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[microchick]

chocolate always helps

One of the major food groups.

My on again off again broody is driving me nutz. Two days on her ceramic eggs. Last night, saw me walk into the coop with a slice of bread and bang. Eggs, what eggs? Left the eggs in the nest, went in this morning, little miss attention span of a gnat was back on her ceramic eggs again. She isn't doing much to increase my confidence with her.

 

[ronott1]

One of the major food groups.

My on again off again broody is driving me nutz. Two days on her ceramic eggs. Last night, saw me walk into the coop with a slice of bread and bang. Eggs, what eggs? Left the eggs in the nest, went in this morning, little miss attention span of a gnat was back on her ceramic eggs again. She isn't doing much to increase my confidence with her.

You never know with broodies!

 

[Latestarter]

Helps to cure the residue of dementors too. Chocolate, the all around good medication for known & unidentifiable ills of all sorts.

SCG, please tell us you didn't break your wrist... Many here have enough butt padding to survive the hard sit down, but wrists are a sorta fickle thing... Seriously... a heated driveway... shouldn't cost more than 1/2 a year's salary but think of the pain and anguish it would save you (and the delivery people, family, friends)...

 

[bruceha2000]

Seriously... a heated driveway... shouldn't cost more than 1/2 a year's salary

She has a long driveway, could be a WHOLE year's salary. The chair lift would be a lot cheaper.

one girl had to say ouch big time this morning View attachment 1269987

Yeah that does look an "ouch" egg.

 

[chickadoodles]

sourdough waffles Bacon and eggs tonight easy dinner
one girl had to say ouch big time this morning View attachment 1269987

Ouch! I had a EE hen that laid a huge green double yolk egg daily. Bless her heart.

 

[pennyJo1960]

This is one of my newer ameracauna's of the 10 I bought only 3 are pullets

 

[chickadoodles]

This is one of my newer ameracauna's of the 10 I bought only 3 are pullets

I do miss fresh eggs! I still can't stand the taste of store bought eggs. But I don't have anyone close to get fresh eggs from either. Sigh....

 

[pennyJo1960]

I do miss fresh eggs! I still can't stand the taste of store bought eggs. But I don't have anyone close to get fresh eggs from either. Sigh....

You do not want to have anymore

 

[ronott1]

sourdough waffles Bacon and eggs tonight easy dinner
one girl had to say ouch big time this morning View attachment 1269987

I love sourdough waffles and bacon!

That egg is huge!

 

[microchick]

My birds are starting to lay surprisingly well considering the time of year. I'm getting nearly a dozen a day from them and the number is steadily increasing. No complaints here I froze three gallons of eggs last fall and have one gallon left. I'm really impressed with the frozen eggs. Scrambled them, made omelettes used them in cooking, they tasted great. I'll probably only freeze two gallons worth this winter. My you girls gave me two or three eggs every other day which kept us in fresh eggs, then they petered out and I was getting maybe 4 a week during the bitter cold. Still that was enough for table use.

Just came in from outside where it is thundering and raining. I gave up trying to catch my escapee bantam boys, turned them all loose, rounded up the three standard roosters, tossed them in the bachelor pen (a matter of mathematics. 15 young bantams are harder to catch than thee big clod roosters) told the big girls to brace themselves and beat a hasty retreat. I'll deal with them when I am feeling better and had my fingers in my ears singing LA LA LA LA LA as I walked away. Gawd, you da thought I asked those hens to spend the night with the football team from Animal House.........well in a way I guess I did. OOPS.