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Ok, so we had a plated landscape dinner at our farm last weekend *if you ever get a chance to go to one or host one... do it!* and the chefs made buttermilk fried chicken thigh with our chickens. It was to die for! I want to attempt this at home any ideas, has anyone tried this? Here is the...

So, I've seen about 500 billion threads on here with what to raise. Either they have heard horror stories on the cornish x, want to be sustainable, or just want raise a bird that free ranges with their layers without adding much additional chores. Which is completely fine, this is the meat birds...

What do people around the country get? Whole, cut-up, and per piece. How many?... I'm going to try something a little new this year for 2011 and offer not only whole and cut-up but also chicken pieces. Everything will be by the pound as well, including whole and cut-up. I'm wondering what...

Well here they are, the future sides and cuts for the CSA's. It's a ball in motion now, just have to get through the winter. There is 24 of them and I'm probably going to keep about 4 of them for breeders. One male is intact the rest are cut or females. Went to PA to pick them up a few nights...

Well, I'm at it again. With winter here in full force I'm stuck with hibernating and planning for 2011. Last year we decided to do a CSA for vegetables, fruit, and meat combined and took on 15 members. This year we plan to tackle 40 members with the Standard CSA. However, this upcoming year we...

I missed my one and only shot this year today on a small doe. I'm deerless with no venison.... anyone else get any deer this year? I have some time yet...

Did two broad breasted whites. Had one weigh 28 pounds with food and dressed out at 21 pounds, the second weighed 19 pounds with food and dressed out at 14 pounds. So when figuring your percentage it's safe to say 72% without food will be your average dressed weight. I will get some pics of...

Ok so I made fried chicken the other night from someones recipe in another thread.... and they breading turned out awesome. It was extremely fluffy and crispy kinda like KFC , but I don't want to brag too much! Anyhow, the skin was rubber.... this is the second time I have done this I'm more of...

What does people feed and why? Despite what you you heard about higher proteins, does it help? Neil.... I hope you're reading... would love your input. I've been doing some research and it seems many of us are over feeding protein. Doesn't really hurt the chicken but it does hurt the wallet...

Check out my trip to Growing Power in Wisconsin. One of the few things I got to do this year was get a tour with Will Allen of his set up. He raises chickens, goats, fish, plants, turkeys, ducks... worms and compost. Has anyone tried raising fish in an aquaponic system? I want to try and...

I disappeared for a while trying to catch up on all the old post but it seems like this time of year this section gets slammed! I've been so busy but stop in from time to time... I just wanted to share with whoever how the summer is going. It seems like I can really only hop on this site in the...

I seen pictures on here with an owl caught in a trap? I think it was killing someones ducks.... Anyhow, I was curious to see how the thing was caught. Not really interested on people opinions on the legalities of it... just really want to know is it possible to trap one and how?

I have about a dozen chicks that are in the incubator right now, how long do I leave them in there before taking them out? I have quite a few eggs still pipped but they haven't hatched yet. My concern is the fact that the newly hatched chicks are moving the other eggs all over. If your not...

Well I had some eggs from my Buckeye breeders this fall and they stopped pretty much all winter until now. However I did manage to get some eggs in the incubator. Yesterday was the unlucky day for the males. Some great results at 15 weeks, weighing around 3 - 4 lbs each I was very impressed...

I was candling eggs tonight and one slipped out of my hands and cracked... didn't break the egg but did crack. The egg is fertile and it's been 5 days. The eggs are valuable and would like to see if it will hatch but if it will risk others from hatching I will pitch it. I'm so mad at...

Well they are getting close, I'm just waiting for some nicer sunny days and of course those fertile eggs. I'm curious to see what I get out of this cross, I will take anything at this point just to show they can actually breed without any problems. Seriously, they are like taking care of any...

We are wanting to do a CSA this year.... well we are going to do one and we already have our members signed up. Any tips from a consumer stand point that I should pay attention to? Do's or don't? I'm trying to avoid the major pit falls of CSA farming and any help would be appreciated.

I'm debating using organic feed but I can not find a producer close enough to me that sells organic feed or even grows it. I'm located in Ohio and the closest one was in PA and the price was $21.34 for a bag of layer mash 16%. For me to get a pallet shipped it would cost $630.00 which is about...

We just ordered are seeds from Jordan's and have already got the lights fired up to start are lettuce plants... Anyone else start up yet? What are you growing this year? So far we have this ordered, Basil Beans Beets Broccoli Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower Celery Swiss Chard Cucumber...

I've been reading through this section and I vote to change the title to "Group Therapy for people with Chicken Problems"... This site is not for chicken keepers, that's just a cover up.... you guys are addicts... however I have no room to talk as I waste my morning typing this thread and...