Silence Is Not Golden Here

[Zinjifrah]

I've thought about trying to blow out some of mine so I could use the shells decoratively. Is it difficult?

Not at all. Just use a small drill or pointy object to chip a hole out at each end, or a larger hole at one end. If one end, insert a small tube up to the top of the egg, and blow into it to force air in, so that the contents are forced out. Oh, and stick something in there to scramble everything around before you try to drain it - otherwise the yolk forms a plug. If you opened both ends - maybe an eighth of an inch hole - just blow into the top one to push the contents out the bottom. Go slow so that you don't break more shell, stop every so often to stir up the inside. Then flush water through several times, soap if you want to, and let it dry. You can seal the ends with a little bit of tape or paper and glue, or use a small piece of shell removed from a similarly colored egg.

 

[BlackHackle]

Thanks! I show white Cochins. You can wash your birds as 1 month.

Thanks, I'll be sure to get them cleaned up then (they are 3 months)

 

[jwyles]

Not at all. Just use a small drill or pointy object to chip a hole out at each end, or a larger hole at one end. If one end, insert a small tube up to the top of the egg, and blow into it to force air in, so that the contents are forced out. Oh, and stick something in there to scramble everything around before you try to drain it - otherwise the yolk forms a plug. If you opened both ends - maybe an eighth of an inch hole - just blow into the top one to push the contents out the bottom. Go slow so that you don't break more shell, stop every so often to stir up the inside. Then flush water through several times, soap if you want to, and let it dry. You can seal the ends with a little bit of tape or paper and glue, or use a small piece of shell removed from a similarly colored egg.

Doing this! Thanks!

 

[Zinjifrah]

Thanks, I'll be sure to get them cleaned up then (they are 3 months)

I bathed my birds yesterday!

I turned the sprinkler on, and threw mealworms underneath the spray so they had to run through the water to get them. Mostly because it's so hot, though.

 

[jwyles]

How many full size eggs do you guys think a broody d'uccle could set?

 

[Zinjifrah]

Doing this! Thanks!

No problem! Just remember... if you're blowing and nothing's happening, stir up the egg.

 

[jwyles]

No problem! Just remember... if you're blowing and nothing's happening, stir up the egg.

Do you just put like a little stick or straw down in it and gently stir to break it up?

 

[Cyprus]

How many full size eggs do you guys think a broody d'uccle could set?

6 max

 

[Cyprus]

At a restaurant. I swear this happens every time I lose a bird.

 

[jwyles]

6 max

That's more than I would've thought. Just hatched my first chick to keep and I've got the itch but all I've got is the one tiny broody. Somebody stop me!