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[SilkieSensation]

Quote: I'm ready now. We already have plenty of rabbit wire from helping a family friend move. Tomorrow dad and Blu plan to get started on a snake proof cage just for them and chances are they'll have it done in the same day. Mom and I are going to make some jelly tomorrow since dad found some of our jars and my cousin brought some back today. I didn't have time to add the wire to the cage today since we had my baby shower, but dad put lime under the cage. (it sit's about 2 1/2 feet off the ground)
OK, think I have about 30 Coturnix eggs sitting here. Let me know how many jars of jelly that will get me...LOL Oh, and if we wait until Wed to ship I can have about 10 or so more & a few call duck eggs to toss in too.

 

[Razadia]

Quote: I'm ready now. We already have plenty of rabbit wire from helping a family friend move. Tomorrow dad and Blu plan to get started on a snake proof cage just for them and chances are they'll have it done in the same day. Mom and I are going to make some jelly tomorrow since dad found some of our jars and my cousin brought some back today. I didn't have time to add the wire to the cage today since we had my baby shower, but dad put lime under the cage. (it sit's about 2 1/2 feet off the ground)
OK, think I have about 30 Coturnix eggs sitting here. Let me know how many jars of jelly that will get me...LOL Oh, and if we wait until Wed to ship I can have about 10 or so more & a few call duck eggs to toss in too.
That works. I should have a LOT of jelly by the time we're done, so you best bet you'll be getting a lot.

All the jars will be different sizes too.

 

[SilkieSensation]

Quote: I'm ready now. We already have plenty of rabbit wire from helping a family friend move. Tomorrow dad and Blu plan to get started on a snake proof cage just for them and chances are they'll have it done in the same day. Mom and I are going to make some jelly tomorrow since dad found some of our jars and my cousin brought some back today. I didn't have time to add the wire to the cage today since we had my baby shower, but dad put lime under the cage. (it sit's about 2 1/2 feet off the ground)
OK, think I have about 30 Coturnix eggs sitting here. Let me know how many jars of jelly that will get me...LOL Oh, and if we wait until Wed to ship I can have about 10 or so more & a few call duck eggs to toss in too.
That works. I should have a LOT of jelly by the time we're done, so you best bet you'll be getting a lot.

All the jars will be different sizes too.
That works. JJ says he loves you...LOL I'll just send you everything I get between now & Wed. on top of the aprox 30 cots sitting here from the last few days.

 

[jinnjinn123]

CHECK EBAY

 

[Razadia]

Quote: I'm ready now. We already have plenty of rabbit wire from helping a family friend move. Tomorrow dad and Blu plan to get started on a snake proof cage just for them and chances are they'll have it done in the same day. Mom and I are going to make some jelly tomorrow since dad found some of our jars and my cousin brought some back today. I didn't have time to add the wire to the cage today since we had my baby shower, but dad put lime under the cage. (it sit's about 2 1/2 feet off the ground)
OK, think I have about 30 Coturnix eggs sitting here. Let me know how many jars of jelly that will get me...LOL Oh, and if we wait until Wed to ship I can have about 10 or so more & a few call duck eggs to toss in too.
That works. I should have a LOT of jelly by the time we're done, so you best bet you'll be getting a lot.

All the jars will be different sizes too.
That works. JJ says he loves you...LOL I'll just send you everything I get between now & Wed. on top of the aprox 30 cots sitting here from the last few days.

At least we can make someone happy.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: THAT'S BLASPHEMY!!!!

Besides, what kid do you know that wants to eat eggs every meal of every day. THAT'S how many we would be eating if we tried to eat them all.

We already use 12-18 eggs per day in cooking & still have a TON of duck eggs sitting here that are less than a week old. I haven't counted but know I have a flat of 30 pekins plus 2 more cartons over there, 3 cartons of runners, 1 of scovies & 3 of calls. Not all are completely full yet, but not far from it. Plus there are over 30 chicken eggs in the fridge we haven't managed to eat yet from this week. I haven't added quail, turkeys or geese in that count because I have orders for those. I just need to get rid of some duck eggs.

We eat, hatch, sell, trade, give away eggs..............................and I still cook about 10-15 dozen per week to feed back to the girls. And that does NOT count quail. I'm getting around 20-25 eggs per day from them, I never stay caught up with them.
I'll swap ya duckies for quail.

My free-loader quail haven't gotten back to full force yet after adding 14 new birds a couple weeks ago. The are still adjusting from the move & I want to hatch some out. As fast as I get quail eggs I get orders for them that need filled.

I got the duck eggs today. The ones that survived the trip look fairly good (air cells), unfortunately 28 eggs were broken and the box was kind of a gooey mess. Hopefully the 31 that made the trip intact will do well.

As long as I get some ducklings, I'll be happy. Thanks.

How were the 10.5 dozen quail I sent?

 

[SilkieSensation]

Quote: THAT'S BLASPHEMY!!!!

Besides, what kid do you know that wants to eat eggs every meal of every day. THAT'S how many we would be eating if we tried to eat them all.

