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Post by Shirls on Jan 6, 2015 10:43:43 GMT
Georgie has finally made it, she laid her first egg yesterday!!! It is slightly paler than Bea's so hopefully I will be able to tell them apart in the future, not that it matters really. I was to have a boiled egg salad yesterday, so I boiled a 'Bea' egg and a 'Georgie' egg:  I have found out that these fresh eggs don't peel as easily as others. Bea's egg is the top one. They were REALLY lovely.  |
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Post by samwiseg on Jan 6, 2015 10:45:50 GMT
YAYYYYY GEORGIE!!!!!! You're a big girl now Look at those yolks tho! Wish I had chickens  but think the OH can only tolerate 4 buds in a flat for now  |
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Post by nour90 on Jan 6, 2015 10:49:09 GMT
ok I didn't know Georgie and Bea are chickens, so I was thinking: "they eat their budgies' eggs!! yuk!" sorry for the accusation  |
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Post by Shirls on Jan 6, 2015 10:51:34 GMT
No need to apologise, I would never have known nour90, but my thread is in 'other birds and pets section. |
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Post by stace on Jan 6, 2015 11:09:06 GMT
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Post by starlingqueen on Jan 6, 2015 11:14:07 GMT
I forgot to mention the difficulty peeling their eggs. You end up with a thing with bits missing that resembles the surface of the moon. |
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Post by nour90 on Jan 6, 2015 11:31:07 GMT
hhhh Shirls I usually don't look at the section |
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Post by OP on Jan 6, 2015 14:35:17 GMT
Well worth the effort of getting to the yummy bits. They look great. Well done Georgie.
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Post by Hezz on Jan 6, 2015 23:50:20 GMT
Good job! Well done girls. |
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Post by JennyB on Jan 7, 2015 0:13:40 GMT
Hooray. Is it bicarbonate of soda in the water when you cook that helps make the shell weaker?
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Post by starlingqueen on Jan 7, 2015 0:16:19 GMT
Hooray. Is it bicarbonate of soda in the water when you cook that helps make the shell weaker? It's not a problem with tough shells. The eggs are so fresh they break up when peeling them and the white sticks to the shell. They don't seem to be as rubbery as shop bought eggs. |
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Post by JennyB on Jan 7, 2015 0:46:32 GMT
Oh I see. How are they getting on in the cold weather?
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Post by Shirls on Jan 7, 2015 9:06:42 GMT
Oh I see. How are they getting on in the cold weather? They seem fine JennyB, it hasn't been really too cold here, just a couple of frosty mornings. I have found out that you should rub vaseline on their wattles and combs if it gets really cold, to prevent frost bite!! That should be fun!! hehe Thanks for asking. |
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Post by OP on Jan 7, 2015 9:22:01 GMT
When we used to have milk and eggs delivered by the farmer, the eggs were from his own poultry so were quite fresh. The trick was to dunk the egg in cold water after boiling it, not long enough for it to go cold, and the shell would peal away quite easily bringing with it the membrane. It didn't always work, but more often than not.
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Post by samwiseg on Jan 7, 2015 9:30:29 GMT
Frost bite? In chickens?  You learn something new everyday! |
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but think the OH can only tolerate 4 buds in a flat for now 
You learn something new everyday!