Posts by Oregon Blues

I probably had better add: the feed I use has gone up by almost $3 a bag since I raised my Cornish Cross last spring.  So, logically, my next batch of chickens will end up costing more than the $1.80 a pound that it cost me to...

Once they are dressed, they look exactly like the chickens in the market.  The very first time that you butcher, I suggest that you rest the birds for a couple of days, then put them into the freezer and wait a couple of weeks...

If they are all to be butchered, you will get the best feed conversion and the most breast meat from Cornish Cross.  I don't recommend trying to raise them when the weather will be hot.  They don't do heat well.

That's pretty close to what my last batch cost.  Costs go up fast if you lose birds or if the sparrows and mice can access your feed.   The local Safeway occasionally sells bagged whole fryers for 70 cents a pound. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by dainerra       Anytime she starts pawing for attention, have her "sit" using the lure to teach her.   THEN pet her once she is sitting.  If she gets up...

He's probably small enough for most predators to eat.

I ordered 6 well started poults and when I went to pick them up, one had been injured and was no longer available.  The seller talked me into taking a little baby poult so that I still went home with 6 poults.  Seriously, I...

Nothing.  It can easily get to 20 below (F) here.   My birds have shelter from the weather that is available all year round. They get a good diet, so they are getting adequate calories.  The only thing I do different...

Give him some niacin.  Niacin deficiency takes them off their legs.   Probably it is a dislocated  tendon, in which case, he might not heal. But ducks can be little weenies about being hurt, so check the bottom of...

I would suspect that a 9 month old chicken would be pretty chewy,  So I would slow roast the bird until tender and then move it to the smoker to get that good smoke flavor.   The reverse could be done.,  Smoke and...