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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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Family: Showers

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A small taste of God's blessing. Sunday, August 17, 2008. The weatherman's forecast is pretty predictable - "another beautiful day of sunshine," but I am getting off point in a hurry. What I meant to say is Mary is having showers almost every week in preparation for the new addition to the family - baby Levi. We almost had to deliver Friday, but THANK THE LORD, we didn't have to! Please keep praying.we're praying to get to 38 wks., which would be Sept. 10. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Family: September 2007

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A small taste of God's blessing. Thursday, September 6, 2007. From Russia with love. Mom and dad traveled to Russia from August 15 to September 6, 2007. Their trip included a tour of Moskow and then a boat ride up to St Petersburg. They wish they had heavier jackets as they traveled to St. Petersburg. The pogost of Kizhi is located on one of the many islands in Lake Onega, in Karelia. Two wooden 18th-century churches, and an octagonal clock tower built in 1862 can be seen there. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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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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Family: Tiphaine with Dad in San Francisco

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A small taste of God's blessing. Saturday, August 9, 2008. Tiphaine with Dad in San Francisco. Follow this URL for some great images: http:/ picasaweb.google.com/shelby.vincent/SanFranciscoCalifornia? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To Family Updates. A spot on his kidney. Tiphaine with Dad in San Francisco.

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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.