"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[TerriLaChicks]

Guess what I found yesterday. I have worms. Well that doesn't sound right, now does it.........my meal worms have baby worms. I snapped some pictures. Hoping to have time to share. Happy Hump day!

Only here could you find people who are happy that you have worms.

 

[CackedNut]

My neighbor who I have given eggs to has told my husband that the eggs are "rubbery". Is this simply how THEY are cooking them, or is there something I should be doing differently? The first few times I cooked REAL eggs, I found them rubbery too, now I cook them gentler (lower heat) and I find that they cook faster than store ones. Any thoughts?

 

[kuntrygirl]

My neighbor who I have given eggs to has told my husband that the eggs are "rubbery".  Is this simply how THEY are cooking them, or is there something I should be doing differently?  The first few times I cooked REAL eggs, I found them rubbery too, now I cook them gentler (lower heat) and I find that they cook faster than store ones.  Any thoughts?

Could it be her cooking?

 

[CackedNut]

Could it be her cooking?

That's what I was leaning to. I just wanted to be sure. My crew has been hit with a REALLY hard molt and I've even had some soft shelled eggs. I have them on oyster shells, a high protein feed block supplement(Tractor Supply), freeze dried meal worms, hulled sunflower seeds, as well as, the occasional scrambled egg and shell mixture. I didn't know if there was a deficiency of some sort.

 

[catdaddyfro]

That's what I was leaning to. I just wanted to be sure. My crew has been hit with a REALLY hard molt and I've even had some soft shelled eggs. I have them on oyster shells, a high protein feed block supplement(Tractor Supply), freeze dried meal worms, hulled sunflower seeds, as well as, the occasional scrambled egg and shell mixture. I didn't know if there was a deficiency of some sort.

This is all caused(slower metabolism) by a decreased amount of daylight and happens every year, be glad you even get any eggs as most don't unless they are artificially supplying the hens with certain amounts of light hours. Now is the natural time for hen to not lay eggs under normal circumstances. I have about 250-300 layers here I might be getting a dozen a day if I knew where they were all laying(the ones out and about) the penned ones, nothing-nada-zippo and I'm not pushing them either. I could boost up their intake of proteins but I'm not in any need or hurry to do so and not ready to hatch any anytime soon gonna just let them come into lay under normal conditions this year as I just want to hatch from the natural laying ones and no intervened ones. so to say.

Jeff

 

[CackedNut]

This is all caused(slower metabolism) by a decreased amount of daylight and happens every year, be glad you even get any eggs as most don't unless they are artificially supplying the hens with certain amounts of light hours. Now is the natural time for hen to not lay eggs under normal circumstances. I have about 250-300 layers here I might be getting  a dozen a day if I knew where they were all laying(the ones out and about) the penned ones, nothing-nada-zippo and I'm not pushing them either. I could boost up their intake of proteins but I'm not in any need or hurry to do so and not ready to hatch any anytime soon gonna just let them come into lay under normal conditions this year as I just want to hatch from the natural laying ones and no intervened ones. so to say.

Jeff

Thanks for the info. I'm mainly giving the added protein because they are molting so badly.
I was under the impression that the higher protein would help with feather growth and warmth. I could be wrong, as there is more I DON'T know than do.

 

[foreverlearning]

My neighbor who I have given eggs to has told my husband that the eggs are "rubbery". Is this simply how THEY are cooking them, or is there something I should be doing differently? The first few times I cooked REAL eggs, I found them rubbery too, now I cook them gentler (lower heat) and I find that they cook faster than store ones. Any thoughts?

I have heard that from some of the people I give my eggs to. I didn't understand what they were talking about until my girls stopped laying for 2 weeks. (I gave all my eggs away and a lot of change in one day stopped them.) I had to buy store bought eggs and found that they take longer to cook and the white and yolk are much thinner then what my girls lay. Store bought almost seems watery compared to what my girls lay and they don't taste as good. It might be how she cooks them as there are differences in the cooking methods. IE: Lower cooking temps and shorter cooking time.

 

[foreverlearning]

Thanks for the info. I'm mainly giving the added protein because they are molting so badly.
I was under the impression that the higher protein would help with feather growth and warmth. I could be wrong, as there is more I DON'T know than do.

Added protein does help feather growth and laying in a molt because they aren't forced to rob their body and eggs of it to grow more feathers. However, if laying is not a huge concern for you then they won't need as much nutrition for the rest of winter.

 

[foreverlearning]

Y'all know more than I do on chicken problems, can you guys pop over on this post and try to figure out what the problem is in the second picture please.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/842445/chicken-disease
Thank you!

 

[kuntrygirl]

 

That's what I was leaning to.  I just wanted to be sure.  My crew has been hit with a REALLY hard molt and I've even had some soft shelled eggs.  I have them on oyster shells, a high protein feed block supplement(Tractor Supply), freeze dried meal worms,  hulled sunflower seeds, as well as, the occasional scrambled egg and shell mixture.  I didn't know if there was a deficiency of some sort. 

This is all caused(slower metabolism) by a decreased amount of daylight and happens every year, be glad you even get any eggs as most don't unless they are artificially supplying the hens with certain amounts of light hours. Now is the natural time for hen to not lay eggs under normal circumstances. I have about 250-300 layers here I might be getting  a dozen a day if I knew where they were all laying(the ones out and about) the penned ones, nothing-nada-zippo and I'm not pushing them either. I could boost up their intake of proteins but I'm not in any need or hurry to do so and not ready to hatch any anytime soon gonna just let them come into lay under normal conditions this year as I just want to hatch from the natural laying ones and no intervened ones. so to say.

Jeff

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I agree. I"m with you on that Jeff. I'm in no rush and I'm not rushing them.