When Hard Work Pays Off

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
  • Taking pigs to the butcher, moving some boards into the house, and getting ready to move piglets.

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  • @carlfoltz4244
    @carlfoltz4244 Год назад +19

    It's great seeing the little man step up to the plate and do the things he is capable of doing. Your investment in him is beginning to pay off. And his observations are a joy to hear. Good work Dad!

    • @johnking8679
      @johnking8679 Год назад

      AMEN, Wes - your interaction with your son is always great !! That's how he's gonna learn !! It's going to be interesting what you got from the butcher from yesterday's delivery of the big pigs..?

  • @DDL2728
    @DDL2728 Год назад +17

    Congratulations on raising the pigs & getting to this point!! I love your response to your son's question - uhhh!! 😉👍 As always, he is so adorable & entertaining. I'm so excited you're getting back to your remodeling job!! God bless you and your family! Thanks for another great video!! 🙏♥️🙏👍

  • @bocephus5088
    @bocephus5088 Год назад +3

    "Why are they npt ready to go?"
    "Well.... uh..."
    That got me man 😂

  • @mattoney4094
    @mattoney4094 Год назад +3

    That Jeep and trailer looks like something straight out of FarmSim

  • @lesabre1972
    @lesabre1972 Год назад +1

    Finaly a smart man with chickens most people think they go bad and boy are they wrong. Good job.

  • @greggd3351
    @greggd3351 Год назад +1

    Nice work. Always good to see the CJ back in action.

  • @williamhill9432
    @williamhill9432 Год назад +5

    Wes, I was waiting for you to make a comment on the pigs “getting the meal of their choice on their last night of their life”? Your son is so dear. We have 4 little grandsons ourselves and they crack my wife and I up every time they come over.

  • @trampster7306
    @trampster7306 Год назад

    Great video thanks Wes! Pigs are all looking well, especialy the ones that are now in the freezer! Never heard of "water glassing" Eggs over here - I shall read on with curiosity! Stay safe & well. 👍👍

  • @SheratonParkFarms
    @SheratonParkFarms Год назад

    Master class in Pig Loading!! 👍. Keep us posted on hanging weights and what cuts you chose.

  • @johnblake3863
    @johnblake3863 Год назад

    Thanks for sharing your work, Wes.

  • @girlonamission1685
    @girlonamission1685 Год назад +2

    Wes you need to do a Q& A episode.😊

  • @wilburfinnigan2142
    @wilburfinnigan2142 Год назад +4

    When I was raising pigs I did the same thing, load them the night before as I had to have them at the processor before 6 am and then get to work. much easier as I was dealing with 8 big Duroc's and used a 1 ton stock truck and a ramp. worked great !!!

  • @dawnd8120
    @dawnd8120 Год назад +2

    Simple Living Alaska has a great video on how to do the eggs.

  • @Sword-Shield
    @Sword-Shield Год назад +2

    🤣🤣You ask a pig if she hungry ? I bet a huge yes 👍 😅
    We had stickered lumber piles like that from old boxcar lumber...and when we would go to use it would find that snakes shed their skin all through the lumber stack as well as underneath 🐍

  • @toddnewsom8129
    @toddnewsom8129 Год назад

    "Why aren't they not ready to go? Uhhhhh.... Well..." Bwah hahaha 🤣😂🤣😂Being a adult parent is fun...

  • @ralphsullender2474
    @ralphsullender2474 Год назад +1

    All over the place but none the less interesting.

  • @jewlmoore
    @jewlmoore Год назад +3

    Thank you for sharing, I enjoy all your videos. Your house is gonna look great! The pork chops are going to taste great too!

  • @cleokey
    @cleokey Год назад

    Great video, as usual. From California 😊

  • @jbfuzzy
    @jbfuzzy Год назад +2

    take your sawdust from mill and spread in your pig areas it will absorb the pig waste and cut down on the smell also it will give great compost for your gardens.

  • @thevjv1
    @thevjv1 Год назад +1

    When we had chickens we had a light on a timer for winter to increase "daytime". This caused them to lay eggs.

