Hello again

The lead in a pencil is not lead the metal, it is graphite which is a form
of carbon, thats how I mark mine.

DW


----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen R" <karence@...>
To: <smallholding@...>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:19 PM
Subject: RE: [SmallHolding] Re: Marking Eggs with Dates


: I don't think they use lead in pencils anymore - it's all carbon - so
: presumably that should be fine. Other than that I'd speak to one of the
: smallholder suppliers like Ascotts and see what they recommend.
:
: HTH
: Karen
:
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: niobe333 [mailto:niobe333@...]
: Sent: 30 June 2004 13:27
: To: smallholding@...
: Subject: [SmallHolding] Re: Marking Eggs with Dates
:
: Given that, so they tell us, most shop-bought eggs are already weeks old
: when they get to the supermarket shelves, I bet you don't really need to
: worry - your eggs are probably eaten way fresher than they can buy
anything
: else!
:
: But sorry, no, don't know of what you could use. Pencil lead sounds
dodgy -
: presumeably pretty much anything used will get into the egg. Have you
tried
: the bulletin board at Country Smallholder? There're usually folks who
know
: things there. The url is:
: http://www.countrysmallholding.com/content/bulletinBoard/
:
: Best of luck
: Sally
: (nervously contemplating buying or renting some land to augment the garden
: and allotment and get some 4-legged fauna.)
:
: --- In smallholding@..., fbarleymow <no_reply@y...> wrote:
: > Hello,
: >
: > Does anyone know if/where I can get a pen suitable for writing dates
: > on eggs.
: >
: > I'm nervous about giving my chickens eggs to friends & family without
: > an indication of how old they are and obviously don't want to mark
: > them with something toxic.
: >
: > Maybe a chinagraph pencil would work?, does anyone out there mark
: > their chickens eggs?
: >
: > Thanks,
: > David
: > (nervous back garden wannabe farmer)
:
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