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

[RUNuts]

I wonder what the explanation would be for EE eggs....especially green and blue ones.

That's easy. You painted them. Chickens only lay brown eggs that turn white when cleaned to get the butt juice off. QED



Smarter than the average bear!

 

[Vortex81]

im on page 58 getting closer!!

 

[Molpet]

My current mama hen definitely noticed when I gave her new eggs. I waited till she took her daily break, then took away the 4 medium sized tan eggs she had been sitting on and replaced them with the 10 large blue eggs I had bought. Poor thing finished her break and went back into her little broody coop. Stopped dead in her tracks in front of her nest and stared at it. Turned around and ran back down her ramp into the run. Ran around in the run raising a fuss for a few minutes then went back in the house to stare at the eggs some more. In the end though she couldn’t resisted the siren call of a full nest. Climbed in and behaved beautifully all through the the incubation and hatch.

I have had 3 broodies this year, 2 i switched golf balls for turkey eggs at night. the 3 rd one I put them in just as she was coming back from break. she got into an empty nest and gave me the stink eye. when i gave her 6 turkey eggs she was purring and seemed very happy to get more and bigger eggs
the first hen that went broody sat for 5 days before i gave her eggs and 10 days later she decided that she didn't want to be a teenage mom... or she knew something I didn't know because they don't look too good in the incubator.

 

[CSAchook]

when i gave her 6 turkey eggs she was purring and seemed very happy to get more and bigger eggs

I can just imagine it! “...Mmmm yes my eggs are the biggest and the best...wonderful eggs....yessss...”

 

[CSAchook]

Everyone! My chicks are one week old today! They had a nice day with mom foraging and taking a group nap in the sun

 

[PirateGirl]

Confession. There is a box with two ducklings on my lap in the car.

But I do not BYC and drive. I am the passenger.

 

[PirateGirl]

I think it's because it's Thursday and I haven't seen Balut babies yet.

 

[CSAchook]

I think it's because it's Thursday and I haven't seen Balut babies yet.

You did the right thing. On Thursdays we must have ducks

 

[PirateGirl]

Do not tell my neighbor, or my cats.

 

[Vortex81]

Ah, those ER visits ain't nuffin' - I slammed my nose in the car door in the Walmart parking lot. Top that!!

i got you beat whhen i was working on a dairy farm wwhen i was 18 (1500 cow dairy milking 800 at the time in a double 24 parlor} and i was bring a group of cows down to the pit right, well they wouldnt all go in and there were bleeping me right off so i went to give one the boot (on a downward ramp) completly biffed the cow and the force from my kick made my other foot slip out from underneath me and it was like the old looney tunes (mind you i was pushing like 250 pounds at the time also) i went completly horizontal and the first thing to hit the crap covered concrete floor was the back of my head, knocked me out cold for a min i had to get up finish pushing tthe cows in close the gate and then make my way to the parlor were we called for help. Ended up getting 13 stiches wass off of work 1 day... thats right 1 day and then i was back at it.... ahhh the memories of being young.....

PS im at page 75 so far im a slow reader lmao