  • @rickharper1497
    @rickharper1497 Год назад

    The chickens might appreciate you moving the pigs too. lol

  • @heyhope326
    @heyhope326 Год назад +4

    Water Glassing: Don't use containers too big! The weight of the top eggs could crush the bottom eggs. Like a 5 gallon bucket. Your jars sound great. 👍 (Second hand advice)

    • @anneoreilly4900
      @anneoreilly4900 Год назад

      Make a few eggs and see if you like them before investing all the work. We didn’t care for them.

  • @terryeason4319
    @terryeason4319 Год назад

    You're right the boards in the wall and ceiling look great. That's a really nice job. Those pigs looked nice and plump too. Pork chops tomorrow.

  • @aaronfletcher3971
    @aaronfletcher3971 Год назад

    Wes you got to learn to use your cut gate in the middle of the trailer and the escape door on the side. Put pigs in back and set up the front with feed and water, release the pigs. When moving them to the butcher close them up in front half of trailer. When going down the road the less space they have to roam the safer it is for them and the better the trailer will pull with them in the front half. Good job as usual and keep learning fast. As usual necessity is the mother of invention. And on a farm, figuring it out as you go is often a necessity.

  • @richardthornhill4630
    @richardthornhill4630 Год назад

    Another day in the life of Wes. Another summer of pig production. Harvest is always a pleasant time of the year.

  • @Mike_squarebeefarms
    @Mike_squarebeefarms Год назад

    Thanks for putting this video together. I’ll be doing the exact same thing end of September with our 4 pigs. This is our first year with pigs so videos like this help a lot!
    Take care

  • @fooddude9921
    @fooddude9921 Год назад +1

    WRT water glassing. This is our 2d year of doing it - the first year worked just fine. We actually use a 5 gallon plastic pail and put about 150 eggs in each and put the cover on after so the water doesn't evaporate, then store in a cool, dark closet. This year we have two buckets - 300 eggs. Two things to note, 1) when mixing your lime be aware that the water can only hold so much lime at which point it is saturated, so what happens is you'll mix and mix and there will still be solid lime that hasn't dissolved - no worries, that's just a law of physics at work. No need to take that excess lime out as it'll settle to the bottom. 2) The glassed eggs will still be fresh when used (we've used 9 months later w/o issues), but the whites will generally not be firm enough to get a nice fried egg with, so we use them for anything we would normally mix an egg for, e.g. scrambled eggs, baking, quiche, breakfast casserole, etc. Also, it is perfectly fine to start a bucket and put a few dozen in, and then just add more eggs as you get them.

  • @Backwoodsfarmmill
    @Backwoodsfarmmill Год назад

    Love watching your channel!

  • @johnsonlam
    @johnsonlam Год назад

    Have to thank for them being the food and income, totally agree with your way to let them have a good natural lifetime, and harvest the result.

  • @RavensRidgeNC
    @RavensRidgeNC Год назад

    Tough thing, transporting the pigs - but reality is, that's a part of life. Hat off to you sir - gotta do what ya' gotta do.

  • @buddyreed2623
    @buddyreed2623 Год назад

    Hello Wes. They actually helped you put the mats down. I looked at my monthly forecast for September and the highest temp was 88 for a few days. I usually only rely on two or three days out for a forecast. Have good days!

  • @pineridgefarm
    @pineridgefarm Год назад

    We always have a surplus of eggs each week. My wife has water glassed eggs before. We prefer to freeze dry them. Can put 6 dozen in a half gal jar and vac seal. They will last 20 years at room temp. We have 100s of dozens for future use.

  • @RXRSawdustStation
    @RXRSawdustStation Год назад

    Excellent work, Wes and your little *Thought Process Machine.* Great work with the hogs going to provide food for you and yours! But, be careful. IF you keep this up you're going to wind up raising a fine young man! Careful, Wes! 😉 All the very best to you all!

  • @jeremiah1528
    @jeremiah1528 Год назад

    Pickle those eggs Wes ! ❤....
    You can do multiple different flavors too ! Mmmm mmmmm......

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад +2

      Oh man, I tried a pickled egg once and decided it wasn't for me 🤢. More power to you!

    • @jeremiah1528
      @jeremiah1528 Год назад

      @@falllineridge haha 😄 😆 🤣 ❤️...

