Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

The Littles Were Up before Phyllis.....

Not too bad!

Bob, see how they got caught in the corner? Can they have a little doorway to the nest box in that corner? So they needn't recollect how to get to safety in the heat of the moment.

Fully expecting to pay some shra as I read on...

 

[MaryJanet]

I might try that once her other leg bends. Currently she is doing one legged pushups on her own.

What a champ.

 

[MaryJanet]

Me too!

Me three!!

 

[MaryJanet]

Another Silly Guessing Game

What color do you think everyone is going to lay?

Katydid
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Rime
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Shirina
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Platina
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My guesses are

Brown from Katydid
White from Rime
Haven't a clue about Shirina
White from The Amazing Platina

 

[Marie2020]

He’s a rooster, so…….

My chickens make enough noise

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Some time ago, I talked about preserving eggs in water mixed with hydrated lime, or egg glassing, as they call it (apologies to those of you for whom the term "glassing" also refers to another awful behavior). We'll, here we are, about 15 months later, and I grabbed the bucket off the shelf in my cold storage area in my basement. This is the label we attached to the bucket lid (can't figure out how to rotate the photo).

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This it what it looked like upon opening.

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No odor detectable unless I really stuck my nose down closer to it. And even then it was just a slight "eggy" smell, nothing at all alarming. I reached in through the crusty shell layer on top of the water and pulled out two eggs.

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I rinsed them off and took a whiff. Still no unpleasant outdoor. I took them outside to crack open, not wanting to have to deal with a potential horrific mess inside the house. This is what I got.

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The eggs had become much less viscous (more watery) and they kind of slightly stuck to the inside of the shell which helped cause the yolks to break. It also seemed as if the membranes (I'm not going to even try to use any correct terminology in this report) that usually contain the yolks had broken down, so that the yolks were very easy to break. I gave them another vigorous smell test and all I could smell was regular raw egg. Nothing at all of of the ordinary.

So on to the cook test. In the pan.

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All scrambled up, with a lovely mealworm garnish.

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Again, no unusual anything, they cooked up normally, smelled fine, just as if they were fresh.

So what do you think? Should I cook one up for myself to try? I once opened a container of chili that was more than 11 years past the "best by" date printed on the package. It passed my smell test so I ate it and experienced nothing beyond what one might normally expect from eating chili.

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So there you have it!

Excellent! I certainly would. There are several folk on BYC who have tried it and some do this regularly so it seems pretty established way of preserving eggs. Also, the good news about eggs is you really get a lot of warning if they are off!
If you were nervous about it you could try just one. But I think if it doesn't smell you are good to go!
In the spirit of full disclosure I am quite loose with dated food. Not things like shellfish, but many other things.
As an example I am still eating my mother's preserves. She was big into jams, jellies and marmalades. They are really delicious. Some of the older ones crystalize a bit and need zapping in the microwave to loosen them up a bit, but otherwise they are great.
My mother died in 1996 and I have just eaten my way to 1992.
Let us know if you try and how they do in terms of texture.

I'm a subscriber to the axiom that expiration dates are for wusses.

To be fair, people have been preserving food in these ways for centuries. And without putting expiration dates on things!

Disclaimer: if you try to serve my (adult) kids anything out of date they will have conniptions.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Another Silly Guessing Game

What color do you think everyone is going to lay?

Katydid
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Rime
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Shirina
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Platina
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Brown
White
White
White.


(...I was trying to see their earlobes to help me guess.)

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Not too bad!

Bob, see how they got caught in the corner? Can they have a little doorway to the nest box in that corner? So they needn't recollect how to get to safety in the heat of the moment.

Fully expecting to pay some shra as I read on...

I was thinking the same thing. Or perhaps a little box or piece of ply on bricks for them to dive under for shelter. It would also make a handy step to reach the roost with.

 

[Shadrach]

I never knew this existed.

Too young to remember war time dried egg then.

 

[Shadrach]

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Crowing in the house

Loud isn't it.