She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[WalnutHill]

Are these hairline cracks?

Just looks like uneven calcium deposits to me. Not generally an issue.

 

[rossfam06]

Reminds me of my mother.. we always had cats.  Our cat would go outside, and when she wanted in, she would jump up on the back door, and hang on the window, and scratch the door with her back feet.  One night I woke to my mother's screams.  I jumped out of bed to look down the hall and she was huddled up on her bed, pointing at the back door, screaming.  My step dad was asking what it was... she stumbled to say "P... Po.... Po.... Poss.... Possum!"   She had opened the back door to a possum!  I'll never forget that.   
RIP Mom


Interesting.  I hope Walnut comments on this...  I believe she did some experimentation with this theory, I just don't remember the results... 

That would have been hilarious!!!! . For you....

Oh good grief man!  You are killing me!!     

!!!!!

Missed this one

Me too!

That's not a window, that's a door. A cellar door, and you fell in

Thank God Silkie has not been on for a while.

"Sometimes twisting it is the only way to get it in the spot"

Oh .....lawdy!!!!

Me too. Lots of family members on both sides. My step dad is in hardcore denial! He only drinks at 8am if he's really "stressed" not because he has a problem! I was allowed to drink with my family since I was 10 yrs old. By the time I turned 21 had enough and quit drinking! Didn't even have a sip on my 21st birthday.
That is super cool! I've never seen that before.

I went out on my 21st to buy at a bar but after that u only really drunk on Friday and Saturdays and it's only 1 drink. I did most if my drinking in high school. Lol!!!

I never could do the needles, I'm TERRIFIED of needles. The powder and all else I've done. The powder was the worst though. It took me way down. Lower than ever before. It was a horrible 4 years.

I was the same way until I became a medical assistant. Then I had to give shots.....you should have seen me when I gave my first injection.....it was in the butt for a preggo chick with gonorrhea. Lol!!!

 

[kwhites634]

I call them "fairy eggs" now that I found another name. Not my fault I learned from what I read...lol

All I know is, it sure takes a gang of 'em to make an omelette!

 

[WalnutHill]

I asked in a Facebook group and people were like ewww there could be bacteria pitch them asap. But wouldn't any bacteria be cooked off? I dont eat raw eggs. I was almost thinking about cracking them open then freeze. Idk what to do

Cooking until firm will kill bacteria. But there is no reason to think they are any more "dangerous" than eggs that have made it through a commercial egg farm/packaging/shipping/grocery case.

If you are worried, add half a capful of bleach to your float test water, about a gallon or so, and leave the eggs in for 30 seconds or so. And make the float test water hot faucet water, 110-120F.

They'll be safer than grocery eggs if you toss floaters, leakers, cracks, and stinkers.

Your picture brought back horrid memories of my mom's RIRs who community laid nests of 5 or 6 dozen out in the weeds in summer. When I'd mow with the Allis Chalmers, I'd sometimes hit one of those abandoned nests.

 

[FridayYet]

Your picture brought back horrid memories of my mom's RIRs who community laid nests of 5 or 6 dozen out in the weeds in summer. When I'd mow with the Allis Chalmers, I'd sometimes hit one of those abandoned nests.

Now that sounds really gross..........

 

[kwhites634]

Face it, Amy... we all KNOW SC is more narcissistic than you...

Why does crowing and clucking bother everyone? I much prefer hearing my 50... oh 100... well, 150... hens and roos carrying on than downtown city life...

AMEN!!!!

 

[WVduckchick]

When I say it's not "her" thread, I'm not referring to myself. If Amy and I disappeared tomorrow, this thread would go on. It's brought together a great group of regulars
Technically, if only I disappeared it would be WVs thread

Hahaha very funny!

You'd miss me too much to leave anyway.

It doesn't personally bother me. But I was upset when I could hear my cockerel crowing today, in my bedroom, with the door closed and the AC on. I'm afraid of my neighbors complaining. But that's the only reason.

My boys start at 5:15! I don't think any of my neighbors will hear, nor care, but I know what you mean, it does cross your mind when you hear them that loud.


I lost my Ross quote - I "saw" silkie on the silkie thread lol. She said we got to be too much, so she unsubscribed, but said she might come back some time.

 

[chicapee]

Well I had a strange find this afternoon. I was checking lorrettas nest for eggs. Today was the first day that I didn't find one since she started laying. So I thought that I would look around the coop and I found the remnants of either a broken egg or a soft shelled egg that had ants crawling around it,and another intact egg. I don't think lorretta laid them they don't look like the same colour as her eggs. But the BLRW's are only 14 weeks old. I thought they were late bloomers. I cleaned up the mess and bought the egg in. I don't know how old it is. It did have gubbins on the shell from the broken one, so I rinsed it. I will probably cook it up and give it to the dogs. I will have to do a thorough egg search every day. They don't even use the nest boxes I put in. I will probably just take them out. Loretta built her hay nest in a corner.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Well I had a strange find this afternoon. I was checking lorrettas nest for eggs. Today was the first day that I didn't find one since she started laying. So I thought that I would look around the coop and I found the remnants of either a broken egg or a soft shelled egg that had ants crawling around it,and another intact egg. I don't think lorretta laid them they don't look like the same colour as her eggs. But the BLRW's are only 14 weeks old. I thought they were late bloomers. I cleaned up the mess and bought the egg in. I don't know how old it is. It did have gubbins on the shell from the broken one, so I rinsed it. I will probably cook it up and give it to the dogs. I will have to do a thorough egg search every day. They don't even use the nest boxes I put in. I will probably just take them out. Loretta built her hay nest in a corner.

My original layers (coop 1) sometimes use the box (singular, they'd only use the one) and sometimes find their own places so I am always searching in there. Though lately out of 8 layers they haven't been doing good. I've only been getting 2-3 eggs and one of those dumb silkies I took from my sister is STILL eating her eggs I think as soon as she lays them. I've been adding the oyster shell too. My 2nd coop just started laying. Today I was shocked to find 6 eggs! But they aren't using the boxes at all! They made a community nest in the straw and they are all laying in there...lol At least I usually know where their eggs are. Though I still scan the rest of the coop.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Well I had a strange find this afternoon. I was checking lorrettas nest for eggs. Today was the first day that I didn't find one since she started laying. So I thought that I would look around the coop and I found the remnants of either a broken egg or a soft shelled egg that had ants crawling around it,and another intact egg. I don't think lorretta laid them they don't look like the same colour as her eggs. But the BLRW's are only 14 weeks old. I thought they were late bloomers. I cleaned up the mess and bought the egg in. I don't know how old it is. It did have gubbins on the shell from the broken one, so I rinsed it. I will probably cook it up and give it to the dogs. I will have to do a thorough egg search every day. They don't even use the nest boxes I put in. I will probably just take them out. Loretta built her hay nest in a corner.

Coulda been any early layer, might have been a hiccup egg, an inquisitive peck or an accidental breakage... if eggs break, they will gobble them down fast... might try sticking golf balls in the boxes, it helps sometimes to show 'safe place to lay'... although I had 6 boxes in one coop and 7 hens would line up all the way down the ramp waiting to take their turn... if they get a favorite box/place, that is the spot, lol...
Btw, was gonna mention be careful using hay in the coop... straw is better if possible... hay has moisture still in it and can mold in spots... I ended up with a coop of chooks last year that got Aspergilliosis from hay... :/