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[Chicken Rustler]

Just popped in to say my old RIR just laid an 105.5 gram egg! It fills my hand!!!! Way to go old girl. 3 yrs. and breaking records. The biggest she had lain before was 84 grams. All I can say is OUCH! No wonder she was waddling funny when I let her out this morning.

Biggest I have had was 4.75 oz. not sure but I think that would be about 134.66g. it was 1/2 cup when opened.

 

[LaughingFeather]

amazing. ouch. How many for a cake would you use? half?

 

[CarolynF]

amazing. ouch. How many for a cake would you use? half?

Hi There! A large egg is 2 oz (57 grams) minimum. So CR's egg is the same as 2 generous large eggs. Yikes!

 

[itsren]

Quote: Yes they tend to be fairly good size !!
You should se my two boys! They are pretty darned big!

Must explain why Cocoa, Rocha and Blackie all seemed so big (or why Latte always seemed so small). Now that Latte is bigger, she looks like a normal sized pullet to me. She's almost the size of Rhodie, my RIR. It's kind of funny, because when they were little I used to be so worried that Latte was so small, when in reality, the 3 boys were just big.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: L is 2-2 1/4 XL is actually 2 1/4- 2 1/2 oz. So mine was about 2 lower mid line XL. When I found it we went looking for a dead chicken. Nope all were fine!!!!
Here is a pic of my little egg.

This is one of our regular eggs.


And here is the big one

 

[itsren]

Made it through the wild and crazy Saturday. Glad the chickens made it through, too - 'cause, man I messed up BAD!

I was sitting at one of the two basketball games when it dawned on me that I left my girls out free-ranging in the back yard. Couldn't even concentrate on the game because I was so freaked out thinking about the girls being out with no one home. My daughter made 4 baskets and I didn't see any of them! Granted, she's the shortest on the team, and when she makes a basket it just looks like a ball flying out from a small crowd of girls, so it is easy to miss her baskets.

Managed to get home and put the big girls away, but didn't take Blackie and Latte out of the PVC chicken tractor and put them in the coop because I knew I didn't have time spend the next half hour chasing them around the yard. DH was gone setting up the track for the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby, so he couldn't help me wrangle Blackie and Latte. I figured we'd have time to put them away between the Derby and the Pageant. Nope. Didn't even make it back home.

Fast forward - finished getting DD ready for the pageant, finished getting the supplies and decorations together for her "big sister's" (contestant's) award table, and left to the Derby. Missed the Derby. My boys won 1st and 2nd place and I didn't see it. Bummer.

Left both DS's with one of the Cub Scout leaders to be babysat. DH, DD and I took off to the pageant. Got home VERY late (about 11:30 p.m.) This morning DH wakes up, goes out to the living room and then comes and asks me "When did you get up to put Blackie and Latte out in the chicken tractor?" OMG! They spent the night in a lightweight PVC chicken tractor! A racoon could easily lift that thing up. I feel like I dodged a bullet BIG TIME! Whew!

So glad the Derby is over. So glad the pageant is over. So glad my life will revolve around basketball and scouts only now for the next couple of months. That's enough. It is still probably too much, but b-ball keeps the kids active when it is too cold to play outside.

And so VERY glad none of my chickens were injured on a day that completely overwhelmed me!

 

[itsren]

And here is the big one

I betcha got twins!

 

[itsren]

Slinglings. I know he cares for your saftey but you should ask him to teach you.
Without use of a good saw you are limiting your building.

It's all about someone teaching you, or even these days you could go onto youtube and learn how to use one.
I use to do work years ago for a woman contractor.
Her dad taught her one of the best workers I've ever met.

Woman shouldn't limit themselves imo.

If he is still balking get a chop saw.
You can do so many great things with that type of saw and they are very safe and easy to work with for a long time unlike a skill saw where if you cutting a lot it gets to you unless you have top of the line one that doesn't weigh a lot and if you not in the business or use it every day a waste of $$$.
I've had a chop saw now going on four years and it sure beats using a skill saw when I don't have to use one.
Got that Ryobi chop saw from HD for $99.00 and it has been used a whole lot.

I agree. I use saws, but I respect them. My 8 and 11-year-old kids are learning how to use power tools (drill and Dremel tool), but they are being taught to respect them, too.

My step-dad was a carpenter. Even skilled people can hurt themselves - my step-dad cut his fingers off in his late 60s. He was cutting some wood with a knot in it on the table saw. The wood hung up, and he pushed harder. Even though he was using a push stick - when it gave, it gave fast. He was always very safety minded, so having this happen was a bit of a shock to all of us.

So, yes, learn to use power tools, but learn to use them safely. If something doesn't want to cut, stop and figure out what it is.

My husband almost hurt himself using the chop/miter saw recently because he pushed down on some wood that wouldn't give. He ended up twisting and hurting his wrist. He stopped and gave up. I'm glad the twisted wrist is all that happened. The next day I inspected a saw and found a small chunk of wood jammed in the miter saw. When he felt resistance, he should have stopped to see what it was. But, he was in a hurry and tried to push through. Don't do that. It is not worth it. ALWAYS stop and figure out what is causing the resistance. If it is a knot in the wood, be extremely careful. Otherwise, something may be jammed.

Always keep your hands away from the blade. Don't cut wood that is too short without the use of a push stick or a clamp holding it. Always lock the saw when not in use - even between cuts. Make use of push sticks, fences and guides on a table saw. Never, never, never, never - did I mention - NEVER free-hand a cut. Wait until the saw comes to a complete stop (can you count the teeth?) before reaching in. Don't allow distractions around you when you are cutting (my kids are not allowed around me because they are very good at distracting me). Learn how to be safe and you should be fine. Wear leather gloves, but make sure they fit. They will be your first defense if something does happen. I've had a leather glove torn, but my finger safe before.

Girls can learn how to use a saw just as guys can.

 

[itsren]

Kicked back watching TV and took this with my phone. Love it.


You got this chicken? From the knees down she is mine! Don't even think of crossing that line.

 

[LaughingFeather]

This is part of this weeks eggs. 1 RIR and 4 EE. The big egg is in the middle, duh. Huge. Her reg egg is the other dark brown one of normal size.