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[NanaKat]

Upcdazy....feeling your pain today.

Our little CWpullet passed thru the night. She had been improving and then after her LA200 shot seemed to go down hill. Seems like every "off" chicken I have given a shot has not done well. I hold off on shots because I don't like to use meds if its not necessary...perhaps I should give it earlier......

Worked on the small coop today. Need to finish the window covers..instead of slide covers, may do hinged. Ready to attach the roof piece and then paint. Need to get hinges for the nest box lid.

I put a tsp of baking soda in the water when I boil eggs. I peel under water also.

Hubby sees a doctor in the city at 2 pm so will check in later.

 

[SimplyMe_AngieD]

oops double post.

 

[okcarla]

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I always had a problem with boiling fresh eggs until one day I was surfing the web for the best way to boil fresh eggs. This way works for me every time ... the key is to boil for one minute only! Most of the information is from one website I found, but I modified it to my favorite method

Everyone should try this method at least once to see if it works for you too

•Place the eggs in a pot of COLD water. Be sure there is at least an inch of water above the top of each egg. Our well water is icy cold and roughly the same temperature as an egg taken from the refrigerator, but if your cold tap water is not as cold, let the eggs sit in the cold water for about five minutes, then replace that water with more cold water. The idea is to equalize the temperatures of the eggs and water so that both the water temperature and the egg temperature start out the same. (If you just put refrigerator-cold eggs in water warmer than they are, the water will heat up faster than the eggs and the eggs may crack. Some people add a teaspoon of salt or vinegar to the water when they are cooking eggs. I use the salt. This supposedly helps keep the inside of the egg from oozing out if an egg shell cracks.
•Place the pot with the eggs and water over high heat until the water comes to a full boil. BOIL ONLY ONE MINUTE. Turn off the heat and and cover with a tightly-fitting lid. The eggs will cook from the heat of the water. The eggs do not need to be boiled for more than one minute. Overcooking eggs causes the iron in the yolk and the sulfur in the white to combine, and this is what makes that ugly greenish color around the yolk.
•Let the eggs sit in the pan in the hot water for 12 minutes for medium eggs, 15 minutes for large eggs and 18 minutes for extra large eggs. This timing is very important.
•Drain the eggs and fill the pot with cold water. I like to empty and re-fill the pot several times to make sure the heat of the eggs doesn’t heat the water back up again. You can also put ice cubes in the water. The water should be very cold. Letting the eggs sit in the cold water until the eggs are completely cooled helps the papery membrane stick to the shell, instead of to the egg, and makes the egg easier to peel.
•Let the eggs cool completely. To peel the eggs, gently tap the large end of the egg against a hard surface like your kitchen counter. This should crack the shell. Turn the egg and crack the other end. I then roll the egg in my hands to loosen the shell. The shell should peel off very easily.
•Hard boiled eggs in the shell can be refrigerated up to one week. Hard boiled eggs out of the shell should be used right away.

 

[SimplyMe_AngieD]

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You should have no problem adding to your flock. There are LOTS of people on this thread from Ok, who give great free advice and are willing to help you add to your flock.

Welcome and good luck with your hens!

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Sorry you've lost so many. Mine have faired well through this heat.

If I didn' t get welsummers from 3 different sources I would consider that it might have just been because they were not healthy birds or something like that. I am certain they just don't hold up in the heat like the others. I have lost welsummers of all ages so the breed is the only thing I can blame. Think I would feel differently if I was loosing others to the heat regularly. We have barley had any days less than 105 in the past month & only 1 rain. There has been rain close to use, so we have gotten the humidity. The rain just seems to go around! I wonder why yours are doing better Cuban longtails. Maybe you talk nicer to your birds than I do????

Hah! I'm tough on my birds. They don't get the nice treats, frozen bottles of water, pen soakings, etc.. that y'all do for them. If they knew how to read this forum, they'd probably all revolt.

They have water and get fed once a day. Beyond that.. they either live or they die.

My Wellies came from eggs shipped to me from a BYC'er here on the forum. I think she lives in Illinois. They're around 3 - 4 yrs old by now, I think.

 

[sjarvis00]

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Prath,
Welcome to BYC, glad you joined us. It sounds as if you are well on your way to a solid flock of birds.

 

[old*cowboy]

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If I didn' t get welsummers from 3 different sources I would consider that it might have just been because they were not healthy birds or something like that. I am certain they just don't hold up in the heat like the others. I have lost welsummers of all ages so the breed is the only thing I can blame. Think I would feel differently if I was loosing others to the heat regularly. We have barley had any days less than 105 in the past month & only 1 rain. There has been rain close to use, so we have gotten the humidity. The rain just seems to go around! I wonder why yours are doing better Cuban longtails. Maybe you talk nicer to your birds than I do????

Hah! I'm tough on my birds. They don't get the nice treats, frozen bottles of water, pen soakings, etc.. that y'all do for them. If they knew how to read this forum, they'd probably all revolt.

They have water and get fed once a day. Beyond that.. they either live or they die.

My Wellies came from eggs shipped to me from a BYC'er here on the forum. I think she lives in Illinois. They're around 3 - 4 yrs old by now, I think.

Got to agree with you on this Cuban, I water twice a day because my time allows it. I provide shade and cool water, quality feed. Beyond that it is the chickens job to do the rest. I think chickens and other animals are being pampered to the point that they are losing their ability to take care of them selves so to speak. Nature is the first round in the culling process. Maybe a man with amy health problems shouldnt say that.

 

[old*cowboy]

Anybody showing at Tulsa state fair. I think entries due in about 4 days.

 

[old*cowboy]

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Welcome, you will find people here are pretty good company for the most part.

 

[old*cowboy]

Anyone on here got any utility white king pigeons or know of some in the state?