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I have an over abundance of fertile guinea eggs! They are hatching mostly pied and white, plus pearl and lavender. $20/dozen plus extras! Getting five a day, fertility has been 100%. Anyone interested? Chester County, Coatesville area.
 
Chicadoodle said:
I have an over abundance of fertile guinea eggs! They are hatching mostly pied and white, plus pearl and lavender. $20/dozen plus extras! Getting five a day, fertility has been 100%. Anyone interested? Chester County, Coatesville area.
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if you were closer, i would buy some in a heart beat, just hatched 10 out of `12, one was clear and one just gave up about three weeks but i just have plain ole pearls
 
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Anyone? I asked what I need to do for Niko's first hatch. Should I block off the ramp so they don't fall? Find a way to keep the other 5 away? Just let them sort it out? In other news, Bridget was hiding eggs from me. Found 6 under a large weed. Should they be given to the dog or are they safe for us to eat?
 
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LadyBehir said:
Anyone? I asked what I need to do for Niko's first hatch. Should I block off the ramp so they don't fall? Find a way to keep the other 5 away? Just let them sort it out? In other news, Bridget was hiding eggs from me. Found 6 under a large weed. Should they be given to the dog or are they safe for us to eat?
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Blocking the ramp sounds like a good idea to me. We didn't and the first hatchling made it out from his mother who stayed on the rest of the eggs, fell of going down the ramp and we wound up losing him since we didn't find him right away.
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As far as the other eggs go, depends on how old they are. I would probably scramble them for the dogs, but you could crack one open to see what is inside.
 
I had a broody hatch a lone chick the other week. They made it outside down a two foot drop, the chick went out through the fence, mom went over to follow and they've been living under the coop and in the woods since then.
 
Reyvaughn said:
What are everyone's favorite pickling recipes for quail eggs?  I'm fond of pickling with beets.  My husband likes to reuse the hot juice from the hot bolonga jars (ew).  I have reused half sour pickle juice and it was okay.
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I always start with fresh beet juice, vinegar, pinch of salt and sugar and bring to a boil. I slice onions and put then in my jar with beets and eggs, pour in the warm brine.

I have a mustard egg recipe from the wife of an Amish guy my Pop works with that I haven't tried yet. I've tried hers and they remind me of pickled deviled eggs.
4 tbl yellow mustard
3/4 cup each water & white vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup of sugar (seems like a lot)
2 drops yellow food color (if needed)
Bring to a boil, pour over eggs, refrigerate for 72 hours.
 
Need some advice from my Pa peeps. I have 10 chicks that are 7 weeks old now. .I'm finding a few feathers in the coop and run and I'm worried about feather picking. I have not seem any events. My coop amd run provides over 150 sq feet so i think they have plenty of space. They get blue seal starter mash and havn't seen any mites or bugs. Thoughts? Should I worry?

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I wouldn't worry at all, they are still growing and feathering in. They may be figuring out the pecking order also, and biting eachother/pulling feathers occasionally.
 
LadyBehir said:
Anyone? I asked what I need to do for Niko's first hatch. Should I block off the ramp so they don't fall? Find a way to keep the other 5 away? Just let them sort it out? In other news, Bridget was hiding eggs from me. Found 6 under a large weed. Should they be given to the dog or are they safe for us to eat?
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Any eggs that I've left overnight or on the porch, or in the fridge a while, I do the water test I found on here somewhere... just before I am ready to cook, because I try not to wash eggs.

Put egg in bowl of water, if it sits on bottom, fresh! If one end comes up, started to age and probably scramble or bake with soon. If the whole thing floats it has aged too much. Not sure if an old egg is okay for the dog, they do love disgusting old rotten things....but some are delicate :)
 

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