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[Peep_Show]

Diva -
It was chicken math gone awry. Normally when I've used TJ eggs I've gotten maybe 2 per dozen. So, wanting about 3 more pullets, I set 3 dozen (well, 35 eggs) predicting that I'd get maybe 6 chicks, dividied by 2 for sexing. BUT apparently Trader Joe's has upped their rooster game as nearly all the eggs were fertile. I put 29 into lockdown, 26 hatched, 1 pipped and died and 2 eggs just quit. I certainly didn't expect to get so many. (happy oops!)

 

[ChickenCanoe]

She almost never wants me to cook now. Not because I'm bad at it. We just do things so differently. She follows recipes to a t and won't cook without one. I never use (disdain) recipes.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

... BUT apparently Trader Joe's has upped their rooster game as nearly all the eggs were fertile. !)

Or fresher. Do you check the Julian packing date before you set them?

 

[Peep_Show]

Yes! I got them at the TJ's in Santa Fe and couldn't believe that the pack date was only 3 days before.

 

[Peep_Show]

I couldn't resist.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's the key. I frequently check the date and they're always at least 2 weeks old.

 

[hennible]

Nice pic peep

 

[chickwhispers]

She almost never wants me to cook now. Not because I'm bad at it. We just do things so differently. She follows recipes to a t and won't cook without one. I never use (disdain) recipes.

I use a recipe the first couple times depending on complexity. Then I start tweaking.

I couldn't resist.

 

[dsqard]

She almost never wants me to cook now. Not because I'm bad at it. We just do things so differently. She follows recipes to a t and won't cook without one. I never use (disdain) recipes.

CC that sounds like SCG and I when it comes to making sewing projects. SCG "claims" she has to have a pattern and resists changing up the pattern. I think it terrifies her. I don't mind working off a pattern but usually I am either adjusting it on the fly or thinking of ways to change it so that it is unique to me. There are plusses and minuses to both approaches. I do have to say that SCG's attention to the pattern taught me many good habits to follow when working a piecing project. Her tips and techniques have certainly saved me hours of seam ripping time trying to get seams straight and patterns aligned.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Good points.

If it's something I've never cooked, like the first time I cooked rutabagas or some obscure meat, I'll look at recipes to get some ideas but that's only for how long to cook or some herbs that go well. I usually just go to the fridge/pantry and start pulling things out and putting a meal together.

There's a Latin/Asian market fairly close called Seafood City Supermarket. They have hundreds of fish that I've never heard of. I plan on bringing a notebook with me next time to write down names, most are not in English. But I want to take advantage of this bounty and it's mostly inexpensive. Then I'll do some research to figure out what I want to buy.

http://www.stlmag.com/dining/A-Long-Strange-Trip-Around-Seafood-City/