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Message 1904511 - Posted: 2 Dec 2017, 22:30:36 UTC - in response to Message 1904495.  

Need some custard recipes? Eric loves vanilla custard for breakfast, and since it is basically milk and eggs with a little sugar, I figure it is better for him than donuts for breakfast.

Don't forget the vanilla pods.
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Message 1904514 - Posted: 2 Dec 2017, 22:47:44 UTC

we had 15,000 chicken as a kid and 1/2 of them were Rhode island Reds, I like those eggs better for some reason.

If your going to feed them get a little oyster shells and some grit. it comes ground up and they need it for egg shells, the grit they might that out of the yard anyway.

Yes like one person said don't let them in the house because they might have Red Mites and they bite, we had to spray for them about every 3 months in the chicken coop, just like fleas.
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Message 1904524 - Posted: 2 Dec 2017, 23:36:26 UTC - in response to Message 1904514.  

we had 15,000 chicken as a kid ...

Oh my.
Did you also have to clean up the mess they make?
I have done that to several chickens but not thousands of them.
Only less than perhaps a dussin of them that resulted to a very big heap of dung.
On the other hand it was in Finland staying at a friend of mine's grand mother...
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Message 1904628 - Posted: 3 Dec 2017, 16:54:19 UTC

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Message 1904665 - Posted: 3 Dec 2017, 21:23:29 UTC - in response to Message 1904486.  

Wiki says:
The Rhode Island Red was developed as dual-purpose breed, to provide both meat and eggs. Since about 1940, it has been selectively bred predominantly for egg-laying qualities, and the modern industrial Rhode Island Red is a layer breed. Rhode Island Reds have been used in the creation of many modern hybrid breeds, mainly due to the prolific egg laying abilities of the Rhode Island Red.[citation needed]

The traditional dual-purpose "old-type" Rhode Island Red lays 200–300 brown eggs per year, and yields rich-flavored meat suitable for making chicken stew

What are you doing with all those eggs?

I haven't seen any so far. If the birds are old enough to lay eggs, then they're laying them in a secret location. (I don't really eat many eggs, anyway.)
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Message 1904667 - Posted: 3 Dec 2017, 21:27:08 UTC - in response to Message 1904495.  

Need some custard recipes? Eric loves vanilla custard for breakfast, and since it is basically milk and eggs with a little sugar, I figure it is better for him than donuts for breakfast.


I'm not a big custard eater. In fact, I can't remember the last time I ate custard, unless you count some pastry that had custard inside. Well, wait. I can't remember that, either! I'm diabetic, so sugar is a no-go. I can't imagine how it would taste using an artificial sweetener.
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Message 1904668 - Posted: 3 Dec 2017, 21:31:15 UTC - in response to Message 1904514.  

we had 15,000 chicken as a kid and 1/2 of them were Rhode island Reds, I like those eggs better for some reason.

If your going to feed them get a little oyster shells and some grit. it comes ground up and they need it for egg shells, the grit they might that out of the yard anyway.

Yes like one person said don't let them in the house because they might have Red Mites and they bite, we had to spray for them about every 3 months in the chicken coop, just like fleas.

15,000?!! Holy crap! You must have raised them to sell (either the chickens or the eggs), right?

I think I got them some oyster shells. I think I left the bag in the car. I got something that I left in the car. (My mom was visiting and I didn't want her making a fuss about me buying things for "someone else's" chickens.

Red mites?! Oh no! I think those are the little buggers I get in my back yard every year. I'll have to do some research.
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Message 1904672 - Posted: 3 Dec 2017, 22:06:18 UTC
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Yes we sold the eggs and hatched about 4,000 each spring to replace the ones that are done laying forever.

Yes the chicken we sent to market.
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Message 1904675 - Posted: 3 Dec 2017, 22:26:03 UTC - in response to Message 1904672.  

Yes we sold the eggs and hatched about 4,000 each spring to replace the ones that are done laying forever.
Yes the chicken we sent to market.

I hope that your egg farm also gave the chickens some respect and some good living conditions.
I have seen too many examples of egg and poultry factories mistreating the poor animals.
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Message 1904695 - Posted: 4 Dec 2017, 1:00:42 UTC

They were large coops and almost could call it free range chickens.

