NY chicken lover!!!!

[Serenity Lane]

I'd buy one! I'm totally in love with my one white silkie. She's about 3 weeks old.

And you're near Kingston? I want a blue silkie! How much?

 

[Serenity Lane]

And you're near Kingston? I want a blue silkie! How much?

Oops, I meant to quote pharmchickrnmom. Sorry, got excited.

 

[Henicillin]

Hi Heni -

I am curious about two things:

• Does your EE roo have a name? I love Captain Morgan -- very distinguished and slightly rakish, as ever rooster should be!

• When you say "put one of those suckers in the Crock-Pot with veggies, etc...." - would you mind telling me your basic recipe, especially, do you put the whole chicken in?

Thx,

TOB

The EE hasn't named himself yet. The Captain has a habit of putting his foot up on a treat and then calling the girls, so he became Captain Morgan. He's a Speckled Sussex, and a good guy.

I'll just put a whole roo into my big Crock-Pot tomorrow, throw in a chunked-up onion or three and some smashed garlic, a few carrots and celery ribs for flavor, and some herbs (whatever I grab that's handy). Add some water and/or white wine, turn the heat on low, and let him cook! I did the last one in a packet of Good Seasons Italian dressing, and he was delicious.

 

[Cass]

You know what I just noticed? No moderators. Wonder why.

Shhhh...you'll jinx it.

 

[Breella]

There is a listing on Craigslist right now with a lot of stuff, I'm broke so nothing fun for me.

 

[Pyxis]

Has anyone else been seeing all the rude and derogatory responses on here that people are posting in response to others' questions? Not in this thread, of course, but on the site in general? Like when I got attacked by someone over saying that Sevin was an okay way to get rid of mites, or a post I just witnessed where one member went off on other for no reason? One of the people I know in the real world told me they stuck to just the duck section for just that reason, and I'm beginning to see why...

Anyway, in other news, I got a HUGE egg today! I'm going to have to take a picture, it's ridiculously big. Larger than even the eggs my pekins used to lay me. I'm hoping tomorrow is going to be nice like they say, because I need to work on the coop I'm building. Today was terrible weather-wise here, all slushy and snowy and cold, ugh.

 

[Breella]

Today was terrible weather-wise here, all slushy and snowy and cold, ugh.

Tell me about it! It was so bad my horse didn't want to go outside!

 

[Henicillin]

Has anyone else been seeing all the rude and derogatory responses on here that people are posting in response to others' questions? Not in this thread, of course, but on the site in general? Like when I got attacked by someone over saying that Sevin was an okay way to get rid of mites, or a post I just witnessed where one member went off on other for no reason? One of the people I know in the real world told me they stuck to just the duck section for just that reason, and I'm beginning to see why...

Ugh. I hate people who hide behind their keyboards and act like prize idiots. Nowadays I pretty much stick to our friendly thread here and to the meat bird forum, and that's about it. This is the best group on BYC anyway. Not that I'm biased or anything.

 

[Gramma Chick]

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WIKI Blood spots are also called meat spots. Occasionally found on an egg yolk. Contrary to popular opinion, these tiny spots do not indicate a fertilized egg. Rather, they are caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the yolk surface during formation of the egg or by a similar accident in the wall of the oviduct. Less than 1% of all eggs produced have blood spots. Mass candling methods reveal most eggs with blood spots and those eggs are removed but, even with electronic spotters, it is impossible to catch all of them. As an egg ages, the yolk takes up water from the albumen to dilute the blood spot so, in actuality, a blood spot indicates that the egg is fresh. Both chemically and nutritionally, these eggs are fit to eat. The spot can be removed with the tip of a knife, if you wish. Or disappears when you cook it Blood spots are more commonly found in brown eggs. The reason is two-fold. Firstly, the genetics of brown birds predisposes them to lay more eggs with blood spots in them. Secondly, during the candling procedure, the brown shell of the egg appears to have a red tint to it, which makes the task of looking for a red spot behind it extremely difficult.

 

[Gramma Chick]

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Here is a teeny tiny egg one of our chickens layed ..