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[vickichicki]

I wash the ones I collect as they leave the next day and are sold to a friend.
if I am having a late work day I will collect them and sit them unwashed on the counter until I clean them next day.
DH is scared of poop contaminating things in the fridge as well as them developing if they sit out... bless him.

 

[bradselig]

I only wash soiled eggs, be it poop, dirt, etc. I put all in fridge due to having a counter surfing dog when im not home and a nosey cat who likes to push things off the counters even though he's not really allowed on them.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

I only wash soiled eggs, be it poop, dirt, etc. I put all in fridge due to having a counter surfing dog when im not home and a nosey cat who likes to push things off the counters even though he's not really allowed on them.

funny what happens at the house when we aren't there.


I have 4 eggs with pip marks or small holes. when should I expect chicks?

 

[oldrooster]

here's a link for Fermented feed here on BYC https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/644300/fermenting-feed-for-meat-birds

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

On the topic of mean hens, I agree with Mother2Hens. I completely respect y'all that raise your birds for food and hope to be able to have a separate flock for that some day. For now, though, I'm much too attached to my darling hennies.

I have found, though, that if you want to train a hen not to be mean, you have to be the dominant hen. I 'peck' my girls when they get a little too pushy--that is, I make a 'beak' with my thumb and one finger and 'peck' at them until they take a hint. My girls respect me, but are not afraid of me, so I think it's working.




In regards to egg washing, I don't wash my eggs at all unless they're VERY dirty, and always refrigerate after washing because of the whole removal of the bloom thing. They sit out on the counter otherwise.

 

[oldrooster]

Re: Mean Birds jchny posted: With all these birds, I have to face some realities later this fall. Some will be for the freezer. Any I raise have to be social and gentle or they have to be gone. My Mom loves to hold and touch the birds, so I want them all to be respectful to people. We have several friends with small children too, so I am pretty tough on who will stay or go. It will be a lot harder with these having hatched and raised them, but its all part of it. This is the main reason I started raising and breeding.. I want to know our food is safe & what it was fed. More importantly, the animals were loved respected and cared for while they were here.

I really do understand and admire you for all you are accomplishing! I'm just teasing you because my instinct is to throw my body across your chicken to save her (it would actually squish her!) hahaha That's my emotional response, but intellectually, I realize that chickens/animals raised with love and care for human consumption are lucky as opposed to being raised in factory settings. I do hope more and more people do exactly what you're doing so that maybe someday there won't be so many factories.

Egg Washing~ EmSteele asked a question that I don't think we've discussed before. I never know if I am doing the right thing, but my eggs go directly from the nesting box to the refrigerator. I don't wash them first because as I understand, it removes the protective bloom. If the eggs look clean, we just crack them and use them. If they have marks, I quickly dip them in a cup of WARM water with a spray of bleach and rinse in warm water. When I give them to neighbors, I select the clean ones and give them instructions about the dip/rinse method. I've heard that you can wash them first, rub them with cooking oil that serves as a protective coating, and store them in the frig. What does everyone else do?

AATH~ I thought of you when I ran across this photo. Hope your chickens have finally learned to use their ladder. Next, you can teach the wild birds!

My grandmother (mom's mom) had the same philosophy if it was a mean animal it had to be sold or buchered no if ands or butts, cost them, some money occastionally but she knew the loss would be cheaper than a doctor bill, or loosing life or limb over a stupid animal.

 

[mcurry]

Chicks in brooder still clicking when breathing. Still taking Duramycin & Probios. Trying hard to make everyone not touch them & wash hands if they do so it doesn't spread to the other flocks. Frustrating.

 

[animallover2202]

i cracked on of Ms. Mays eggs and its fertile

 

[vickichicki]

Bravo Pip on getting your article on the front page.

 

[vickichicki]

i cracked on of Ms. Mays eggs and its fertile

Exciting stuff... Now bring on the chicks