  • @jimdaugherty4498
    @jimdaugherty4498 Год назад

    We built our house 25 years ago. Had a guy cut us some tongue and groove pine flooring. Brought it in the house to acclimate for two weeks. Weeks after installation, we discovered that our expensive air conditioning system was not removing the humidity from inside the house. When we got that fixed, the flooring shrank and left lots of gaps between the boards. Nothing to do but chalk it up as a learning experience.

  • @SamanthaPastel-s7g
    @SamanthaPastel-s7g Год назад

    My Uncle raised raised pigs, his son said that's the smell of money.

  • @justintime2277
    @justintime2277 Год назад

    👍FROM CADILLAC MICHIGAN

  • @jdollar5852
    @jdollar5852 Год назад

    We scramble eggs, put them in Ziplock bags, and freeze them. We get 6-8 every day and may eat a dozen each week. The frozen eggs turn out just like fresh eggs.

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      Interesting, I didn't know you could do that.

  • @yeagerxp
    @yeagerxp Год назад

    All over the place videos are unscripted real life activities. Since you are now a PIG FARMER and it was an ordeal to get the pig mobile re-certified a suggestion for you Wes "RESTORATION OF THE PIG MOBILE" videos. Well done 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦

  • @AC-li2pj
    @AC-li2pj Год назад

    they’re so cute!! nooo!!!! 😭😭😭

  • @clintonswartz9673
    @clintonswartz9673 Год назад

    Wes, I’ve been watching you for a couple years. My family enjoys seeing the realness in your videos. We just moved to East Georgia and from what I gather you are somewhere on the West side of Georgia. I’d like to spark a private conversation about homesteading if you’d be willing. I can tell you are private and my family and I would like to stay private as well.

  • @randydobson1863
    @randydobson1863 Год назад

    hello fall ling ridge it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

  • @ronwood7040
    @ronwood7040 Год назад

    Wes glad you didn't have to use the bucket trick. You seem to be quite the pig farmer. Ron

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      I'd like to try that trick one of these days, seems like it would work.

  • @MamaK65
    @MamaK65 Год назад

    They hold very well. The only thing that happens is that the shell thins out over time, so the longer they sit, the thinner when you go to Crack them. The taste doesn't change. Do you have a freeze dryer? You can freeze dry raw eggs as well. You just reconstitute them by adding a couple of teaspoons of water per egg.

  • @scottfortune9016
    @scottfortune9016 Год назад

    I don't know what I'd do with a dozen eggs a day. Lol. That's a lot. I guess is have to learn what water glassing is too. I'll just keep watching your channel and find out from you, as I'm sure you'll do a video on it.

  • @167curly
    @167curly Год назад +1

    Wes, have you thought about using a dehumidifer in the room where those "ugly" boards are stacked, before installation? I bet your looking forward to nice juicy pork chops, barbequed ribs etc

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      No, just the AC did a good job shrinking them down a little last time. I do worry a little how they'll act this winter when the humidity really drops though.

  • @tomp538
    @tomp538 Год назад

    I know the goal; but still made me a little sad to see the pigs go, knowing that "this is the end."
    Look forward to the reward and the cost/feed conversion figures.

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      Planning on including that info in the next one!

  • @johnmonkey1874
    @johnmonkey1874 Год назад +1

    Yeah, not too fun turning over a slab of wood and having a pygmy rattler pop out. Thank goodness in this area of Tennessee we don't see them very often, copperheads, for sure, but not many rattlers.

    • @tonyn3123
      @tonyn3123 Год назад

      All snakes prefer not to be in contact with humans. I prefer rattlers if I am going to come in contact with a southern venomous snake. Those copperheads are sneaky, and you are bit before you know they are there. Rattlers aren't always noisy, but most of the time they are. Thats a plus.

  • @melee7719
    @melee7719 Год назад

    i have a solar powered LED light to extend the daylight hours for our chickens, we adjust thru the winter to let them have a total of around 14 hours of "daylight" and allows for better egg production thru the winter. We set the timer to allow the light to come on in pre dawn hours, so their sunset time stays normal.

