Delisha - thank you for weighing in on the curly toe issue and the big crop broody issue. So nice to have folks we can count on to offer up good advice!
And Thank You to Stony for a great article on broody hens on that thing! He even let me steal photos from his FB page to use.
So I am for anything that "infuses" butter into something! Check out this totally different take on scrambling eggs. I am willing to totally give it a try! Tried some other recipies of theirs, and it's been spot on~
For any fans of Amazing Race,, you'll love their website, and the farm is not to far from me... real close to you stoney!
This is about the most intresting thing I didn't know that I read this week......
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Fascinating fact - when a rooster mates with a hen, he mounts her and, standing on her back, lowers his cloaca (vent) and the hen inverts her own cloaca to meet with his.
There is no penetration
, but the sperm packet released by the male is taken into the hen's cloaca or vent. From there the sperm makes its way to the infundibulum where it awaits the release of an ovum. Sperm can live in the infundibulum for more than 2 weeks."
So I am for anything that "infuses" butter into something! Check out this totally different take on scrambling eggs. I am willing to totally give it a try! Tried some other recipies of theirs, and it's been spot on~
For any fans of Amazing Race,, you'll love their website, and the farm is not to far from me... real close to you stoney!
I always cook my eggs with butter and milk! LOL! I also add a bit of shredded sharp cheddar over the top of them toward the end of cooking just to let it melt down into the eggs. My husband and boys LOVE the eggs this way
Angela
Delisha - thank you for weighing in on the curly toe issue and the big crop broody issue. So nice to have folks we can count on to offer up good advice!
And Thank You to Stony for a great article on broody hens on that thing! He even let me steal photos from his FB page to use.
HI All. I have a question about impacted crop. My bantam cochin just started her broody cycle yesterday and last night when I was getting her off the nest for her evening eat/drink/poop, I noticed that her crop was really big and hard. It felt like she had swallowed a tennis ball. I forgot to check her this morning as my daughter let everyone out for the day but this afternoon I noticed her crop was still really big and full. She is still eating and I did see her have one good broody poop. She seems to be acting normal other than having a huge growth on her chest! Is it possible that she is just stuffing herself senseless so that she can run back to her nest? Or should I be thinking about an olive oil dose?
This is about the most intresting thing I didn't know that I read this week......
"
Fascinating fact - when a rooster mates with a hen, he mounts her and, standing on her back, lowers his cloaca (vent) and the hen inverts her own cloaca to meet with his.
There is no penetration
, but the sperm packet released by the male is taken into the hen's cloaca or vent. From there the sperm makes its way to the infundibulum where it awaits the release of an ovum. Sperm can live in the infundibulum for more than 2 weeks."
Keep up the good work BDM!
I actually saw this happening this past fall. They were only a few feet from me. I was amazed. ( I even saw the sperm shoot from him to her), He jumps on, her head goes down, her butt goes up and opens and shoot! Now I don't feel so much like running out shouting, "Quit jumping on her back, you bully" I'd seen it before but not quite so up front and personal. To me the turkeys are quite violent. I can't wait to read Stoney's article on broody hens.
Here is a picture of the girls taking turns going in and out the unused dog coop. I wouldn't care if they used it if only they would give me eggs. It was like watching an open house. Bruce kept careful watch over his SSHamburgs. I never see them apart and kind of feel bad that he's doomed real soon.
I usually use olive oil & the milk of course but in a hot pan
