Minnesota!

[KlopKlop]

has anyone here made pickled eggs? someone at the farmers market suggested that i make them from my small pullet eggs and sell them. ive never even tried one but would consider making some to at least taste test if you guys thought they were good.

i would have to let some egg sit around for a while first too... have you ever tried to peel a hard boiled fresh egg? its danged near impossible!

 

[holm25]

Minnie I HATE AI its a waist of time and easier to run them with a bull I think.

 

[NathanZee]

You said they are penned except when you let them out to fly around? What are they on during their penned up time? I am wondering if it is gravel? Of not it almost looks warty. I see stuff like this on my chickens who are on the gravel pen too much.
You could ask on the duck threads?

Dirt, chopped off weed stumps, which I'm afraid might be cutting their feet.

 

[The BlanchRanch]

Quote: That could just be it!! Well, time to get some Hamms. It is the beer refreshing.

 

[holm25]

One of next years few 4H projects. Now to make it... I DID NOT MAKE THIS ONE IT IS JUST A PIC TO SHOW WHAT I AM DOING!!

 

[Minniechickmama]

Dirt, chopped off weed stumps, which I'm afraid might be cutting their feet.

That might be something to do with it. I am pretty sure it had to do with the ground they are on, not necessarily cutting but is too rough and abrasive.

 

[Minniechickmama]

One of next years few 4H projects. Now to make it... I DID NOT MAKE THIS ONE IT IS JUST A PIC TO SHOW WHAT I AM DOING!!

I have seen those around this last year. The question is, do you know what all is planted in that one ?
One of my projects to finish before the snow flies is some raised beds by our patio to put herbs and some flowers in that I can hopefully put a hoop over and extend both ends of the season.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Minnie I HATE AI its a waist of time and easier to run them with a bull I think.

Doing it can be a pain if the cattle are on pasture, but we used it all the time when I was back home on the dairy farm. It gives a chance to be more selective about breeding and keeps diversity.
If they don't settle it is a waste of time and money, but if they stick then you could end up with better offspring. Just like any selective breeding. We only used a bull for clean up. I think a lot has changed about farming over the years I have been off that farm. Our family farm no longer exists, so that is a big change. We had a register Holstein herd with about a handful of grades and one Ayrshire who thought she was a Holstein and gave about 60-pounds a day in milk, her name was Fifi. LOL
We usually didn't keep bulls around for long because by about 2-years they would start getting to be too much to handle and it was a safety issue for us. For our farm AI was easier, especially when my brothers were all able to do it and we just bought the semen.

LOL imagine explaining artificial insemination to people who had never even seen a cow except on TV? I played out that scenario more than once while I was in the Navy. Now, I see stuff about people doing it on chickens all the time. I do draw the line there.

 

[Minniechickmama]

has anyone here made pickled eggs? someone at the farmers market suggested that i make them from my small pullet eggs and sell them. ive never even tried one but would consider making some to at least taste test if you guys thought they were good.

i would have to let some egg sit around for a while first too... have you ever tried to peel a hard boiled fresh egg? its danged near impossible!

Put a tablespoon of baking soda in the water, they will peel easy peasy!

As for the pickled ones. Gross. But DH has made them and he used to eat them in his Navy days. He recently tried some that are called tea eggs or something like that, where you put them in tea with soy sauce. I don't know for sure, but even he said they were kind of gross. It is best to use the small eggs though if you have them, is what I have heard. People pickle quail eggs too.

 

[holm25]

Doing it can be a pain if the cattle are on pasture, but we used it all the time when I was back home on the dairy farm. It gives a chance to be more selective about breeding and keeps diversity.
If they don't settle it is a waste of time and money, but if they stick then you could end up with better offspring. Just like any selective breeding. We only used a bull for clean up. I think a lot has changed about farming over the years I have been off that farm. Our family farm no longer exists, so that is a big change. We had a register Holstein herd with about a handful of grades and one Ayrshire who thought she was a Holstein and gave about 60-pounds a day in milk, her name was Fifi. LOL
We usually didn't keep bulls around for long because by about 2-years they would start getting to be too much to handle and it was a safety issue for us. For our farm AI was easier, especially when my brothers were all able to do it and we just bought the semen.

LOL imagine explaining artificial insemination to people who had never even seen a cow except on TV? I played out that scenario more than once while I was in the Navy. Now, I see stuff about people doing it on chickens all the time. I do draw the line there.

We never got one to take to AI but that was at my other grandpas and can do it with a bull like we wanted too. I have been told holstein and jersey nulls can get nasty. But so can any other bull if it wants.The bull my grandpa sold about a month ago was really docile and his dad was even more docile.The guy who had the dad of my grandpas bulls got out of breeding cattle and when he sold his bull the guy that got him had no idea how they would get the bull in the trailer. my grandpas friend said you just watch and walked inside cameout with a length of sewing string put it around the bulls neck and walked him into the trailer. Haven't heard of a more docile bull to this day.