They were well taken care of, feed put down 2 times a day and eggs collected
3 times a day.

the young ones had wide open area and 6 coops to go into at night. Sometimes they would roost in a tree near by. LOL

In 5 months when they start laying they were moved in with the others.
laying outside made it a trick to find the eggs. LOL
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Message 1904706 - Posted: 4 Dec 2017, 1:26:56 UTC - in response to Message 1904695.  

They were large coops and almost could call it free range chickens.
They were well taken care of, feed put down 2 times a day and eggs collected
3 times a day.
the young ones had wide open area and 6 coops to go into at night. Sometimes they would roost in a tree near by. LOL
In 5 months when they start laying they were moved in with the others.
laying outside made it a trick to find the eggs. LOL

Sounds great. Happy chicken eggs taste so very much better than the other unlucky chicken eggs.
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Message 1904740 - Posted: 4 Dec 2017, 6:15:37 UTC

Raccoons and chickens do not generally mix well.
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Message 1904742 - Posted: 4 Dec 2017, 6:44:30 UTC

Sounds great. Happy chicken eggs taste so very much better than the other unlucky chicken eggs.
Yes they sure do.



Raccoons and chickens do not generally mix well.
A Raccoon will tell you that, a nice tasty chicken before bed goes well. LOL
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Message 1904797 - Posted: 4 Dec 2017, 16:21:10 UTC

I'm not sure whether to post this here or in Recipes and Food. Maybe both.

https://youtu.be/mmsB8iAXBdI
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Message 1904939 - Posted: 5 Dec 2017, 8:28:52 UTC
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What I was stating Chris that I seem to like them better, I know there is no difference but when I have been buying brown eggs the yokes stand up better.
I had a small flock of Plymouth Rocks once which is a black and white speckled chicken and the eggs was light gray and kind of dark gray speckles. They were just fine.
I only had them for a short time, I got them because they were different. I only had about a dozen of them.

Yes brown eggs cost just about a dollar more a dozen and I just can't figure why.

I don't eat many eggs anymore. Though I do have some about once a month.
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Message 1904996 - Posted: 6 Dec 2017, 2:16:27 UTC

...I know there is no difference but when I have been buying brown eggs the yokes stand up better.

There may be a higher turn-over rate for brown eggs over white eggs at the store where you shop. Yolks stand up better in eggs that are fresher. If the brown eggs sell faster than the white eggs, the brown eggs are probably fresher.
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Message 1905012 - Posted: 6 Dec 2017, 3:07:34 UTC - in response to Message 1904996.  

In powdered eggs, I have no idea what color the shell was, all I see is Yellow...
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Message 1905044 - Posted: 6 Dec 2017, 6:33:52 UTC - in response to Message 1904996.  

...I know there is no difference but when I have been buying brown eggs the yokes stand up better.

There may be a higher turn-over rate for brown eggs over white eggs at the store where you shop. Yolks stand up better in eggs that are fresher. If the brown eggs sell faster than the white eggs, the brown eggs are probably fresher.

That is a biggy. Once you have had farm fresh (one to two days old) fertile eggs where nothing runs, the whites have a vertical edge to them. Yummmm! Great images of fresh eggs on this Italian site. Scroll down a bit to see images.
https://www.greenme.it/mangiare/alimentazione-a-salute/16101-uova-come-riconoscerle-dal-tuorlo

The numbers on the side of US carton tell the story. Pack date vs. sell-by date. It can be a couple days before they get packed, so even older than label. After a while you start to get a feel for the brands and just how fresh they are. I know what the days number is before I go shop eggs. har...

This blew me away when I found out about it.
Important Egg Carton Numbers:

Plant Number: This information is helpful in case of recall or other issues with your eggs.

Pack Date: This is the date the eggs were washed, weighed, and placed in the cartons. The 3-digit code (Julian date) corresponds to a day of the year (001 = January 1 through 365 = December 31)

Sell-By Date: In all USDA-inspected plants, the sell-by date may not exceed 30 days beyond the pack date. Assuming it has been refrigerated from the time of packing, eggs should be good for at least 2-3 weeks beyond their sell-by date.



Oh! and I like eggs... wink wink
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Message 1905093 - Posted: 6 Dec 2017, 13:56:28 UTC

Add to Chris's list:
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Destroy after

As he said - a mess.

Many folks take the "sell by" as an indication that the product will kill them if they eat eat one second after that date, but in reallity it is a commercial date so the shop can have a reasonable turn-over of stock (and hence money)
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Message 1905142 - Posted: 6 Dec 2017, 19:08:05 UTC


The red stamp brand is on every egg they sell. Just their's.

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