Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[okallthis4eggs]

I can't see how plain water would ferment alone. age, stagnate... yes, but not ferment... adding alcohol... or something would start the process... I admit to not having read more than the first dozen or so pages of the thread before I went cross-eyed... but I got the gist...

What yall making......moonshine?

 

[okallthis4eggs]

SIX

SIX....Today We Laid Six Eggs.....Even Roger

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

Fermented feed. I believe it is frozen apple juice..not just water, you want unpasturized apple cidervinegar to start. One small bottle lasts forever, because you just keep adding water and feed to it and it continues to ferment. It does need the sugar to burn, else it won't work. Regular apple juice is pasturized, the heat kills the culture. You can also start it with yeast...but it takes a month to turn to vinegar. Some grocery stores carry it now. It does breakdown and release probiotics, It also maintains the croup and acidic nature of the digestive tract. Keeps em healthy. Ever check a wild turkey croup, has that slightly fermented smell. Very little alcohol is produced...but, if you warmed it enough and kept adding spring water and caught the steam off in coils, the alcohol would condense inside the coils and drip out the other side. Mine condenses inside the lid which is why the chicken lick that first.
Use glass plastic or wood,no metal. I never did dig my bucket out of the snow drift....when I finally fed it the chickens tried to jump into the bucket. Right now am fermenting whole corn (give it two extra days, barley, and oats. The kernals plump up and actually taste fresh. Haha. Yes, I've sample. Cuts cost, said to reduce poop smell as well. Just like that I'm not feeding dry dusty grains.

 

[cheeka]

Five

Five! Five eggs were found today, in the dark, with only tiny snoring peeps heard within the dome...

the chicks shipped today! got the email with the tracking #, coming from Ohio, so hopefully there is no delay and they arrive first thing in the morning!!! I wish I could take the day off, but at least I will be home around 1ish. So, I'll be turning in early tonight, so I can get up easily at 4:30 am.

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

Chicks! I could drool...oh well, in a few months...its been so warm I was almost afraid the hens would think its spring and go broody! Maybe it will be a mild winter (hopefully) don't forget the pics!

 

[cheeka]

the camera! it's outside in the car... I have to get my fanny up again, go get it and get the battery fully charged!!! the first batch of FF for the older group is "ready" but it was too late by the time I finally got home to have them try it... but it looks great and I like the smell. the batch for the chicks will be ready by morning, hope they get here to enjoy it!!!
you know I will have lots and lots of pictures!

 

[okallthis4eggs]

Five

Five! Five eggs were found today, in the dark, with only tiny snoring peeps heard within the dome...

the chicks shipped today! got the email with the tracking #, coming from Ohio, so hopefully there is no delay and they arrive first thing in the morning!!! I wish I could take the day off, but at least I will be home around 1ish. So, I'll be turning in early tonight, so I can get up easily at 4:30 am.

Congratulations on the new chicks. I'm sure your excited. Now we get to start all over "waiting it out". I might have to add something in the spring like maybe a rooster and a few hens. Still thinking about it. Pictures for sure. I want to see them too.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

FOUR

FOUR......Today.........Just FOUR........Can't Blame Them. Much Too Nice Outside To Sit In A Box.

 

[Mustacheio]

hello i am wishing4wings son we just had a 24 hr power outage and the first thing i did when i got home was turn on a light like it was brand new technology. just thought i would get you up to date on the happenings.

 

[cheeka]

Well Hello Mustacheio! thanks for the update, of course, the news here is reporting on the weather and damages from the rain out where y'all are! mud slides... scary stuff! Please give your mom a hug, and tell her g'nite for me... I'm headin' to me beddin' for I've an early risin' mornin' and by mid afternoon tomorrow, I'll be posting PICTURES!

baby EE's... finally!