Posts by v.cyr

the others are brahma x easter egger, barred rock cross, and buff orpington, and their leg feathering was all nearly as full as Rocky's...the pullet in question has just a few small tufts, the longest being about a quarter of an...

 can a brahma cross end up with very sparsely feathered legs...  3 of the four chickens we managed to hatch this year are very clearly the offspring of Rocky, our buff brahma roo... full feathering on the legs, clear pea...

we are butchering a few older hens, and an older rooster this year(3 years old)... they need long, slow, low temp, moist cooking, so crock-pot is the best way to go... a lot of gelatin in older birds too, so the stock you get will be...

a lot of books recommend hanging game for a while before cleaning it, "to improve the flavor".... IMHO, all it does is make it more "gamey"...  I would not recomend doing for chicken(or anything else)

I have five pekins... two slightly older ones,  that I think might be Jumbos: What-the, and Yu, (My sense of humor is admittedly immature) and three that are younger ,and regular sized: Chomper(named for the habit of being a tad...

ditto to what jamband said... be very wary of her leading the chicks into water...the duck doesn't know any better, and the chicks just know to follow "mamma"... ends badly ... the opposite( when a chicken hatches ducks),...

Quote: Originally Posted by twinmama  v.cyr...Great splash pics! If I tried that with my camera, I'd just get blurs. Gorgeous ducks! takes practice... 

 took a few more tonight(the duck run is right next to the grill, so I took my camera out to keep occupied while I cooked)...       "What you lookin...

figured I would ad some of mine back when they were cute and fluffy     

 I personally love the variety more than any one, specific, color... we get cream, dark and light brown, with speckles and without, almost pinkish, white, and two shades of green... makes for an interesting looking carton for the...