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[oldrooster]

I wonder has anyone made deviled eggs with turkey eggs?I would love to try doing a dozen deviled.....

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Got my 2nd turkey egg today.
I decided to eat one for lunch. Tasted like chicken (egg).

Fertile or in-fertile?
(To the left is a light reflection, the egg spot is to the right.)

I couldn't really tell, so I took some pics to enlarge & share.View attachment 1634876 View attachment 1634877 View attachment 1634878 View attachment 1634879

The next one try turning the flash off, I kinda think fertile but a shot in natural light will say for sure. If the Turkey hens get spring free range the eggs are flat amazing! They will go broody on 2 eggs not kidding. I used my girls to hatch all my larger fowl.

I wonder has anyone made deviled eggs with turkey eggs?I would love to try doing a dozen deviled.....

Oh yes, and they are awesome! I have an egg customer that buys goose eggs down to quail for an Easter event platter. The Deviled goose egg is the center piece for her. I've asked several times she take a picture.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

6 leghorn eggs today! Haven't found miss Sneaky's goose nest yet. My Khaki duck I can tell is hiding a nest too, she is notorious for brooding but yet to raise a clutch. I did find a gross pile of eggs, all EE behind the air conditioner unit ewww ! Frozen at some point and yeah, rotten. A huge clutch of duck eggs under the back porch, also very nasty. I'm cleaning up flower beds around the house and mulching before spring hits.. and ugh.
I have a strong tolerance, can process most any animal, doesn't bother me as far as the gag factor. Upsets me very much to see them go. Rotten egg smell gag 100%!
Setting my 2nd round of eggs tomorrow, mostly leghorn and 3 CX mix from Beefy's flock. I have a new OE laying but have not figured who she is yet. Eggs are very green and long, odd shaped egg.

We added another cow & goat shelter this weekend. Temporary build so we aren't increasing property taxes. Its 20ftX10ft and for my cows. I am hoping to encourage them to stop standing/laying outside so much. Rain, snow they stay on the hill. We have several shelters and buildings already! So we placed it where they usually sleep in hopes they get out of the weather more. This was a "hoop house" style construction. 5 cattle panels, 12 fence posts, a cheap $5 tarp for the north side, and a used 10x20ft billboard tarp. All my goats were already in there tonight, and all 3 calves. The mature cows just went higher on the hill to sleep.

 

[Faraday40]

@Leahs Mom
Look who laid her 1st egg this morning!

This is Oreo. Double Stuff may also be laying, but I at least know today's egg came from Oreo. Your may also be starting soon!

The only other orp who's laying is Cupcake. (All pullet eggs since my 3 orp hens are molting.) Poor Cupcake was injured this weekend via young, clumsy cockerel's mating attempts, so she's a house chicken for a few days.....but still laying! I just want to make sure the wound stays clean and know she'd be dust bathing as soon as I put her outside. I'm always surprised how quickly chickens can heal.

 

[Faraday40]

Oreo has the "looks" but is on the smaller side. Double stuff has the nice body size but her lacing is not as crisp. I couldn't decide..... so I kept BOTH.

Here's Double Stuff:

I also kept the mama of Double Stuff & @Leahs Mom 's Silver Laced Orp. Their biological mother is Blizzard. (She's not as pretty b/c she's STILL molting!) Most of her new feathers are in except for some around the head & neck. She's a very, very big & heavy girl.


This is "Puppy" the cockerel. I'm still deciding if I want to keep him. He's a back up, but I really like & prefer the way "Mr Wonderful" looks, so I doubt this guy is "needed." I gave away all the extra "beautiful" cockerels and ate the so/so ones. Puppy was on the so/so list but he's so friendly and followed us around - like a Puppy. The last time we had young cockerel this amazingly sweet was "Mr Dummy-pants." (Hated the name, but Dummy became my all-time favorite rooster.) Also TWICE when I had picked out my spring rooster and got down to my winter number, something happened to my #1 pick, which sent me scrambling to hatch out as many males as possible.

Puppy's lacing needs work, but his temperament is beyond special. That's the real reason he's still here.

 

[JanetMarie]

@Faraday40 I love those big round fluffy Orps. One reason I don't raise them is I absolutely could not butcher any extra boys and would have too many pets!

I used to have a buff Orpington rooster who lived partially in the house who would sit on my lap every morning as I drank my coffee.

 

[Leahs Mom]

@Faraday40
Many of the young girls are laying now - anywhere from 7-10 eggs/day. I hadn't seen any of the orps in the nest box until yesterday. Lucy was in one of them but I don't think she laid an egg. There are so many young'uns out therre (12) that I don't know who's laying unless I catch them in the act. (With the exception of the colored egg layers...at least I know it's one of the 3 of them or the older girl).

Those laced girls are so large that I wasn't sure they'd fit in the nest boxes until I say Lucy in there.

 

[JanetMarie]

Puppy's lacing needs work, but his temperament is beyond special. That's the real reason he's still here.

Maybe when you have time you can fill us in on Puppy's special temperament.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Loving those pictures beautiful!
Got a picture of the new pullet egg. They are fertile! Set 3 CX 14 WL and this one OE egg for this week.

 

[Faraday40]

Maybe when you have time you can fill us in on Puppy's special temperament.

He was hatched in late June when we were completely overwhelmed with chicks, county fair, 4-H, etc, so I gave some chicks to a nearby teen to "babysit." She did a great job raising her own chicks (which we sold her in the spring), so I knew they'd be in good hands. The girl ended up buying a few of the chicks she was babysitting, but this very friendly laced one ended up being a male - which she could not keep. He wasn't the prettiest, but he was used to living in the house as a pet. He had some culture shock when returned and was no longer king of the brooder. He had to live outside! There was grass, trees, bright sunshine, dogs, and adult chickens! As soon as he saw me, he'd come running and stay as close as possible to me. (Often standing on my boots or leaning against me like a dog.) If I went to the back garden, he went to the back garden. He just wouldn't leave my side and it didn't matter if I had treats or not. It never bothers him to be picked up or petted, he's great with the kids too, and has never shown any signs of aggression. His outgoing, loving, loyal personality earned him the nickname "Puppy." I ended up giving away 2 of Puppy's brothers for breeding, and all of his sisters were quickly sold. I noticed that Puppy kept getting more handsome as he matured, so I decided to grow him out for a while. (Thinking practically, he could be a back-up if something happened to Mr Wonderful or he just might end up being a surprisingly beautiful roo someday. If not, we could always process him in the future. If I processed him at 5-6mo, then I couldn't go back & change my mind.)

Today: He's crowing sometimes, but not mating as far as I can see. Due to the hawks, I'm not letting the flock free range, so I don't know if he'd still follow me all over the yard. He still greets me like all the other chickens in the run, but like the others, when I don't hand out treats, he'll go back to his own business. I'm not really offended. After all, he is a rooster, so his attention is bound to go to the hens at some point. Mr Dummy (although a terrific rooster & pet) also favored the hens but always allowed us to bend down & pick him up at any time.

Oh, I'd love to go on & on about Puppy.
.....BUT our actual puppy, Kepler, decided to play in the mud. UGH! Lots of mud! (He's normally all one color.) His playtime was followed by a bath.

It figures he'd do something like this. I cleaned the house & did a thorough job on all the floors. I had planned to catch up on laundry & errands today, but cleaning up after Kepler took up my afternoon.