I meant to include that it is my 1-year anniversary of Retirement.
I figured that's what you meant.
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I meant to include that it is my 1-year anniversary of Retirement.
Question for anyone who can help me out...we have tried to hard boil our eggs several times and they just don't come out right. We use an egg timer and have tried rinsing them in ice water after boiling, but the shells don't peel away from the hard boiled egg like they should. What is the secret to hard boiling our farm fresh eggs? The eggs from the store don't seem to have this issue, but I know that's a different ballgame (they aren't as fresh, etc.)
Try: Carton exchange, or $1extraI need to start a rule at my house: No carton? No eggs!
The freshness is the issue... as eggs get older the shell quality changes, making them easier to peel once boiled.Question ..we have tried to hard boil our eggs several times and they just don't come out right. ... The eggs from the store don't seem to have this issue, but I know that's a different ballgame (they aren't as fresh, etc.)
Thanks so much, and I'll check into that. My ex-boss raises cattle and I believe she and her (now grown) kids were involved in 4-H. I still have the phone directory for all the people at work.
Oh, today is my 1-year anniversary and don't have much to show for it, except for the new brats. Just spent another $265 for plywood, custom paint and feed and still need about 15 more 2x4's to reinforce the the top of my run so my hardware cloth won't sag.
Question: For those of you who lock your chickens up at night BUT always keep the food and water outside, what time do you let them out in the morning? Their sleeping patterns are not like ours.
Try: Carton exchange, or $1extra
also save berry containers...
I only have a few hens, so 3-4extra eggs fit nicely in small berry boxes.
The freshness is the issue... as eggs get older the shell quality changes, making them easier to peel once boiled.
always boil older eggs... When I was a kid, 4H told us eggs could be warehoused up to a year.... as an adult, I doubt the year part, but I know they can be stored a long time during slower times of the year.
I already have a 12 x 20 ft heavy-duty tarp that I bought over a year ago. My run is 16 x 16 ft, and the tarp will cover all but the 4 x 8 observation deck and 4 x 8 ft area directly behind that spool of hardware cloth. The coop will be in the upper left hand corner, under the tarp when in use. I have several dozen eye-bolts to batten down the tarp, or can roll it back during the winter so the chickens can soak up some sunshine. It will also come in handy for those heavy monsoon rains.You might want to consider using plywood to cover part of the run roof. It will provide more shade in the summer and also more shelter from rain, and it doesn't sag as much as hardware cloth. It can also help support any tarps you put over - especially if you plywood the center section of the run roof.
I had originally covered about half of my run roof with hardware cloth, and the other half was a solid roof. I wound up covering most of the hardware cloth roof with additional plywood for shade and rain protection. My run is 7' high, so it still gets a lot of sun coming in from the open (hardware cloth) front and sides. You don't want to block all of the sun, but the more solid shade they have in the summer the happier you all will be.
In the Backyard Poultry Magazine, isn't there some "Egg Cartons.com" (or whatever) that sells large amounts of cartons real cheap? I don't have one in front of me right now.Ya, just in case, before i left, I took 4 dozen out of the cartons and put them in a small cardboard box. haha!!
In the Backyard Poultry Magazine, isn't there some "Egg Cartons.com" (or whatever) that sells large amounts of cartons real cheap? I don't have one in front of me right now.