Posts by PatS

My bourbon red hens bullied my buff orpingtons.  They especially had it in for the roosters.  Whenever a roo would mount a chicken, the bourbon reds would attack him.  I have heard that Narragansetts are pretty mellow, so...

Here on the west coast, it shows at 8 tonight.  It seems to be an episode of the show "Nature."

A bobcat got a couple of mine and I got to them right after they were killed.  I was careful to cut off any bitten bits.  I went ahead and processed them and ate 'em up.

I'll admit, there is an "ick factor" involved.  But I hate to waste her if I can safely use the stock.  DH is plucking her now.  She had a bite mark on the pope's nose and the neck, both of which I can cut...

We were awakened in the middle of the night last night by noise and ran out to the coop.  By the time we got there, the damage was done and the predator gone, but we are assuming a raccoon.  (Tore a window screen out of a...

How old are they?  Any symptoms at all aside from listlessness?  How is their poop?

I use my graniteware boiling water bath canner for a scalder.  Just the right size and not expensive.

We scalded ours last year.  And yes, just like a chicken, only we needed a REALLY bid scalding pot.  You can fit both hands inside a turkey!

We have usually not removed food, and it has worked out okay.  But removing food does make the job easier and cleaner.  Less junk in the tract.

Our meaties are different breeds than what you asked about, but just fyi:  The dark cornish (not cornish x) hatchery birds we have began crowing when they were about 12 weeks old.  They like to crow and are loud. Our red...