Dixie Chicks

[1kluckychik]

Goodnight all! I am exhausted....(of course there is gonna be a pic)

 

[hennible]

My guys get free choice food everybody gets free choice food in this house... But that Ozzie just stays thin no matter what, my mom's always whining that he's too skinny and I keep telling her it's the breed...

As for animals that like to get into trouble here is one ya JW

Her name is Elliot but we affectionately call her "s*** rat"

 

[BriardChickens]

Good night! Heading to bed pretty soon too.

 

[hennible]

Night kris

 

[BriardChickens]

My guys get free choice food everybody gets free choice food in this house... But that Ozzie just stays thin no matter what, my mom's always whining that he's too skinny and I keep telling her it's the breed...

As for animals that like to get into trouble here is one ya JW

Her name is Elliot but we affectionately call her "s*** rat"

Is that a ferret??

My boy is skinny too. He can eat and eat and eat and barely puts on weight. A girls dream!

 

[hennible]

Yup that's a ferret, female.
Lol BC your dog or your honey?

 

[NotAFarm]

ANSWER:
BLOOD SPOTS:
Blood spots occur when blood or a bit of tissue is released along with a yolk. Each developing yolk in a hen's ovary is enclosed in a sack containing blood vessels that supply yolk building substances. When the yolk is mature, it is normally released from the only area of the yolk sac, called the "stigma" or "suture line", that is free of blood vessels. Occasionally, the yolk sac ruptures at some other point, causing blood vessels to break and blood to appear on the yolk or in the white. As an egg ages, the blood spot becomes paler, so a bright blood spot is a sign that the egg is fresh.

Excerpt from "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens", by Gail Damerow

This is the key part to remember....as an egg ages, the blood spot becomes paler......most eggs purchased at most stores are not fresh eggs. People who have never seen a blood spot have probably bought eggs at stores whose eggs aren't as fresh as yours....and that spot may have just faded away before the egg made it to the store. Do you know how old some eggs are that are sold in stores? There is a reason that the "fresh date stamp" became a sales pitch for some egg brands.

Quote: I'm assuming you're talking about the dried ones. Make sure they have grit to help them grind them up.

 

[Amberjem]

Are young man goes to visit his grandfather for the weekend. At dinner Time he notices that the dishes are a little dirty and says "grandpa you should wash your dishes better"
The gramps replies "well grandson that's the best Coldwater can do"
The next day breakfast time rolls around same thing the dishes kind of dirty grandson complaints... Grandpa replies "well grandson that's the best Coldwater can do"
This goes on over the weekend, with grandpa always replying "that's the best Coldwater can do"
As grandsons getting ready to leave he trips over his grandfather's old dog and grandpa snaps at the dog " out-of-the-way Coldwater!"
Lol
I Don't tell it quite right but That is what your comment made me think of Deb

Love fosters colour!

As for sprouting seeds: soak for 12-24 hrs. Drain and let grow. Rinse twice a day.

Edit to say: that's how I sprout wheat for my flock

kewl, I was eyeing some barley seed they had

 

[BriardChickens]

Yup that's a ferret, female.
Lol BC your dog or your honey?

Haha both!

Amberjem: I have heard barley doesn't sprout as easily hence why I do wheat. Let me know how yours goes, looking to switch up once we are through this bag.

 

[NotAFarm]

I got some barley soaking now!! I rinse mine really well and soak it for 5 or 6 hours (after work until bedtime). Then rinse it morning and evening for 3 or 4 days. I keep it in the utility room which has the furnace and hot water heater so stays warmer that the 65F that the house falls to at night.