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The Chicken Diaries have been hatched :-)
I'll still post lots of fun chicken stuff in my daily blog but will copy the posts here for those who only want to read about cocks (and hens - he he) plus you'll find lots of tidbits here not posted anywhere else. Deal? OK!
If all goes well, in less than three weeks I'll be posting pics of newborn chicks - you won't want to miss that! I set 35 eggs in the incubator a few days ago, not sure how many are fertile or will hatch into sweet babies though... It's tough to regulate temps & humidity in this terrible summer weather, good lord we're not deep in Florida swamplands yet!! Uggghh!
*crossing fingers, toes, wings, everything*
Oh, a bit of a fun fact for you chicken newbies. Want to know if the egg you're eating is fertile or not? Look for the bullseye!
Here is an infertile egg, you only see a white dot on the yolk:
A fertile eye will show a ring around the dot,like a donut or a bullseye:
You can see it better on this yolk:
Fertilized eggs do not taste any different to infertile ones, and do not spontaneously develop into chicks - no worries! It takes 21 days of certain temps & humidity & turning for that to happen, it's not as easy as it sounds.Still kinda gross, eh? LOL!
Hey! Ho! Time to tend to the flocks - they do clamor for their treats of fresh bread! - so more coop drahma and lots of cool photos to follow... Stay tuned!
PS: Will you be the first to comment? Or the first to officially follow this blog? hmmm!
-Technodoll aka Mother Hen
8 comments:
allo! c'est moi, ton amie qui est lesbianne....!!!! bwahahahaha
i can't eat eggs no mo' for the last few years because it gags me that i am eating an embryo... sorreeee mon amie.. but i still cook wiff 'em in recipes. i just can't fry one up and eat it.
whatta cute blog you have here! and yeahhhhhh i am DA FIRST! i feel like a virgin encore!!!! bwahahaha
mother hen is such a fitting name for you on here. sooooooo cute!
and thanks for the eggo info... i guess i have never noticed except when theres blood in it. (throws up in mouth a lil). whats it mean if theres blood in it? and do i really wanna know...
take care hon..
ton amie, C
Welcome to the wonderful world of chicken blogging! : < >
Aw, I totally woulda been first but, like, two people beat meh.
I had no idea about the white dot meaning. Dang it, and today I swore I would learn NOTHING!!!
So, you are moving to the Florida swamplands? We'll be neighbors.
I will follow with Google Reader for sure! :) How interesting about the eggs! I hope to learn much more!
Yeah!!!! Just when I think my life couldn't possibly more full, along comes Mama Hen and her chicken blog!! I am so happy : D
I love it!!!!! Whoo Chickie Diaries! I too do not eat the fetus, but very interesting. Now lets hear some chickie gossip, who's pecking who, who clucks too much, and all the gals saying "he is such a cock" hee hee
I think I just learned way more about eggs than I wanted to.....excuse me while my breakfast comes back up....
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