  • @stephaniewilson3955
    @stephaniewilson3955 Год назад

    Bits of this and that is a Homesteader's life. Meat needs to be hung before final butchering for the best results so the pork might well be a day or three before it is ready for you.

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      That's usually true, but not with pork. Carcass just needs to cool off, no aging involved. Got the meat back in 2 days!

  • @jwhodson
    @jwhodson Год назад

    Can’t go deer hunting and relax if the honey do list isn’t done.

  • @pswoodworks7007
    @pswoodworks7007 Год назад

    We keep our extra eggs by freezing them in a muffin tin. After they are frozen, we just put them in seal-a-meal bags and into the freezer.

  • @Matty_B3ast
    @Matty_B3ast Год назад

    "why are they not ready to go"
    Uhhhhhh, Well...

  • @kellyharbaugh9391
    @kellyharbaugh9391 Год назад

    I watched videos of people doing that and they say don’t do no more than a gallon jar because the line does not preserve or get around it settles and somehow doesn’t preserve them if you use great quantities or you try to preserve great quantities in one container

  • @tonyn3123
    @tonyn3123 Год назад

    Better than water glassing, it was cost effective for me to purchase a freeze dryer and I enjoy the eggs more rehydrated and scrambled. Freeze dryers are certainly not cheap, but the long-term storage of food is beneficial, and I believe cost-effective. You have to decide based on your budget. Thanks.

  • @phillipappling3904
    @phillipappling3904 Год назад

    Put some diesel fuel in a sprayer and coat that wood floor with the diesel and it will help the wood last longer

  • @goatstead814
    @goatstead814 Год назад +6

    Water glassing eggs advice.....first don't waste $ on pickling lime. Go to your local feed store and get hydrated lime in a 50 pound bag......wayyyyyyy cheaper and same stuff. We water glass in icing buckets we collect from bakeries. I use the water glassed eggs for dog food and chicken food. We also freeze dry eggs and powder them. One thing with the water glassed eggs, they must been clean, not washed just clean. I weigh 8 ounces on a scale to warm water so it dissolves better and let cool before adding the eggs. Some people claim you have to put the pointy end up.......I just put them in the water lol. Good luck and have fun. Make sure you label and date the vessel so you know how old they are.

    • @thatozarklife
      @thatozarklife Год назад +1

      One additional suggestion….don’t try to cram too many in there. I inadvertently cracked one, didn’t realize it, and it soured the water in the entire jar (about two dozen eggs). Whoops!! Blessings, friends!!!

  • @09FLTRMM77
    @09FLTRMM77 Год назад

    MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @jimmieburleigh9549
    @jimmieburleigh9549 Год назад

    Water glass them in gallon pickle jugs.
    Eggs also freeze well. Put them in cartons prick a needle hole in top freeze well then transfer to bags or boxes to utilize freezer space. You can also lay a tray out fill with egg rings fill each with a egg freeze then layer them in a bag with wax paper and store. Better of course if it's a food saver set up to suck air out and seal. You can also mix up a batch of scramble raw eggs and freeze them like that liquid egg stuff from store.

  • @tinydancer7426
    @tinydancer7426 Год назад

    Just another battle at Pork Chop Flats (Wanted to say Pork Chop Hill, but you don't have any hills). 😉

  • @MarkWYoung-ky4uc
    @MarkWYoung-ky4uc Год назад +1

    Great video Wes. Those big pigs are some fine looking pigs. I look forward to seeing your house when it's finished. Those boards look great. Are you going to keep Sue in the pasture she's in or set up a different lot just for her?

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад +1

      Probably going to keep her where she is. It's a really convenient spot for everybody.

    • @MarkWYoung-ky4uc
      @MarkWYoung-ky4uc Год назад

      @@falllineridge Thank you sir!

  • @frankcherry3810
    @frankcherry3810 Год назад

    It wasn’t that long ago when you couldn’t wait to move the Hogs closer to the house… Bet the Wife had something to do with them being evicted!

  • @brianttanner4997
    @brianttanner4997 Год назад

    Great video that will be some good eating

  • @mikethompson4336
    @mikethompson4336 Год назад

    I hope it is cooler there, 102 in Central Missouri today.

