Arizona Chickens

[turkeybreeder]

my red star chicken is broody but stay in the nest
all night and in the day she is getting up
could the eggs still work to take to incubate
to my friend that has an incubator[/b]

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

The wikipedia article on calcium carbonate is interesting, if you want to get a bit sciencey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate

I will now work on a simple process to turn egg shells into pearls and antacid tablets. Shouldn't be too hard, right?

 

[pimachickens]

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That was interesting.

I think you will have better luck with the antacids, though. I'm afraid for the pearls you are probably missing the very important ingredient of oyster slime.

 

[LarryPQ]

Don't forget the fermented fish guts!!

 

[pimachickens]

Laree- I'm very jealous of your very clean spice cupboard. I bet you also probably know everything that is in there, huh? I wish I knew everything that was in my spice cupboard.

 

[LarryPQ]

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Now, if I could only do the same to the pantry.....

 

[turkeybreeder]

my red star chicken is broody but stay in the nest
all night and in the day she is getting up
could the eggs still work to take to incubate
to my friend that has an incubator

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I can't make coffee on Satuday--I forgot that we're planning to go to the lawn show in Tucson. So, if you want to keep it at Seattle Espresso, that's fine, but if you want to move it to a closer location for those that can make it...I should be able to make it a week from Saturday, though

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Is she staying out of the nest all day? Or making a brief exit to eat, drink and relieve herself? If hte later, no problem, but if she is only on hte nest at night, she isn't really broody--she just decided she likes the next box as a bed. And the eggs are almost certainly no good after the 2nd day of brooding at night, but off them during the day.

 

[turkeybreeder]

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Is she staying out of the nest all day? Or making a brief exit to eat, drink and relieve herself? If hte later, no problem, but if she is only on hte nest at night, she isn't really broody--she just decided she likes the next box as a bed. And the eggs are almost certainly no good after the 2nd day of brooding at night, but off them during the day.

i just put the eggs yesterday she stayed in the night and most of the day
but got off the nest for an hour could i still take them to my friend to incubate
if i take the chicken in the nest together to my friends house