Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

I would imagine the farmland does provide a lot of available feed for their prey. So an abundance of hawk food is likely here.

I saw a necropsy on an owl done at the animal rescue center in the next National Park North of where I lived in Catalonia. There were 3 rat skulls and the remains of some mice in the owl. One of the disadvantages hawks have is they are daylight hunters and many creatures stay well out of sight in daylight, including predator aware chickens.

 

[Shadrach]

Please educate me. Why prick your egg before boiling?

This is a question I've been loath to ask. I would not want to find out I've been boiling eggs all wrong all my life.

 

[Shadrach]

Is Fret not a Legbar, too?

Half Legbar and half Marans I am told. She has feathered feet.

 

[Shadrach]

I used to do that. Now I start with cold water and don't need to prick the egg.

Eggs and potatoes I've always started in cold water.

 

[micstrachan]

Half Legbar and half Marans I am told. She has feathered feet.

Got it! I think I should know that already. Sorry!

 

[MaryJanet]

Does it make them any easier to peel?

In my experience, yes. Much easier.

 

[micstrachan]

I need to find some for my ladies this winter. That would help with boredom.

That is precisely why I buy them. I usually give them a new bag if we’re going out of town and I know they won’t get free range time. They were back at it this morning before I left for work.

 

[MaryJanet]

I used to do that. Now I start with cold water and don't need to prick the egg.

How do your soft boiled eggs turn out?

 

[MaryJanet]

The older the egg the easier to peel. Some say wait at least 10-14 days, but a month is better. Somehow the membrane shrinks from the shell over time (evaporation maybe?)

I don't make a hard boiled egg unless I want to eat it then and there. I quite like it when the egg is still warm.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

These 2 girls right here were in rare form this morning. They both decided they needed to lay their eggs about 5 minutes apart. Bunny was first to the porch and got in her box. Creamy shows up a few minutes later and has a squawking fit, she needs privacy and no neighbors to lay her egg. After going on for 10 minutes nonstop I went out and put her in her side, the side she always uses. That set bunny off, she went to squawking and stretching her neck over to bawk in Creamy's face. When Bunny finally shut up, creamy got back started and pulled the same stunt. Finally after a hour both girls laid their eggs, and they proceeded to sit and glare at each other as if seeing who was going to get up first. 2 hours later creamy finally has enough and leaves, she has enough time to reach the top step when satisfied she'd won that battle Bunny was able to leave.
Here they are about halfway into their game of "you move first"