tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post2536903716485379177..comments2024-03-29T09:54:57.650+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Spaghetti FrenzyJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71144588398891380522011-01-16T03:15:34.796+00:002011-01-16T03:15:34.796+00:00I sent this link to some friends of mine who just ...I sent this link to some friends of mine who just started a little flock of chickens last spring. 16 layers and they're getting about 9 eggs a day. Isn't that a little low?<br />btw, I can't believe you went skydiving! I thought you had trouble with heights? Talk about facing a fear. Yikes! You brave, brave man.<br />DiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76303888425482261622011-01-15T23:05:39.787+00:002011-01-15T23:05:39.787+00:00My chickens aren't laying yet. I always recko...My chickens aren't laying yet. I always reckon they will have started again by Valentine's Day so fingers crossed. I use wood shavings for bedding and they rot down fine. In fact I think they are a great accelerator to the compost heap.<br />Thank you for your kind comment on my blog.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69697326472859474122011-01-15T18:44:11.946+00:002011-01-15T18:44:11.946+00:00Oh John the heartbreak of losing a dog is just ter...Oh John the heartbreak of losing a dog is just terrible. I know it will always hurt. The quote is so true.<br />My gang love spaghetti to. It is a big favorite around here. Isn’t it funny they recognize your pasta pan? So sweet :)Verde Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551515900687338284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-92136861136972324272011-01-15T03:19:22.948+00:002011-01-15T03:19:22.948+00:00It is heart breaking to lose a dog or a pet that w...It is heart breaking to lose a dog or a pet that we love. They sure seem to live life so fully in the short time they are here. I want to learn how to do that.<br /><br />My chickens are petitioning me for pasta... some have applied for passports in order to come to Wales.uglydog75https://www.blogger.com/profile/12630966968056528778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85281041293341746712011-01-15T02:53:22.204+00:002011-01-15T02:53:22.204+00:00Victoria - Chickens LOVE eggs! (They also love me...Victoria - Chickens LOVE eggs! (They also love meat, including chicken meat. They are omnivores, sometimes too much so.) The secret is to boil the eggs (I just smash the cooked egg and shells together) so that it doesn't "taste" familiar... The shells are natural calcium for the hens, and helps make the shells harder. I saved all my shells, and then would boil them and give them to my girls. You just want to discourage them from eating fresh-laid eggs, which they will do, hence the boiling. There is very little a chicken won't eat, and so they become great food recyclers. I've seen them eat snakes and mice (they used to bully my cat every time she'd catch a critter) and just about every fruit, vegetable, gourd, grain, or meat. I had a neighbor that canned everything, and he'd always bring me the "leftover stuff" - peelings, pulp, seeds, etc. My chickens would mob him every time he stepped foot in our driveway.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371131701828384166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2115272810196577862011-01-15T00:51:33.204+00:002011-01-15T00:51:33.204+00:00Wait a minute are't there eggs in pasta!!!!
Yi...Wait a minute are't there eggs in pasta!!!!<br />Yikes... do the chickens know that?Victoria Musiccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171882686067005284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5743664711437237752011-01-15T00:49:34.073+00:002011-01-15T00:49:34.073+00:00Oh, carbs in the winter are very well loved by my ...Oh, carbs in the winter are very well loved by my girls as well. In addition to spaghetti mine love heated up leftover rice with milk or yogurt. I can only imagine what the store clerks face lookd like - it's the same I get when I mention I'm purchasing something for my chickens. I really like your header.<br />StaciStaci@LifeAtCobbleHillFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970355437338210130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51412146655615177172011-01-15T00:44:49.127+00:002011-01-15T00:44:49.127+00:00I'm still getting a brief, thrilling scare whe...I'm still getting a brief, thrilling scare when I see your new header pop up! Love it. Kind of like having my cat stare in my face when she tries to get me up to feed her mornings.<br /><br />Question - do your chickens roll the pasta around their beaks first, just slurp down the strings, or cut them first? After all, everyone has a favorite way to eat spaghetti!!!<br /><br />Nancy in IowaMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55545774893332204402011-01-15T00:38:51.137+00:002011-01-15T00:38:51.137+00:00I was so keen to talk to you about eggs John I tot...I was so keen to talk to you about eggs John I totally ignored that great picture. Chickens and spaghetti...who knew??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86291743645440817702011-01-15T00:32:52.038+00:002011-01-15T00:32:52.038+00:00Our girls are laying again as well! woowhoo finall...Our girls are laying again as well! woowhoo finallllly. Its been a long spell since they molted.<br /><br />I just made them lentils and mung beans yesterday!Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58389099299626899412011-01-14T23:43:14.542+00:002011-01-14T23:43:14.542+00:00I'll have to give spaghetti a go with my hens ...I'll have to give spaghetti a go with my hens (although I won't tell them what it is because my cat's called Spaghetti!)<br />They're just starting to lay now - check out my blue eggs!Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-47047779649451702342011-01-14T21:53:49.443+00:002011-01-14T21:53:49.443+00:00LOL! Looking at your header of the chickens remind...LOL! Looking at your header of the chickens reminded me of when I was a boy on the farm and we used to hypnotise the chooks until the fell over with their feet in the air and their wings spread-eagled. Only lasted for about a minut but it was hilarious!JohnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608216150220329902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12667652332167682502011-01-14T21:20:55.169+00:002011-01-14T21:20:55.169+00:00I didn't realise that hens liked pasta. Your g...I didn't realise that hens liked pasta. Your girls look happy!