The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[jeremy]

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Julie, I get grumpy if I don't have my sweet tea. It's the (one of

) only Southern things California cannot change about me! LOL!

Sorry I haven't posted recent pictures yet of my flock, my computer is currently being shipped to me from Dell. The last one went kaput before we left over the long weekend and I haven't received the new one yet. I'm really excited though, I've been using the same dinosaur laptop that my parents bought me in high school, I can't wait for my shiney new one!

 

[klf73]

I have a silly question. I am getting rid of my free range flock, which is my eating egg flock, which has turned into my egg eating flock. My roo is stupid and recently started calling the girls to the eggs and they proceed to all eat them, of course, all the blue eggs

all are blue layers except 3

. anyway, I was thinking of what breed to use, thought about getting some heritage rhode island reds....then when I checked on my orps from Julie(all doing well now, hopefully over and still awaiting lab results) it hit me. I was only planning on keeping some eye candy in maybe 6 hens and a roo....how about keeping the rest of the girls that don't "make the cut" and put them in the laying pen?

Other than them going broody is there a down side to doing this?
dh just laughed at me

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

The only problem with it is...when it comes time to selling eating eggs. I always feel guilty about it.... I have this terrible urge to hatch them all... hahahahaha Also... I don't want to be selling folks fertile eating eggs for 3.00 a doz and later find out they hatched them instead.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Renie'sPeeps :

The only problem with it is...when it comes time to selling eating eggs. I always feel guilty about it.... I have this terrible urge to hatch them all... hahahahaha Also... I don't want to be selling folks fertile eating eggs for 3.00 a doz and later find out they hatched them instead.

When selling eating eggs, we always refridgerate the eggs for a few days at a VERY cold temp. Should kill the embryos. You can also store the eating eggs upside down. This will damage the air cells.​

 

[klf73]

Renie'sPeeps :

The only problem with it is...when it comes time to selling eating eggs. I always feel guilty about it.... I have this terrible urge to hatch them all... hahahahaha Also... I don't want to be selling folks fertile eating eggs for 3.00 a doz and later find out they hatched them instead.

eh, not worried about that....I give the eggs away to my neighbors, none are interested in owning chickens. I would probably just give them some anyway

. I just did a small hatch(5) and gave them to a byc'er...4 ee's and 1 black ameraucana. Told her I would hatch her some interesting chicks next year if she wanted them. It is my "fun", things I like...my hobby. yes, it is awesome when they offset the feed bill and I do have a couple of neighbors that insist on paying for their eggs and that goes straight to feed. with 7 kids and 2 adults we don't have a ton of leftover eating eggs anyway, and my parents live down the road and they have omelets for dinner at least twice a week(only when they get my fresh eggs).
I wanted a large egg laying breed that was pretty mellow, this just might fit the bill...of course a couple of my "old ladies" will be staying as they are good girls and aren't laying all the time.
I will NOT give eggs away to someone wanting to make a buck

 

[mgmog]

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When selling eating eggs, we always refridgerate the eggs for a few days at a VERY cold temp. Should kill the embryos. You can also store the eating eggs upside down. This will damage the air cells.

nope, storing eggs upside down is a good idea if you want to preserve the air inside the egg eg if you want to leave it longer than 10 day or so before hatching.

 

[justuschickens59]

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When selling eating eggs, we always refridgerate the eggs for a few days at a VERY cold temp. Should kill the embryos. You can also store the eating eggs upside down. This will damage the air cells.


nope, storing eggs upside down is a good idea if you want to preserve the air inside the egg eg if you want to leave it longer than 10 day or so before hatching.



Really? This is interesting - thanks for the info. I also have a friend who stores his eggs in the refrigerator that he wants to hatch and he gets great hatches. NOt sure how long he leaves the eggs in the frig though. I need to get some more info from him.

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

Well Jim... I gather them.. put them in the egg holders in my frig door with point side up...keep them there for a couple of days... this way they are getting jarred everytime the door opens and closes.. UMMM I set a few of them in Feb.... ummm 4<<< hatched. lol Certainly worth the investment of 3 bucks.

 

[klf73]

yeah, that is why I decided my rare ones, exceptional ones, etc (btw Julie I have one HUGE fluffy black one that stands out from the rest, looks like a pullet

) that don't get set will go straight to my fridge. Not that the orps that are going to the laying pen will be not good, but they were going to get sold anyway so this way I don't have to pick who to get rid of, just what pen they go to

eta- should I band the fluffier ones now to see if they end up being the fluffiest?

 

[HenThymes]

I would be interested to know if there is a way to keep them from hatching too? I am getting an abundance from my big girls

and we can't keep up with eating them all. I can get $3.50 a dozen for eating eggs I would like to ensure that they wouldn't be able to hatch them. I do wash them in the Manna Pro Sanitizing Egg Wash and store them at a really cold temp. I have only sold them to people who are eating them and I know don't even have chickens nor the desire to.

I know $3.50 is not much but sold 3 dozen this weekend and that buys the girls another bag of yummy sunflower seed mix.