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      Unfortunately it's not, it's rough right now.

  • @raywwg1wga627
    @raywwg1wga627 Год назад +1

    RUclips channel simple living Alaska they do 5-gallon bucket at a time of eggs with the lime,

  • @sharonromer6606
    @sharonromer6606 Год назад

    👍❤❤❤❤

  • @brucewelty7684
    @brucewelty7684 Год назад

    Why not use sodium silicate? That is the traditional "water glass".

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      Didn't know that, I've only seen it done with calcium.

  • @rudyrivera7426
    @rudyrivera7426 Год назад

    👌👍

  • @bobwollard9105
    @bobwollard9105 Год назад

    Wes, I am wondering what measures you take to ensure that no pests or their eggs have followed your lumber into your home? Most kiln dried lumber is "finished" by a short period of temperatures between 130 and 160 degrees F. This kills all bugs, borers and their larvae.

  • @stevegreene6176
    @stevegreene6176 9 месяцев назад

    how Is that netting working out

  • @southernadirondackoutdoors
    @southernadirondackoutdoors Год назад +1

    Good video! I'm in the market for a grapple. What brand is yours and do you like it? Also, what is a Fall Line?

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад +1

      It's a Construction Attachments brand. It's a fantastic grapple. Very well built. I think it was $1900, but that was 2-3 years ago. www.constructionattachmentsinc.com/products/compact-root-grapple-tractor-loader-attachment?return=/catalog/grapple-attachments

    • @southernadirondackoutdoors
      @southernadirondackoutdoors Год назад

      @@falllineridgeThanks! I'll check them out.

    • @garybessey2184
      @garybessey2184 Год назад +1

      Google has an explanation that lets you know what's behind the expression "fall line" It's a geographical description.

    • @jdollar5852
      @jdollar5852 Год назад +1

      The Fall Line is an area where the piedmont region meets the plains region. It's basically the geographical "line" where the elevation changes relatively rapidly.

    • @southernadirondackoutdoors
      @southernadirondackoutdoors Год назад

      @@jdollar5852 Interesting, thanks!

  • @007darryl
    @007darryl Год назад

    Hey brother,
    Have you tried powering your eggs?

  • @ve6hdh992
    @ve6hdh992 Год назад

    How are you going to get the chickens to go into the trailer? That might be a be more of a challenge.

  • @sergueiothonucci1638
    @sergueiothonucci1638 Год назад

    😀😀😀

  • @onepup-pr3yl
    @onepup-pr3yl Год назад

    Try laying those rubber mats out the back of the trailer over the gap and electric wire and they will soon just run in and out without the gap being an issue.

  • @donkndave7811
    @donkndave7811 Год назад

    Wes! Enjoyed the video. If you are looking at breeding and selling weaned piglets will you be doing AI? Been following Sheraton Park Farms and they are pretty all out on pigs and AI. If you do AI you can pick the best breed of pig for your purpose( I am fond of Berkshire pigs, the Waugu of pork). Looking forward to your continuing adventures with swine.

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      I thought about doing AI, but I watched Chuck do it and honestly it looked like something I don't want to do. So, that's why we've got the little boar.

  • @bobcarter5104
    @bobcarter5104 Год назад

    Great content of every day life. Best u tuber channel bar none.god bless you and your family bc 20:31 20:33

  • @chrischisholm4800
    @chrischisholm4800 Год назад

    Hi Wes. I’m curious about your pocket knife. It looks like it opens up real nice. May I ask what it is? Thank you 😊

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад +2

      It's this one: www.benchmarkoutfitter.com/556-s30v-mini-griptillian-stud.html
      I've been carrying mine for about 12 years. It's a wonderful knife.

    • @chrischisholm4800
      @chrischisholm4800 Год назад

      Thank you Wes!
      Your home is looking great 👍🏻

  • @jimhagler2242
    @jimhagler2242 Год назад

    Watch Simple Living Alaska for egg pickling.

  • @MrHobby0
    @MrHobby0 Год назад

    Is there a particular reason why you haven't ear tagged Sue and Rooster to tell them apart from the others?

    • @tonygrimes13
      @tonygrimes13 Год назад

      It's called eyesight!