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-33596177754916776702011-01-14T20:33:51.549+00:002011-01-14T20:33:51.549+00:00I guess the thing to do is to make the most of you...I guess the thing to do is to make the most of your dog while you have it. I am very tempted to take on another dog to replace the one that died last year but I fear it will take my attention away from the one I already have.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830090701346321489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49490442800832635092011-01-14T19:58:57.418+00:002011-01-14T19:58:57.418+00:00When we would have cold snaps, I would boil up ext...When we would have cold snaps, I would boil up extra eggs, cheap oats, noodles, and brown rice. Then I'd add diced tomatoes, and cayenne pepper, a bit of molasses, and sunflower seeds. Mash it all together and head out to the coop. It usually resembled the scene from Hitchcock's "The Birds".<br />(then I'd usually head inside and make a frozen pizza for the boy and I. sigh!)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371131701828384166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-82131924964239667622011-01-14T18:57:57.269+00:002011-01-14T18:57:57.269+00:00Thanks so much for the tip about spaghetti. I neve...Thanks so much for the tip about spaghetti. I never would have realized otherwise. I save all these tidbits I learn, for when we finally can have our own chickens. :-)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-82178229780699884442011-01-14T18:48:40.276+00:002011-01-14T18:48:40.276+00:00Never tried spaghetti with my hens, but, I do know...Never tried spaghetti with my hens, but, I do know they love oatmeal. Just plain old cooked oats. It's a big hit on cold days.<br /><br />Have to give the noodles a whirl. I'm sure they'll love it. They eat most everything you let them.<br /><br />Lucky you with eggs. Mine have quit for the time being and I had to go buy eggs.Toni aka irishlashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439209726767685697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57070621960174824392011-01-14T18:33:14.189+00:002011-01-14T18:33:14.189+00:00Lovely post. I don't have chickens these days,...Lovely post. I don't have chickens these days, but I have lovely neighbours who do and who supply me with eggs. John, you would enjoy the blog Moon over Martinborough, it's one of my favourites. A gay couple living the rural life in NZ, who love animals and seem to acquire elderly and rejected animals as you do. I'm sure you have a lot in common with them! Here is a lovely post about the death of an elderly much-loved rooster:<br />http://moonovermartinborough.com/2010/08/24/farewell-henry/Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60688803451604024112011-01-14T18:28:58.467+00:002011-01-14T18:28:58.467+00:00I read an article about chicken eggs.. WHen chicke...I read an article about chicken eggs.. WHen chickens lay eggs there is a product that is over the egg that protects the egg.. Eggs should never be washed after gathering them because you wash whatever it is that is on the egg. (I forgot that part)...<br />So I ask the neighbor where I buy my eggs not to wash my eggs when he puts them in the carton.. I wash them just before I use them.. I told him about the spagetti and he said he never heard of doing this but was going to start..<br />I love your posts and I really enjoy the top picture of the chickens.. <br />Have a tiggeriffic day..ta ta for now, from Iowa USATiggeriffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039721574395014625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90830477073637086642011-01-14T18:22:23.264+00:002011-01-14T18:22:23.264+00:00Ah, cool.
I've been using cheap compost fro...Ah, cool. <br /><br />I've been using cheap compost from the garden center for the chickens in the base of their coop - but that's a metal try. If I tried the same with the ducks it would start to rot down the wooden base I suspect.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967074836914863921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44734233224249146632011-01-14T18:19:27.425+00:002011-01-14T18:19:27.425+00:00Loved your last post - its so interesting to see h...Loved your last post - its so interesting to see how people get to where they are.<br /><br />Bet your chickens are loving their pasta. My girls, only the ducks now, have a real thing for peas at the moment .. and don't seem to be so fussed about pasta now the hens aren't there to compete for it.<br /><br />Hope your shift goes well tonight.<br /><br />I'm enjoying your posts, stories and animals.Ferris Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112537164554514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17821207227947533642011-01-14T18:07:20.779+00:002011-01-14T18:07:20.779+00:00I love your ST Trinians girls ! My girls like past...I love your ST Trinians girls ! My girls like pasta too...and are off porridge. Roxy looks dreadful - normally the prettiest, she's lost a lot of feathers. They love the veggie scraps in the compost heap too.BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-73813781709814456722011-01-14T17:27:19.238+00:002011-01-14T17:27:19.238+00:00Well looks like it's time for some sphag then ...Well looks like it's time for some sphag then cos my girls are not laying at the mo! My sis gives her hens shredded wheat!<br />Have a good shift tonight- just got rid of the on call phone so chill time tonight ..........<br />JaneChicken loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118591817977010811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-39423179275172783372011-01-14T17:22:55.619+00:002011-01-14T17:22:55.619+00:00Love that new banner photo!
Our chickens go NUTS ...Love that new banner photo!<br /><br />Our chickens go NUTS for pasta. But salmon skin puts them right over the edge.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90857469931904094792011-01-14T17:16:19.742+00:002011-01-14T17:16:19.742+00:00mel
thank youmel<br />thank youJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com