Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[ronott1]

Hi Ron! Great to see you here on this thread. People think I'm smart about chickens, but mostly it's what I've learned from you guys on the N. Calif thread.

I have read conflicting things about the Frontline in the eggs. One study (I think it was a study) said that it is lipophilic and does show up in the yolks, others say nothing in the eggs, but I couldn't find anything definitive. My routine is dogs get the eggs for the first week, hubs and I will consume second week eggs, kids and family have to wait for the third week, everyone else has to wait a month, just to be on the safe side! Not much of an issue since only Monkey is currently laying. Good time to worm them right now.

I found this thread (maybe again) recently.

The amount of Frontline in the yolk was not significant and a trace amount. It was a University study. It is not approved for chickens so legally you cannot sell eggs for two weeks after treating but they would be safe to eat yourself.

A lot of medicines are like that because there is not enough money in chicken products to warrant the expense of getting the approval. That is why most things have a two week withdraw recommendation.

 

[lindz8504]

Harriet is on day 9! She is even more stuck to the nest this time than she was the last time.....she has only gotten off 5 times in the last 9 days. I have food and water within reach. I took her off yesterday because she didn't get up the day before. Omg at the broody poos! Baseball size and STINKY! Lol.... she stayed off for about 10 minutes and went straight back. I'm going to take her some steamed eggs down in a little bit. I cooked them last night while I fixed supper and forgot about them. They are too over cooked for my taste.
I got 8 eggs yesterday and there was already 4 in the nests this morning!

 

[TNchickmom]

OK these little quail are movers! But here are a few pics of them.

Here is the new blue ameraucana I got last week

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Very cute, TN. Does the male quail have the bright white face? I don't think there's a way to sex the Coturnix except by.... ehm...err... certain behaviors. Maybe a different call?
Love your Ameraucana! I am partial to the fluffy faces.

 

[TNchickmom]

Very cute, TN. Does the male quail have the bright white face? I don't think there's a way to sex the Coturnix except by.... ehm...err... certain behaviors. Maybe a different call?
Love your Ameraucana! I am partial to the fluffy faces.

LOL yes with bob whites the males have the white face and the females have the gold face. I love my Ameraucanas color but I hate the new kid treatment! I even see some f my younger ones plucking feathers off her neck. I scold them like they were children.

 

[BullChick]

 


So sorry for the losses.

8 eggs from the LF chickens
0 from the ducks
0 from the bantams
0 from the turkeys
0 from the geese
0 from the quail
0 from the parrot
0 from the finch
0 from the horse
0 from the dog
0 from the cat
Yes, I think I am funny.

[COLOR=800080]Did DH lay an egg???[/COLOR]

Yes, he comes from two lines of good egg layers. They have long lives, and lay a lot of large eggs per day (talk about fart eggs!!) Fortunately he is out west right now.

 

[mortie]

Pretty sure I just saw shadow squat for my 7 year old. Maybe there is hope for her yet.

 

[gilcamp4]

oh god we had a chicken brake at 2:30pm this afternoon, 46 chickens running around the yard, lucky I saw them, man next door would have chicken for dinner, he is mean. it took 1 hour to get them back in jail lol.
oh on chickens laying eggs we just made a third coop, the first one became a rabbit cage, then the 2nd one was getting to small we have a camper we made into a coop, also made yard in other place, never did my chickens slow down on laying, now we have a new coop with a run that goes to camper coop took 20 chickens the night we opened the new coop and placed them in there so not so many are in camper, we have 18 some nights 19 sleeping in it again never slowed down on laying, the run was the rabbit cage. they love running back and forth.

 

[Scrambles55]

Harriet is on day 9! She is even more stuck to the nest this time than she was the last time.....she has only gotten off 5 times in the last 9 days. I have food and water within reach. I took her off yesterday because she didn't get up the day before. Omg at the broody poos! Baseball size and STINKY! Lol.... she stayed off for about 10 minutes and went straight back. I'm going to take her some steamed eggs down in a little bit. I cooked them last night while I fixed supper and forgot about them. They are too over cooked for my taste.
I got 8 eggs yesterday and there was already 4 in the nests this morning!

 

[Scrambles55]

OK these little quail are movers! But here are a few pics of them.



Here is the new blue ameraucana I got last week

OMG!!! You and Mortie are making me want a blue Am. Sooooo beautiful!!