We already use 12-18 eggs per day in cooking & still have a TON of duck eggs sitting here that are less than a week old. I haven't counted but know I have a flat of 30 pekins plus 2 more cartons over there, 3 cartons of runners, 1 of scovies & 3 of calls. Not all are completely full yet, but not far from it. Plus there are over 30 chicken eggs in the fridge we haven't managed to eat yet from this week. I haven't added quail, turkeys or geese in that count because I have orders for those. I just need to get rid of some duck eggs.

We eat, hatch, sell, trade, give away eggs..............................and I still cook about 10-15 dozen per week to feed back to the girls. And that does NOT count quail. I'm getting around 20-25 eggs per day from them, I never stay caught up with them.
I'll swap ya duckies for quail.

My free-loader quail haven't gotten back to full force yet after adding 14 new birds a couple weeks ago. The are still adjusting from the move & I want to hatch some out. As fast as I get quail eggs I get orders for them that need filled.

I got the duck eggs today. The ones that survived the trip look fairly good (air cells), unfortunately 28 eggs were broken and the box was kind of a gooey mess. Hopefully the 31 that made the trip intact will do well.

As long as I get some ducklings, I'll be happy. Thanks.

How were the 10.5 dozen quail I sent?

Ughhh! They fared about as well as my poor duckies apparently. I lost 7 cots & 28 BW to the PO's mistreatment of my package.

I found a couple more cracked ones in 1 flat when I was turning other eggs in 1 bator this evening & haven't gone back over the flats I stuffed into the other 2 bators yet, so there may be more yet that are cracked that I missed. I just want some new blood to add to my pens.

Your cot eggs are HUGE!!! Even my jumbos don't lay eggs that big!!!

 

[Razadia]

Another snake lost it's life tonight. It got another of my boys. It somehow got past the lime. Dad had just checked on them 20 mins before Blu and I went to check all the pens. The remaining 3 are now in the house in a pet carrier. Funny thing is, one of the boys decided to try his hand at crowing while we caught the snake. Dad isn't getting out of building the snake proof cage tomorrow. Even if I have to act like I'm starting on it just to make him do it.

Two snakes in as many days. I don't like how this year is going so far.

 

[SilkieSensation]

Another snake lost it's life tonight. It got another of my boys. It somehow got past the lime. Dad had just checked on them 20 mins before Blu and I went to check all the pens. The remaining 3 are now in the house in a pet carrier. Funny thing is, one of the boys decided to try his hand at crowing while we caught the snake. Dad isn't getting out of building the snake proof cage tomorrow. Even if I have to act like I'm starting on it just to make him do it.

Two snakes in as many days. I don't like how this year is going so far.

Yep, definitely need those eggs. I'll ship everything I have Wed, plus some calls. Tell dad he better get that cage done or I'll kick his butt for letting the snakes get MY babies!!!

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: THAT'S BLASPHEMY!!!!

Besides, what kid do you know that wants to eat eggs every meal of every day. THAT'S how many we would be eating if we tried to eat them all.

We already use 12-18 eggs per day in cooking & still have a TON of duck eggs sitting here that are less than a week old. I haven't counted but know I have a flat of 30 pekins plus 2 more cartons over there, 3 cartons of runners, 1 of scovies & 3 of calls. Not all are completely full yet, but not far from it. Plus there are over 30 chicken eggs in the fridge we haven't managed to eat yet from this week. I haven't added quail, turkeys or geese in that count because I have orders for those. I just need to get rid of some duck eggs.

We eat, hatch, sell, trade, give away eggs..............................and I still cook about 10-15 dozen per week to feed back to the girls. And that does NOT count quail. I'm getting around 20-25 eggs per day from them, I never stay caught up with them.
I'll swap ya duckies for quail.

My free-loader quail haven't gotten back to full force yet after adding 14 new birds a couple weeks ago. The are still adjusting from the move & I want to hatch some out. As fast as I get quail eggs I get orders for them that need filled.

I got the duck eggs today. The ones that survived the trip look fairly good (air cells), unfortunately 28 eggs were broken and the box was kind of a gooey mess. Hopefully the 31 that made the trip intact will do well.

As long as I get some ducklings, I'll be happy. Thanks.

How were the 10.5 dozen quail I sent?

Ughhh! They fared about as well as my poor duckies apparently. I lost 7 cots & 28 BW to the PO's mistreatment of my package.

I found a couple more cracked ones in 1 flat when I was turning other eggs in 1 bator this evening & haven't gone back over the flats I stuffed into the other 2 bators yet, so there may be more yet that are cracked that I missed. I just want some new blood to add to my pens.

Your cot eggs are HUGE!!! Even my jumbos don't lay eggs that big!!!
Wow, the PO must have been really rough, I thought I had them protected pretty well, individually bubble wrapped, double boxed with air pillows and crumpled paper around the inside box and all.


Oh well, they can be rough.
It's amazing how much goo there was, the box was glued shut with it.


Despite that, the air cells looked good, so in the incubator they went with the intact eggs.