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Chickens: July 2008

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Mary took great care to make sure her toes were painted. She doesn't usually go for the gaudy or flashy nail colors - I am sure it was a subdued tone. She tries to look nice and take care of herself. She didn't think anything of walking across the pasture this morning to feed the chickens in her flip flops until she opened the chicken coop's old red door. She is always greeted by pullets eager to express their fondness with a peck and some poop. But probably not forgotten. This ch...

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Chickens: Training Wheels

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008. A friend asked why ceramic eggs are deployed in nesting boxes. to answer this one first has to realize the fact that hens peck at everything - especially new things. We want to make sure their first peck on an "egg" is not fruitful. If hens find the contents as tasty as we do, we will have a problem on our hands. I guess the easiest way to explain it might be to say ceramic eggs are sort of like training wheels. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Calculate days between 2 dates.

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Chickens: Egg Freshness Test

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Sunday, July 13, 2008. This chart from Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens is great for determining egg freshness - regardless of source. The older the egg, the greater the air cell which will increase egg buoyancy. Have you ever wondered if significant difference exists between eggs of free ranging hens vs supermarket eggs? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Calculate days between 2 dates. 78 comes of age. Whoever said chickens are not smart?

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Country Recipes: Cranberry Pudding

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A small taste of God's blessing. Saturday, August 9, 2008. We thought we would modify this recipe using blueberries instead of cranberries. The cranberry pudding recipe came to us from our good friend Gary who raved about it when we started framing the barn during Christmas 2006. This is one of life's simple pleasures. We were not disappointed and you certainly won't be either. Heat the oven to 400F. 3 teaspoons baking powder. 2 Cups uncooked cranberries. All ingredients and serve hot.

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Texas Gardening: July 2008

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Sunday, July 13, 2008. Spider Mites Love Marigolds. I have seen Marigolds perish before in the hot and dry mid and late summer but never was able to figure out the "why." The first sign of coming death is when leaves take on a bleached tinge. The foliage is green but has white extremeties. This image shows a more advanced spider mite infestation with bleached foliage and a shroud of webs encasing the plant -especially lower foliage. Here's the recipe for insecticidal soap:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Chickens: First Egg

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Thursday, July 17, 2008. Most folks never realize the first eggs laid by pullets are small. It stands to reason, but it is an obscure fact - great to share at parties if they are really dull. Matilda #78 is probably responsible for the smaller egg on the right. The larger "egg" on the left is ceramic. Our pullets are 4 months old now - we suspect that within 3 -4 weeks most will be laying. Mary where did you send the kids' shoes for bronzing? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 78 comes of age.

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Chickens: Brown Egg Science

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Monday, August 18, 2008. It all started when Mary noticed that brown eggshells are not brown on the. Inside. I looked into this and found b. Rown eggshell color is a polygenic trait (Many genes have been proposed to account for the wide range of brown eggshell colors). The brown pigment is primarily on the outside of the shell and you can even scrub it off with warm soapy water and a kitchen scrub pad. Eggshells are not brown through and through. This is only surface pigmentation. Care of Baby Chicks.

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Texas Gardening: August 2008

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Sunday, August 24, 2008. What Causes Tomatoes to Split and Crack? Every tomato on our bushes showed some evidence of cracking or splitting. I had seen this before after a rain and in late season tomatoes that lost foliage. In this instance we still have a lot of foliage. On the plants and experienced a week of intermittent. Rain showers after a drought. I wrongly attributed the cracking to rain. That is not exactly correct. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). What Causes Tomatoes to Split and Crack?

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Texas Gardening: What Causes Tomatoes to Split and Crack?

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Sunday, August 24, 2008. What Causes Tomatoes to Split and Crack? Every tomato on our bushes showed some evidence of cracking or splitting. I had seen this before after a rain and in late season tomatoes that lost foliage. In this instance we still have a lot of foliage. On the plants and experienced a week of intermittent. Rain showers after a drought. I wrongly attributed the cracking to rain. That is not exactly correct. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). What Causes Tomatoes to Split and Crack?