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[miohippus]

Yes but under refrigeration not 103 deg. also are store bought eggs fertile.

no, the store bought eggs are not fertile

 

[miohippus]

check out this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/499059/how-long-can-you-leave-eggs-out-unrefrigerated

 

[Kassaundra]

yea, i have eat eggs that are alot older than then 3 days. They sit on my counter for about a week before i get around to cleening them

That is awesome Kass! i didn't know wal mart could color match lol only thought lowes coulud

I color matched my thread to their paint chips since I am not near a lowes, they had one that was a perfect match.

 

[miohippus]

I color matched my thread to their paint chips since I am not near a lowes, they had one that was a perfect match.

oh, i see lol that is good they had one that matched

 

[NanaKat]

Kass, good project ...here is a new product coming soon by Rustoleum for water proofing. A cousin sent us the link
http://laughingsquid.com/rust-oleum...g-that-makes-everyday-materials-repel-liquid/

 

[Kassaundra]

That is awesome

 

[okracefan]

Hello Peeps! What has been going on the last couple of months?

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Kass, good project ...here is a new product coming soon by Rustoleum for water proofing. A cousin sent us the link
http://laughingsquid.com/rust-oleum...g-that-makes-everyday-materials-repel-liquid/

As if I didn't have enough stuff to spend money on LOL I see at least one treated hat in my future though...

...among other things...

Quote: That's a great thread someone posted about this I usually keep my eggs on the counter for several days, when I'm running the incubator some go in it and the rest go in the fridge, I think it was maybe 10 or 12 years ago there was a big stink raised about the egg producers that supplied to grocery stores (I think some people had gotten sick maybe that started it), But anyway the eggs that were on the shelves back then could have been in storage as long as 3 years, there were some changes to health codes or laws pertaining to how long they could be stored and it was dramatically shortened, I don't know how old they are now when they are placed on the shelves in the store but I'm betting they are closer to 3 months old the difference being that they are moved to a cooler shortly after they are laid and kept cold, you can't leave those out on the counter near as long without them going bad as you can fresh eggs.

Hello Peeps! What has been going on the last couple of months?

Good to see ya, Haven't seen you or your brother lately most likely cause I was hiding out for a spell LOL

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Since I was starting over on my flock I ordered 50 Buff Orpington pullets from Country hatchery here in Oklahoma, I was scheduled to pick them up on July 9th so I called them the day before to make sure everything was okay, They confirmed my order and I said I'd be there after work and well before their closing time of 5pm
I was told that due to the heat they preferred that I pick them up between 9am and Noon so I requested the morning off and showed up at 9:30 I was told then that they had left me a message at home that they didn't have the chicks I had ordered and could only supply me with 20 of them and if I wanted they could make the rest up with Rhode Island Reds, This wasn't really what I had wanted but I like the RR Reds so I agreed by the time the babies were a few weeks old I was sure that a mistake had been made and I had gotten some other kind of chicken so I called them several times but got no answer and no way to leave a message so I emailed them the response I got was that they only sell one kind of RR Red so I had got what I paid for, I hadn't set out to get them so hadn't read the info on the web site as it turns out they call them Rhode Island Reds but they are a Production Red while there isn't anything wrong with the breed it isn't a true RR Red and anyone wanting to have heritage breeds should make sure that when ordering them they pay close attention to the fine print, RR Reds were nearly wiped out some years ago by the introduction of Production red type birds easy to understand they lay more eggs, set less and grow faster but they just aren't a RR Red, I looked at a couple of other hatcheries and saw one other that advertises the same thing the chicken is listed as a RR Red but in the description it says they are their production type, I think they should be much more clear about what they are selling, I'm not trying to convince anyone to not buy birds from them their Buff Orpingtons are so far a really good looking stock bird I just didn't get what I set out to buy and overall I'm not impressed with the hatchery, I had split the order with a friend and kinda feel like I let him down not doing enough research so I'll make sure that don't happen again,

Anyone want to buy a somewhat used soapbox? buying it might prevent me from climbing up on it again, but, then again, I would probably just find another one when I needed it LOL

I hope everyone is having a great weekend

 

[OKchkman]

Hello all. I'm in SE Oklahoma, Hugo to be exact.