tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post3338080177446310168..comments2024-03-27T12:02:15.675-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Freezing EggsLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-67847218508503486372013-05-28T08:51:44.287-05:002013-05-28T08:51:44.287-05:00Wean,
I hope my hens are healthy with their diet. ...Wean,<br />I hope my hens are healthy with their diet. I would miss not having hens. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-33040987162456585782013-05-28T04:54:11.990-05:002013-05-28T04:54:11.990-05:00Wow - what well-fed chucks ! no wonder your eggs ...Wow - what well-fed chucks ! no wonder your eggs are so delicious.<br />I only have a small garden here and am wondering if it would be worthwhile keeping some (rescued) hens again - I do miss themKitty Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844056332086042474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-68572862296497733542013-05-27T18:34:35.889-05:002013-05-27T18:34:35.889-05:00My hens also get from 3 to 12 hours in the yard, c...My hens also get from 3 to 12 hours in the yard, consuming bugs and grass and other green things they determine are tasty. Occasionally, they are penned for over 24 hours, so I take green stuff to them. If I am sick, it is raining or if it is snowing, they do not get out because I don't want to watch them or go back in bad weather to put them back in their pen.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-37477074181386310352013-05-27T15:54:37.132-05:002013-05-27T15:54:37.132-05:00Wean,
I don't feed them anything that is meant...Wean,<br />I don't feed them anything that is meant for chickens. They eat the baked, crushed shells of their own eggs. I feed them apple and banana peels and whatever part I don't eat--bruises. They eat seeds from cantaloupe and bell peppers, for example. Gristle or whatever from chicken I have cooked and they get the carcass. The only bread they get is whole wheat, no preservatives, no hfcs. <br /><br />I get culls from the vegetable market from them. Often, I eat some of that. Any vegetable trimmings from my kitchen go out to them. <br /><br />They got cracked corn for about a week in the winter when I was iced in out of town. I knew I could not get back and had a friend throw them a cupful every evening. <br /><br />Now, they get canned corn--chicken crack to them. They also love milk, yogurt, and cheese that for whatever reason gets left in the car if I take it with me and don't quite finish so that it gets left in the car.<br /><br />Exbf says they like pbj sandwiches. He brings them his leftover scraps from the chicken I cook and send home with him. He found apples one day and banana another and all sorts of food, so he brings that. <br /><br />They have a good diet. They eat half a can of storebought corn every day. I use cream style corn to make them a huge cookie, using their eggs and cornmeal. <br /><br />I never have anything to compost anymore.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-47778515512052690122013-05-27T15:45:15.007-05:002013-05-27T15:45:15.007-05:00Little,
I never thought of the buyer of eggs stock...Little,<br />I never thought of the buyer of eggs stocking up. That's a good plan.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-66200782364073853382013-05-27T08:25:56.250-05:002013-05-27T08:25:56.250-05:00I didn't think you could freeze raw eggs eithe...I didn't think you could freeze raw eggs either - what a good idea !<br />Do you ever feed your hens corn or other chicken food, or do they live on weeds, kitchen leftovers etc., ? Just wondering if you always have enough scraps for them ?<br />When I kept chucks, I found I could either build a compost heap OR feed the chucks - but not both !Kitty Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844056332086042474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-38856209324981216312013-05-27T04:47:56.475-05:002013-05-27T04:47:56.475-05:00I LOVE this idea! I get eggs from my good neighbou...I LOVE this idea! I get eggs from my good neighbour and there are lulls in how many she is able to sell...the typical lulls in winter and molting seasons that everyone experiences, and because the hens are heritage breeds and have the urge to make babies, whenever they go broody which is right now!<br /><br />I will absolutely be using your freezing tips during the next glut period :-) Thank you so much for sharing!!!Sue Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150735651127251014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-77218307059687612342013-05-27T02:47:50.474-05:002013-05-27T02:47:50.474-05:00Jane,
Some people freeze them without beating. Oth...Jane,<br />Some people freeze them without beating. Other people put salt or sugar in them...do not know why. You are welcome. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-54033120338502180042013-05-27T02:02:38.090-05:002013-05-27T02:02:38.090-05:00I never knew you could freeze eggs! Thanks for th...I never knew you could freeze eggs! Thanks for the information.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.com