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад +1

      Rooster is white with black spots, and Sue was the pink pig with floppy ears. Easy peasy.

  • @jimwilloughby
    @jimwilloughby Год назад

    We have just seen step one in the little foreman's quest to be a better equipment operator than you, Wes. Do not leave the keys it it anymore .He'll be taking it for a joyride the first chance he gets.

  • @kencobb4834
    @kencobb4834 Год назад

    When ru going to run the old ford tractor and do some bush hogging?

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      I've got some food plots to do soon, might use it then.

  • @OldIndyRacer
    @OldIndyRacer Год назад

    I apolgize , i guess I said something wrong...

  • @Farms-R-cool
    @Farms-R-cool Год назад

    Sup

  • @treythompsontrey
    @treythompsontrey Год назад

    i’m first!

  • @OutDoorAdventures_1907
    @OutDoorAdventures_1907 Год назад

    What happened to the solar kiln?

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      I stopped using it. It worked great at drying, but loading it was back breaking. Bad design on my part.

  • @allanpeters4403
    @allanpeters4403 Год назад +1

    "What are they doing?" - "Oinking!" - Precious - I love your down home videos - don't feel you have to apologize to city folks or rude people for the things the country folks have to do to house, feed and care for family!!!!!

  • @Bass2010
    @Bass2010 Год назад +1

    You need to watch living traditions homestead they do a lot with chicken and quail eggs and they are all about put up food

  • @jeremy1350
    @jeremy1350 Год назад +2

    Hey Mr. Green Jeans. I think this second generation of Piggies Process was a success. You did a good job this second time around. We learned a lot from round 1, yes? And our Junior Supervisor managed daddy well, I think too !! ha ha ha Pretty soon, he's gonna need tractor driving lessons !! ha ha not for a while yet, I know. Christmas Ham is on the way.

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад +1

      Definitely learned a ton from last years' pigs, this year was way better!

  • @bluethunder1951
    @bluethunder1951 Год назад +2

    Congrats on getting the pigs to the butcher, they looked really healthy, should make for some nice eating. As for the boards and shrinkage, I acclimatize them after the first planning for a few weeks, then plane them to final thickness, just let’s the moisture come out a little quicker on 4 quarter boards.

  • @tonygrimes13
    @tonygrimes13 Год назад

    Wes I saw a channel mentioned recently on *Keeping it Dutch* about water glassing eggs, if you input *the macs eggs* you will find the video. P.S. I can't eat eggs!!!

  • @briancapp8287
    @briancapp8287 Год назад

    Look at simply Alaska living they persevere there eggs.

  • @johnwoody4905
    @johnwoody4905 Год назад

    good video and job you will have some good eating soon. alway good to see little guy. take care, be safe and well.

  • @harkbelial
    @harkbelial Год назад

    No pigs were murdered in making of this video.

  • @johnwood7372
    @johnwood7372 Год назад

    Whatever happened with the building you built out back specifically for drying lumber?

    • @falllineridge
      @falllineridge  Год назад

      The solar kiln? It worked great, but was awful to load. Bad design on my part. I stopped using it.

  • @dianapatterson4657
    @dianapatterson4657 Год назад

    That trailer is straight out of a horror film.

  • @COOPERSCICHILDS
    @COOPERSCICHILDS Год назад

    Cool video

  • @JaylynnNelson-u7h
    @JaylynnNelson-u7h Год назад

    Зачётный ролик

  • @terryeason4319
    @terryeason4319 Год назад

    I hope you're right about the grand finale. We are coming off a hot week. A couple 110° days and a lot of 105° days. We show over 100° for another week here in Texas.

  • @brianhake4507
    @brianhake4507 Год назад

    Get some half gallon jars. You can fit a couple dozen in there. Check the jars a week or two after you fill them to make sure none have broken. You dont want to find rotten eggs six months later. Calcium Hydroxide, "pickling lime" is semi-soluble in water. Once you stir in a little bit, the solution will become saturated and any more will just settle at the bottom, or on eggs. You probably need less than any recipe you see. As long as there is a little extra visible lime sediment then the pH of the solution is good and there is enough to replenish any that might get consumed.