh?