Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Another longer video

 

[featherhead007]

Leave that to the cops.
Do you think it was someone near you? Or an animal

Human probability 90%

 

[featherhead007]

All this stress is not worth a stroke or heart attack, so I’m taking things slowly today. If need be, I have my emotional support rooster, Mr Wyandottey for comfort.

 

[SimpleJenn]

So proud of my ladies, they queued up properly and laid me some wonderful eggies. Just had to wash them and now I'll need to sort out the ratio of these eggs to large ones for baking.

 

[RoyalChick]

So proud of my ladies, they queued up properly and laid me some wonderful eggies. Just had to wash them and now I'll need to sort out the ratio of these eggs to large ones for baking. View attachment 4164871
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Lovely!
Just curious, do you always wash the eggs or only when soiled?
And do you dry each one with a towel?
I don’t usually wash mine but wonder if perhaps I should.

 

[rural mouse]

So proud of my ladies, they queued up properly and laid me some wonderful eggies. Just had to wash them and now I'll need to sort out the ratio of these eggs to large ones for baking. View attachment 4164871
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New pullet eggs I tend to ratio 3:2 for baking. I also have to do that with Lark and Indigo eggs. Sometimes I take the extra large/jumbo eggs (Pippa, Cuckoo (RIP) and a couple of others) and use 1 small and 1 jumbo when it calls for 2 large.

 

[featherhead007]

Lovely!
Just curious, do you always wash the eggs or only when soiled?
And do you dry each one with a towel?
I don’t usually wash mine but wonder if perhaps I should.

Washing the plume off drastically reduces shelf life. Resist the temptation of rinsing your eggs

 

[rural mouse]

Lovely!
Just curious, do you always wash the eggs or only when soiled?
And do you dry each one with a towel?
I don’t usually wash mine but wonder if perhaps I should.

I don't wash until ready to use...unless I have really mucky one. Then it gets washed...and used immediately.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Lovely!
Just curious, do you always wash the eggs or only when soiled?
And do you dry each one with a towel?
I don’t usually wash mine but wonder if perhaps I should.

It depends on how dirty they look, or if it's raining when I collect them. I wash, scrub with a dedicated scrubdaddy, and towel dry them before refrigerating.
I wash every single egg, even store bought before cooking with them. Just a quirk my mom always did too.

 

[SimpleJenn]

We all have different answers goes to show how much freedom there is in chicken keeping!
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