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[superchemicalgirl]

Have I told you lately that I really enjoy your humor SCG?

Awww, thanks.

We have been upgraded to 12 to 15 inches of snow, now, plus wind making blizzard conditions tonight into tomorrow likely.

I've got two of our three heating stoves going; and trying to decide what project to do for the rest of the evening.

 

[Arielle]

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I too check that shells are hard, if all is good there, I cull to the stew pot. One of my favs went that route, she laid a beuteous olive green egg, but problem was solved: the broken eggs issue stopped. It happened at a time when I needed every egg possible for egg customers. In the future I will have a solitary pen to toss her into instead of into the stew pot. sigh.

 

[Cynthia12]

Culling is a guaranteed fix, the others are iffy.

I broke mine with ceramic eggs and collecting as often as I could for a month. The offending hen would peck the ceramic eggs and have no luck so eventually gave up. She still gave half hearted attempts for another six months as I would get eggs with perfect beak tip sized hole in them.

I have heard of people blowing egg shells and filling them with yellow mustard.

The best way is to build roll away nest boxes, but that is alot of trouble and won't help if you want broodies.

Oh dear..I chuckled out loud with the mustard idea..does that say anything about me. Won't eat them, but will torture them for a few min. with the taste of mustard!
My DH wondered what that evil little chuckle was about.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I have successfully cured egg eating. The trick is not to let it get out of control or an imbedded habit. As Ron said, the most common cause is a broken egg.
Once they start to break the eggs themselves it's time for action.
Collect often.
Keep fake eggs or golf balls in the nest.
Take plastic Easter eggs and fill them with sand and the hottest hot sauce you can find.
Sometimes, after being unable to break an egg or it not being worth the effort, they quit trying.
Upping the animal protein in the diet also helps.

Let's say I've never had to cull one.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: We have been down graded to 8 inches but rain coming in behind the snow with hard freeze following.

Why does this sound Xrated

 

[superchemicalgirl]

The crude morning radio people here usually specify if they're talking about snow or something else. They also have great descriptors for heavy rain and really cold weather. The daily weather report always gives me a giggle.

 

[Arielle]

((giggling)) You are easily amused. (still giggling . . .)

 

[ozexpat]

All I won was a good chuckle.

It was a balmy 76oF in Anaheim today.

I almost flipped the thermostat to cool.

It predicted to be 81 on Tuesday.

 

[Arielle]

 

[scottcaddy]

All I won was a good chuckle.

It was a balmy 76oF in Anaheim today.

I almost flipped the thermostat to cool.

It predicted to be 81 on Tuesday.

It almost sounds like you'r bragging with this post!

Scott