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[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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what does the milk do? I find this very interesting.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Poor, poor CR....another potential victim warned ahead of time.

We are all of course joking .... WE LOVE CHICKEN RUSTLER (note the name).

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Third four for four day in a row, egg-wise. Good thing people want these eggs, is all I can say.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Mr CR, sir, how not-white do eggs have to be before they're not-white enought for your taste? The lightest Hamburg egg is still pretty much in the cream family, and the darkest is what wedding dress makers would call "Antique Ivory;" none of them are that nasty color usually referred to as "lavatory white" To confuse things more, even Sylvia's eggs are pretty much the color of Quik made with whole milk, and sort of pinkish to boot. How does one know when one is raising proper chickens (not that I'd give up the Hamurgs for a coop full of Chocolate Eggers)?

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Mr CR, sir, how not-white do eggs have to be before they're not-white enought for your taste? The lightest Hamburg egg is still pretty much in the cream family, and the darkest is what wedding dress makers would call "Antique Ivory;" none of them are that nasty color usually referred to as "lavatory white" To confuse things more, even Sylvia's eggs are pretty much the color of Quik made with whole milk, and sort of pinkish to boot. How does one know when one is raising proper chickens (not that I'd give up the Hamurgs for a coop full of Chocolate Eggers)?

The propper test of color is when ya hard cook em and as peeling there is a noticeable difference between the color of th shell and the cooked white of the egg. If there is no noticeable difference then they are Ron eggs.

 

[Rainwolf]

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Are you stopping by tomorrow?

 

[chickens4gramma]

Thank you for the welcome! CR, I see you have an Aussie. We had two beautiful Aussie boys, a black tri (who became a champion) and a blue merle with blue eyes. They are both gone now, but never forgotten. My oldest daughter now has a blue merle female and a red merle. She shows them in Aussie shows and in agility. She has a human baby now too, and the Aussies are so good with him. They are wonderful dogs, but BUSY!

We have had a lot of animals through the years-llamas, pygmy goats, mini lop show rabbits, pot bellied pigs, ducks, and a few chickens, along with the normal dogs and cats, hamsters, rats, guinea pigs, oh, and five children! I thought it would be fun for my daughter to show chickens, but after reading how many diseases they can get, I am not so sure I want to take the chance of exposing them to anything that they could bring home. Do any of you show your chickens? Then do you quarantine them afterwards? Seems risky.

I am delighted to get to meet you and am sure enjoying this forum. I am glad the Washingtonians are so chatty! Do those of you who live on the west side of the mountains, like me, have your coops insulated? I told my DH I wanted to put insulation in the walls and he said I was nuts. Do the chickens tolerate these fairly mild, but WET winters well?

Susie

 

[cheryl98117]

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A late

from me as well!

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Mr CR, sir, how not-white do eggs have to be before they're not-white enought for your taste? The lightest Hamburg egg is still pretty much in the cream family, and the darkest is what wedding dress makers would call "Antique Ivory;" none of them are that nasty color usually referred to as "lavatory white" To confuse things more, even Sylvia's eggs are pretty much the color of Quik made with whole milk, and sort of pinkish to boot. How does one know when one is raising proper chickens (not that I'd give up the Hamurgs for a coop full of Chocolate Eggers)?

The propper test of color is when ya hard cook em and as peeling there is a noticeable difference between the color of th shell and the cooked white of the egg. If there is no noticeable difference then they are Ron eggs.

None of my eggs have yet been allowed to get old enough for proper hard-cooking, so the test must await running out of people who want eggs.

 

[cheryl98117]

A quik update on my Aunts DH. He is concious though not alert. He can respond by lightly squeezing your hand, he recognises my aunt, but not my step father. He still has a breathing tube, but is slowly coming around. If he will make a full recovery is yet to be hinted at. I'm hopeful, but not overly optomistic for a complete recovery. We only get one body, and when you continuously abuse and poison it over the course of 60+ years... Well some damage can not be fixed. He is alive though, my Aunt is very excepting of the entire situation and is holding strong.