Sneaky ways to save the pennies

NualaBuala

MissB wrote: »

But eggs don't come from bums, they come from lady-chicken business... :S

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Thanks for the giggle MissB!

Depending on what the hens ate and how they were kept, I wouldn't be worried at all. I'd be more worried about toxic pesticides on my fruit and veg.

Pippilongstocking

I am loving all the chat on here at the mo

I've never used water to cook something and boil eggs - BUT

The boiled egg water (if boiled on their own) makes a cheap and easy feed for plants.

When you boil eggs - save the water.
This water, when completely cooled, contains lots of minerals from the egg shell and makes a good feed for houseplants and can be used as often as you water

Also .............crushed up shells can be used in lots of ways as well from plant food to slug barriers

skaps

With the crushed up shells do i mix them into the soil as I only use them for compost atm?

zippychick

I *think* you lay them like a barrier - but am only guessing that - need to learn myself as I am trying to grow stuff myself for the first time x

rubytuesday

Yes you lay them to prevent slugs eating your veg. I've never had any luck the slugs and snails in my garden are right b*ggers!

purplevamp

MissB wrote: »

But eggs don't come from bums, they come from lady-chicken business... :S

rubytuesday wrote: »

According to someone I know that's the front bottom! EEK!

:eek: It's enough to put you off eggs for life :eek: I'm too scared to touch eggs now!!:rotfl:

blueberrypie

MissB wrote: »

But eggs don't come from bums, they come from lady-chicken business... :S

Birds, including chickens, don't have bums or lady-chicken-businesses. They have a cloaca, or vent - one orifice, which performs all the nether-regions functions.

shandyclover

My sneaky way...

In winter hubby suffers very dry hands with fingers that crack and bleed. Nothing seems to help. I'd read comfrey cream was good. I check out my local health store they've got comfrey cream but its a bit pricey at 15 euros for a tiny jar he'd probably finish in a few days (If I had more money I would probably buy it as its from a small local cottage industry, and I do like to try and support them) In the same shop they sold dried comfrey herb for about E2.50. I bought the herb, came home and watched on youtube how to make your own comfey infusion with olive oil. Hubby is now using it and says its working.

consultant31

blueberrypie wrote: »

Birds, including chickens, don't have bums or lady-chicken-businesses. They have a cloaca, or vent - one orifice, which performs all the nether-regions functions.

Whatever you call where the egg comes from, you still get eggs with 'poo' on the shell - which doesn't go down too well with rice :eek:

tru

Just wipe the egg with a clean damp cloth

They have a cloaca, or vent - one orifice, which performs all the nether-regions functions.

Yes and no - their eggs and waste come from 2 different 'tubes', but exit from the same place One tube shuts off when the other is in use.

Our eggs are very clean if we collect them as soon as they've been laid, they're only dirty if they've been left a while. Epsecially if Mogs is in there, she likes to roll everyone's eggs around while she's laying :rotfl:

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