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[ronott1]

The only fertile eggs around here are from backyard flocks.

Remember, I live in the boonies.... in a town of 5K, so no trader joes. However, one of our two bulk food stores just started to carry some Trader Joes products. (yep, we manage to support THREE grocery stores, one "regular" and two bulk, because so many tiny po-dunk places come here to get supplies)

I like my super egg producing Leghorns... Not at good as the Trader Joe types, but mine have cute little rose combs and the girls come in lots of colors. It is just that the egg basket is no longer as varied.

I will post a picture of the latest hatch later. They are so cute!

I can't wait to see how the chicks from the Whole Foods eggs turn out.

Yes, stick with the leghorns you can get. We need to have lots of eggs!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Psst....The fertile eggs from Trader Joe's hatch very good feed to egg ratio hens.

I had someone pick me up a dozen eggs from TJ Boston last time they went down. They didn't say fertile and they didn't develop.

 

[drumstick diva]

has to say fertile. Our TJ's doesn't carry fertile ones.

 

[ronott1]

I had someone pick me up a dozen eggs from TJ Boston last time they went down. They didn't say fertile and they didn't develop.

The carton says fertile on them if they are fertile eggs.

TJ's does not carry them nation wide.

 

[JD4570]

I have to agree with Deb:       How many folks were you cooking for? 10 links of kielbasa is quite a bit! I'm primarily a carnivore, but I have to say, whole leaf spinach (with some butter and salt) and some steamed squash (also with butter, salt & pepper) sounds delectable!

(snicker) I get that reaction a lot to my cooking. I forgot to add that those were short links......and I was cooking for five. Right now I'm thinking about my next master piece meal. Ooooh I know! Fried catfish, oysters, butterfly shrimp( regular and coconut breaded) and hush puppies!

Butter makes most things better!!!!

Too true Al, tooo true!

I love kielbasa, mom always made her scalloped potatoes with chunked up kielbasa on top, everything crispy on top in a oven. DW makes it with ham chunks... :-(
Don't ever buy turkey kielbasa, it's NOT. I bought a case through work cheap, big disappointment, just long fat hotdogs....Made good pickled sausage though...

I slice kilbasa diagonally to expose more of the sausage and carmelize it  in a bit of Olive oil.   We like it crispy but the carmelization gives the cabbage Wonderful flavor.  I use two Kilbasa links that are like a loop.

Then once its carmelized I start chopping and dropping a whole head of cabbage.  and put a lid on.  As soon as I see the cabbage is wilting I tip the lid and make sure all the water goes into the pan.  Then I scrape the bottom and lift the meat up out of the cabbage.  Till all the cabbage has the juice from the Kilbasa.

By the time its done cooking there is about a cup of water in there.... 

if I get bored with cabbage I do brussle sprouts....   They get a sprinkle of vinegar.

Oh and Salt pepper Garlic and Smoked paprika on all of it.

deb

I'm gonna have to try those combos now. Thanks for the tips......and warning! I can't stomach turkey franks to begin with.....but pickled sausage, that's a possibility.

 

[JD4570]

You people are giving me an idea for hatching eggs. Our local supermarket sells free range eggs, and I have fond that at least 1 out of 3 has been fertile. Hmm.......I think it time to start a new experiment..............

 

[ronott1]

You people are giving me an idea for hatching eggs. Our local supermarket sells free range eggs, and I have fond that at least 1 out of 3 has been fertile. Hmm.......I think it time to start a new experiment..............

Yes!

Someone has found fertile duck egg at whole Foods in Southern California. They are going to put some in an incubator this week.

 

[bamadude]

Oh yeah Bama... How is the drying out and building going???

Is the isbar egg blue?



Peep show, that is a GREAT color.

I think I am gonna miss the color of my Marans eggs... I am glad I sold them all... But dang, I am now awash with white eggs and light pink eggs..... And that is almost it. It was nice before when I had more colors, and the quail eggs too (I also got rid of the quails)

I have one lone olive egger.. Or I had hoped she would be (50% chance) but she didn't get the blue gene... So she is my only dark-ish egg. layer.

I am terrible at both drying out and building

 

[bamadude]

L: the isbar egg is an awesome dark green shade. You will like it

 

[perchie.girl]

You people are giving me an idea for hatching eggs. Our local supermarket sells free range eggs, and I have fond that at least 1 out of 3 has been fertile. Hmm.......I think it time to start a new experiment..............

there is a whole thread about Trader Joes eggs

deb