Dixie Chicks

[Amberjem]

both Pickling Lime and Slaked lime are Calcium Hydroxide...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide#Food_industry

awesome learn something new every day


deb

I would just be worried over the possible contaminates in the slaked lime least the pickling lime is food grade

 

[Ravynscroft]

those were @RavynFallen
  's beautiful lavs she is hatching now I agree we need lots n lots more pictures

More pics soon... lots more Lavs and some black splits... got a lot to do right now...

No time to read,
Just "hi guys"

Heyla, Sam...

I use hair cutting scissors. Work pretty good.
I cut both. 1 winged birds tend to fly, although poorly.

Thank you for the advice! Much appreciated!! Hate grounding, but better to keep them safe...

 

[perchie.girl]

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pickling lime is the same thing... what makes it slaked is the addition of water.

I would think that contaminates wouldnt matter for preserving eggs in their shells... but still you can just use pickling lime... same stuff.

deb

 

[Amberjem]

I know just least the pickling lime is food grade... and ya just on the outside but eggs do have pores..........

 

[Amberjem]

anyways that would be my only worry over the two diffrent types..and just so long as you researched the one probly be just as good as the other.......

 

[Amberjem]

More pics soon... lots more Lavs and some black splits... got a lot to do right now...

Heyla, Sam...

Thank you for the advice! Much appreciated!! Hate grounding, but better to keep them safe...

oh oh how many have hatched so far?

 

[mvomomma]

These are my RIR babies all same age. Have one with no tail feathers. Does this mean an specific gender?

 

[perchie.girl]

These are my RIR babies all same age. Have one with no tail feathers. Does this mean an specific gender?

could man a roo. in some breeds the girls get their feathers first...

deb

 

[NotAFarm]

Quote: I got a pickle recipe from my Mom that she got from my Dad's oldest sister (since passed away). It called for slacked lime. I asked my Mom about it she said she didn't know if it was different from pickling lime. I asked a couple of ladies at church that were my Mom's age that canned things. Said they didn't know if it was the same. Finally called my Dad's youngest sister (90 and in a nursing home). Same stuff she said. I used pickling lime and the pickles turned out just like I remember. Sweet pickle chunks! Yum!

 

[Amberjem]

These are my RIR babies all same age. Have one with no tail feathers. Does this mean an specific gender?

what deb said some lines will not display tail feathers when they are cockerels and are slower to develope...keep an eye on em

I got a pickle recipe from my Mom that she got from my Dad's oldest sister (since passed away). It called for slacked lime. I asked my Mom about it she said she didn't know if it was different from pickling lime. I asked a couple of ladies at church that were my Mom's age that canned things. Said they didn't know if it was the same. Finally called my Dad's youngest sister (90 and in a nursing home). Same stuff she said. I used pickling lime and the pickles turned out just like I remember. Sweet pickle chunks! Yum!

kewl what was the pickle recipe?