Posts by Oregon Blues

You know how the bird died and it has been kept cool   So yes, you can eat it.  It will probably be gamier because the guts were left in.  Gamebirds in Britain are left to age with the guts in to develop the...

Cornish Cross are a mixed breed, so it is not surprising that there is some slight variation occasionally.  What is more surprising is that they are all so nearly identical.   It comes down to only order from a hatchery...

I hope it doesn't come to that.   I use secure fences and some covered runs to protect my birds.  A good neighborhood goes a long ways towards preventing theft by humans.   Although, I've had fruit stolen off my...

Turkey poults are quite fragile and air temperature must be just right in the brooder.  They will die from chilling or overheating. Their brooder must be kept clean and dry.   Feed must be much higher protein for the...

Hatching advice for dry climates: I had not hatched geese in the incubator before. I prefer to have them naturally hatched and raised and trained by their mother. But with this crow raiding, I figured I wouldn't get any goslings this...

I've got 3 little baby goslings in a Rubbermaid tub in my bathroom. The crows are horrid this year. They have attacked the geese as well as stealing eggs. So, I got 3 eggs by beating the crows to them as soon as they were laid, and...

Game bird feed should be about 30%.  Turkey feed is higher protein, too, perhaps 26%

If I could only keep one, I would keep the geese.  But I really like my turkeys and my ducks, so I am glad I don't have to choose.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bresseman  Can you tell how they prepared the bird?  Looks like lot's of butter?     It is sitting on a bunch of potatoes, and I can see a garlic clove inside the...

I don't know why you would want to.  They kill chicks and half grown chickens, steal eggs, eat your poultry and pet food, and take off with any small shiny objects that you leave laying around. Crows are loud and the noise they...