Comments on: The Mystery Eggs http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TXLady http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-52156 TXLady Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:32:18 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-52156 I agree that the hen's fly off the nest and spend the next 10 minutes bragging about what they have just done....well I guess anyone would... I agree that the hen’s fly off the nest and spend the next 10 minutes bragging about what they have just done….well I guess anyone would…

]]> By: ktayl http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-44885 ktayl Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:18:55 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-44885 :chicken: :chicken: Hi i HAVE 10 4 AND A HALF MONTH OLD CHICKS... HOW DO I GET THEM TO GET IN THEIR NEST BOXES??? :chicken: :chicken: :chicken: Hi
i HAVE 10 4 AND A HALF MONTH OLD CHICKS… HOW DO I GET THEM TO GET IN THEIR NEST BOXES??? :chicken:

]]> By: Leah http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-32616 Leah Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:44:31 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-32616 Hi, Was just Lurkin around and found you, glad I did. Really enjoyed the egg stories. :fryingpan: you could do this to the mean rooster then cook him for supper. Hi, Was just Lurkin around and found you, glad I did. Really enjoyed the egg stories. :fryingpan: you could do this to the mean rooster then cook him for supper.

]]> By: Ang. http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-29620 Ang. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:34:37 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-29620 When you cracked them were they hard to break? Duck eggs have a thicker membrane making them harder to crack open. Also, ducks eggs come in different sizes depending on the breed. I am still betting on duck eggs. I have Khaki Campbells and Blue Swedes. I think yours are a mix of both. Also, you may want to check out the forum at backyardchickens.com to see if anyone there can help you out. There are a ton of really knowledgeable, helpful folks there. When you cracked them were they hard to break? Duck eggs have a thicker membrane making them harder to crack open. Also, ducks eggs come in different sizes depending on the breed. I am still betting on duck eggs. I have Khaki Campbells and Blue Swedes. I think yours are a mix of both. Also, you may want to check out the forum at backyardchickens.com to see if anyone there can help you out. There are a ton of really knowledgeable, helpful folks there.

]]> By: Brandy http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-29579 Brandy Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:40 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-29579 Only you would have chickens with secret eggs! Good luck finding the layer. *G* Only you would have chickens with secret eggs! Good luck finding the layer. *G*

]]> By: Julie Andrea in Englehart, ON http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-29578 Julie Andrea in Englehart, ON Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:38:31 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-29578 Wow, who would have thought that chickens could be so complicated? I found this web page that explains the different combs. http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/farm/chickens/chicken_anatomy.html I overheard some of the local farmers talking the other day about a chicken with no comb - that way it doesn't freeze in winter. Wasn't sure if it was a 'farm joke' or not, but apparently in Alaska some chickens don't have combs so they don't get frost bite. I guess it makes sense? There's a whole other world out there, isn't there? LOL Happy egg hunting, Julie Andrea Wow, who would have thought that chickens could be so complicated? I found this web page that explains the different combs.

http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/farm/chickens/chicken_anatomy.html

I overheard some of the local farmers talking the other day about a chicken with no comb – that way it doesn’t freeze in winter. Wasn’t sure if it was a ‘farm joke’ or not, but apparently in Alaska some chickens don’t have combs so they don’t get frost bite. I guess it makes sense?

There’s a whole other world out there, isn’t there? LOL

Happy egg hunting,

Julie Andrea

]]> By: Erika http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-29575 Erika Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:41:42 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-29575 wait till they go broody :eek: when my babies finally layed, it was great. then the hide and seek came to play. and finally they were taught to lay in the nest box. also it seems when a hen lays her rear gets bushy, and more round and full. not as narrow as one that hasn't layed. :rotfl: wait till they go broody :eek:
when my babies finally layed, it was great. then the hide and seek came to play. and finally they were taught to lay in the nest box.
also it seems when a hen lays her rear gets bushy, and more round and full. not as narrow as one that hasn’t layed. :rotfl:

]]> By: Patty http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-29574 Patty Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:08:24 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-29574 My mother in law always broke a few eggs she wasn't sure of the age of on the ground with the scratch feed. The hens loved the shells. Apparently it makes their future eggs stronger. None of the chickens ever attacked their own eggs. The only problem she ever had was the poor hens getting ripped to pieces by the roosters. One was much more aggressive and brutal than the others, so she finally ate him. I know the hens were happy to have him gone. My mother in law always broke a few eggs she wasn’t sure of the age of on the ground with the scratch feed. The hens loved the shells. Apparently it makes their future eggs stronger. None of the chickens ever attacked their own eggs. The only problem she ever had was the poor hens getting ripped to pieces by the roosters. One was much more aggressive and brutal than the others, so she finally ate him. I know the hens were happy to have him gone.

]]> By: Kacey http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-29573 Kacey Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:24:03 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-29573 of course you can trust a blogger! I think.. :mrgreen: of course you can trust a blogger! I think.. :mrgreen:

]]> By: Terry http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/10/08/the-mystery-eggs/#comment-29572 Terry Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:35:22 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=3389#comment-29572 I just knew you would "blow" out the yolks/whites, and save your first eggs. Isn't it fun living the farm life? I wish I were back on a farm. I used to get so excited when the pullets first started laying. I guess I have raised most everything you could have on a farm except sheep. That is what I am trying to convince my daughter and sil to get for the back yard. We have almost an acre and most of it is just grass, which we have to have brush hogged every year. If we got sheep and goats, and chickens then the grass wouldn't get so bad. I keep telling them and waiting and waiting and waiting, lol. Love your site, Terry I just knew you would “blow” out the yolks/whites, and save your first eggs. Isn’t it fun living the farm life? I wish I were back on a farm. I used to get so excited when the pullets first started laying. I guess I have raised most everything you could have on a farm except sheep. That is what I am trying to convince my daughter and sil to get for the back yard. We have almost an acre and most of it is just grass, which we have to have brush hogged every year. If we got sheep and goats, and chickens then the grass wouldn’t get so bad. I keep telling them and waiting and waiting and waiting, lol. Love your site, Terry

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