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[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I was told to wrap a wet towel around the outside of your pan so the outer edges wont cook so fast. I have never tried it.

 

[SadieSue]

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LOOK OGRESS LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!! You NEED ducks!!!! These ones do not fly away and they lay LOTS of eggs!!! They are yummy blue/green jumbo sized eggs!!!! Your clientele will LOVE them........

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50515_babies_2.jpg

Well that's just cruel.

 

[Imp]

The pdf with all the grades info was very informative.

Rustler,

If you are just intersted in weighing eggs it's pretty simple.
PeeWee- 15oz/dz
Small- 18"
Medium- 21"
Large- 24"
Xlarge- 27"
Jumbo- 30"

I'm pretty sure my forgetful memory is correct on this. They go up by 3 oz per size

The ounces per dozen doesn't matter the size of the egg. That is why occasionally you will find smaller and larger eggs mixed together in the cartons, from the store.

Russ

 

[cheryl98117]

I may have another job starting next week!!!

And tomorrow I get to learn how to run a chainsaw.

Of all the equipment I know how to run, this one is the most intimidating for me...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Heather: Isn't this crazy. The weather is nuts. It was so nice yesterday we went and did a bit of spring cleaning (I guess it would have been pre-spring since it is not officially spring yet).

I see that you will be having lots of chicks this spring....do you raise just for show and fancy breeds? Or do you sell some of your "culls" to us small-time farm type? Again, we just have pets with perks...we like the fresh eggs and they get garden treats and all the bugs they want.

I wish it would stop raining.

Yes I'll be doing some major hatchin' this year....now that I think I have the "strength" to eat any extra roos I can't sell....

I do have "fancy" breeds and I do show....some are better layers than others. I do have a 1 year old Light Sussex hen for sale she's laying well but has too much excess black on her back for me to show....so I'm selling her and she's laying now.

Edited to add: YES! I almost always have culls that have too much white, the wrong pattern, a funky comb, a crooked toe, etc. But they would be happy & healthy productive members of a laying/backyard flock without any issues.

I usually don't sell chicks until they are a few months old so I can sex them and pick out my keepers from the culls...unless I do a custom hatch then they go right away because it's something I am planning to keep & breed for myself.

 

[Ogress]

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Congratulations with the new job! Once you learn how to use the saw, you'll find it's not all that intimidating, especially if you know how to use other equipment. When I was in my early 20's, I was a wildland firefighter for the US Forest Service. We were all trained on them, but I was only certified to cut trees down on old burns, which was just fine with me as we had to clean and sharpen all out tools each day, and cleaning the saws was a pain in the butt. We had Stihls. I was issued the smallest one at our station, but it was still a lot larger than most I've seen sold for home use. The most concerning part for me was making the cuts correctly so the trees would fall the correct direction and not hit anything else on the way down.

I don't think I could use one anymore ... I find that when I use a rototiller or pressure washer now days, my hands continue to tremble for the next 2 days as though I have Parkinson's.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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So I'm reading the usda web page. Heres the link. You have to scroll through to page 9. And read the weight classes for consumer grades for shell eggs...

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3004376

I will try to type it up to make it easier for everyone, but will take me some time...

Thanks I printed it but I also found a pic of an egg scale and printed it. Much easier to follow !!!
I was able to weigh the one smaller egg we have from the RIR banties and it is 41g that is almost a small.

So I think that the larger one we been gettin may go a small or light med. I also weighed some of our big girl eggs and they were all 90g +.

 

[cheryl98117]

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Congratulations with the new job! Once you learn how to use the saw, you'll find it's not all that intimidating, especially if you know how to use other equipment. When I was in my early 20's, I was a wildland firefighter for the US Forest Service. We were all trained on them, but I was only certified to cut trees down on old burns, which was just fine with me as we had to clean and sharpen all out tools each day, and cleaning the saws was a pain in the butt. We had Stihls. I was issued the smallest one at our station, but it was still a lot larger than most I've seen sold for home use. The most concerning part for me was making the cuts correctly so the trees would fall the correct direction and not hit anything else on the way down.

I don't think I could use one anymore ... I find that when I use a rototiller or pressure washer now days, my hands continue to tremble for the next 2 days as though I have Parkinson's.

Thats another thing I gotta remember. I MUST take breaks, or my wrists will swell up...

 

[Ogress]

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Heather: Isn't this crazy. The weather is nuts. It was so nice yesterday we went and did a bit of spring cleaning (I guess it would have been pre-spring since it is not officially spring yet).

I see that you will be having lots of chicks this spring....do you raise just for show and fancy breeds? Or do you sell some of your "culls" to us small-time farm type? Again, we just have pets with perks...we like the fresh eggs and they get garden treats and all the bugs they want.

I wish it would stop raining.

Yes I'll be doing some major hatchin' this year....now that I think I have the "strength" to eat any extra roos I can't sell....

I do have "fancy" breeds and I do show....some are better layers than others. I do have a 1 year old Light Sussex hen for sale she's laying well but has too much excess black on her back for me to show....so I'm selling her and she's laying now.

Edited to add: YES! I almost always have culls that have too much white, the wrong pattern, a funky comb, a crooked toe, etc. But they would be happy & healthy productive members of a laying/backyard flock without any issues.

I usually don't sell chicks until they are a few months old so I can sex them and pick out my keepers from the culls...unless I do a custom hatch then they go right away because it's something I am planning to keep & breed for myself.

I'm interested in layers as well, though I do like a colorful flock, I can't pick a breed just like I can't pick what color flowers to plant in my hanging baskets ... a little of everything. Maybe I should plan a trip east one day and pick up culls for CL and I. I think you are quite a few hours away from North Bend though, maybe have to time it with a trip to see the laser light show on the dam. Went out there with 2 visiting Aussie families for the opening a couple years back and it was broken! So was the glass elevator, and the hotel lost our bookings, and so we all had to crowd in one room. Promised the kids I'd take them back out there some day.....

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Cheryl congradiations on the new job! Remember to wear good thick gloves. You will be amazed how much vibration and fatigue they will keep from yer arms. Also I give lessons if ya need any. When we get done ya will be able to handle any saw around.

Wow glad that little interruption is over. I was starting to have withdrawls.