Minnesota!

[KlopKlop]

Not really any new info there, or answers. If it was 40 separate waterfowl introductions, how did the goose get through the door into the "secure" facility.

One would need to trust the government and the news outlets more than I do to find anything "trustworthy" in what was said in the article. It leaves me with more questions than answers.

What if it was a "planned" introduction to drive up profits per bird? Do not scoff at this too much, even us paranoids can have enemies!

My question is who do you point the finger at for the introduction?

The government? Big ag companies trying to fix the market? Big pharma companies trying to get rich on a potential vaccine?

 

[lalaland]

the part I was interested in was that it (flu) appeared to be connected with snow geese and canadian geese, and the reasoning behind the plan to use suffocation to kill the flocks in any upcoming outbreaks. I wasn't understanding why before, (sounds horrible) but the explanation of the trafficking of the work crews to and from the farm and to restaurants, hotels, etc made sense to me.

 

[Rhetts]

Well it looks like it's time to bust out the heated water dishes, everything was frozen solid this morning

Yep. DH and I just said the same thing. AHH the thought of hauling water jugs all winter has me swirling with disappointment. I am not ready for it. And to make it worse I am going to have to haul pails of water for the cattle. UGH! We were trying to figure out a different way but it doesn't look promising.

 

[Rhetts]

that sounds like a great idea! Could freeze eggs and then dump them in a ziplock!
My goal is to have enough frozen eggs to take me through two months. I usually still get a couple eggs a day, but....can't count on it. And the new girls that are coming in a few weeks will likely lay through their first winter.

But, I have a family that asks me for eggs all the time. I am taking 6 doz tonight to an after work gathering with my siblings.

So tell me more about freezing eggs. You scramble them and freeze them. And you can use them as if they were fresh? How do you thaw them? And does that mean the frozen eggs we pull from the coop during the winter can be saved or not? Those would be frozen solid with a cracked shell. Could we just throw them in the freezer or is there risk from bacteria when thawing them?

 

[willzpapa]

Togo, Mn can't say for sure but I wouldn't rule it out. Does or did it have a furniture store or funeral home ???

 

[duluthralphie]

are you kidding? someone really replied? (I'm gullible)

Really, Someone replied, I figured no one would believe me, but I have no way to post the actual he mail or forward it to here. I was shocked also..


BTW Incase you have not noticed I am really dragging my feet this morning.

 

[duluthralphie]

Togo, Mn can't say for sure but I wouldn't rule it out. Does or did it have a furniture store or funeral home ???

No, but it has a bar and a sawmill.



Just curious with a NC address what is your connection to Minnesota? BTW My Brother lives in NC.

 

[duluthralphie]

So tell me more about freezing eggs. You scramble them and freeze them. And you can use them as if they were fresh? How do you thaw them? And does that mean the frozen eggs we pull from the coop during the winter can be saved or not? Those would be frozen solid with a cracked shell. Could we just throw them in the freezer or is there risk from bacteria when thawing them?

We use ours if they "look" clean, We have one of those fancy redneck on demand water heaters, I simply turn the water temp really high rinse the egg off fast and use the cracked egg. I never thought of putting them in the freezer, but I will now. I will have more use for my vacuum packer now!

 

[KlopKlop]

how long does it take eggs to freeze on an 'average not polar vortex' day? my girls usually all lay between 11 and 3 and I don't get home from work until almost 5. Im assuming that the girls taking turns sitting on the nests while they lay will keep eggs warm-ish until every one is done laying, not?

 

[lalaland]

So tell me more about freezing eggs. You scramble them and freeze them. And you can use them as if they were fresh? How do you thaw them? And does that mean the frozen eggs we pull from the coop during the winter can be saved or not? Those would be frozen solid with a cracked shell. Could we just throw them in the freezer or is there risk from bacteria when thawing them?

from what I read, you just let them thaw and use them as if they were fresh. Personally, I would throw them on the counter and let them thaw for baking, for morning eating I would try just putting them in the skillet.

I eat the eggs that freeze in the winter, unless the egg looks dirty on the cracked area. If dirty, I cook them up and feed back to the girls.

I probably wouldn't throw a cracked egg in the freezer, and I probably wouldn't thaw them, remove from shell, and freeze them. But that is just instinct, no knowledge behind it.

A lot of people just toss frozen eggs. I've been eating those that freeze in the coop for maybe 15 years and haven't died yet.