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I cold packed. I'll let you know how it comes out. I have no idea how it is supposed to look, we'll see.

I hate electric stove, especially this glass top. Hard to control heat, so the came normally runs above 11, I know not to ever let it under.

The third came load is going now. I don't mind the heat in the house this time of year. I do all my summer canning outside to avoid the heat in the house.

I love soup in the winter, I'm hoping the meat comes of the bones easily after being canned. Sometime I will learn how to bone raw chicken.
 
I just packed the hats full of parts and pressure canned. It makes its own juice. There were instructions with my canner. Let steam escape, bring to 11#, hold there for 90 minutes.

I never tried it before, so it's all an experiment, but I don't have freezer space. There were a few really tough old roosters, so I'm hoping it tenderizes them.
thanks for the info!! Let us know how they tasted..texture..i am really excited about canning meat! Our freezer space is limited, that's why all the canning!!
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..plus the integrity of the food stays in-tacked a lot longer & no freezer burn...best of all, it is already cooked!! Easy-peasy!!
I am finding that I am in need of more jars..hahaha...have a couple large..quart..and only a couple pints left to fill...geesh..craigs list here i come!!
had a friend bring over buckets..yes..buckets of apples again for me..hahaha..going to try crock pot apple butter, then canning it. Also trying crack pot applesauce, will be canning that also...I will freeze any left over apples..sure there will be A LOT!! Sharing them with the chooks throughout the winter..will be a nice treat for them!
I had made a ton of canned apple pie filling ..made a small pie to test...oh yeah!!
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....SO easy when you make crust ahead.. just thaw crust..(just like the stuff in the stores-only much better!), open a jar, plop it in ..bake and you are good to go!!
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I cold packed. I'll let you know how it comes out. I have no idea how it is supposed to look, we'll see.

I hate electric stove, especially this glass top. Hard to control heat, so the came normally runs above 11, I know not to ever let it under.

The third came load is going now. I don't mind the heat in the house this time of year. I do all my summer canning outside to avoid the heat in the house.

I love soup in the winter, I'm hoping the meat comes of the bones easily after being canned. Sometime I will learn how to bone raw chicken.
when we had to replace the stove a few years ago..we looked at those flat-glass tops..great fro cleaning..not so good for constant canning...those tops are as expensive to replace as a new stove! My luck i would crack the darn thing, always dropping stuff
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i am happy with our no-frills basic stove/oven...i may have to replace a burner though..the one that the big-canning pot sits on...looking well-worn after this year..hahaha
 
Blarney--------------how is this poultry disease transmitted to people?

If it is hard to transmit....................or if you can prevent this.......................then maybe you could find a way to keep some of your birds in a different area etc


It seems like the biggest worry is if your daughter was effected by this...........................so how does the virus or bacteria get to humans?



just curious.................
 
By the way, the big scovy finished at 9 pounds. Good size for a young duck... that same buyer is looking for guinea, anyone out that way have any...
wing, I have 16 guineas in a pen and I hope to hatch a lot of keets next spring. I'll keep you in mind if things go as planned. You really should have some free ranging guineas at your place, they would do well there and clean up all your bugs. We've had them free ranging for at least 10 years and no one has ever gotten a tick, that I am aware of. Even the dogs and cats are tick free (but not always flea-free, those buggers breed in the carpet and the guineas are strickly outdoor birds).
 
I need some help.  I was out with my chickens and I noticed my rooster was breathing with his mouth open, so I picked him up and I could hear him breathing.  He is eating and drinking and is acting normal. Yesterday I added a bale of pine shavings.  Could the dust from that affect him?  Lots of times he does not shut his mouth fully.  He is a salmon faverolle I got from Beaglady and is around 22 or 23 wks old.  This the first I have had any problems with my chickens. I tried to look in his mouth  but he didn't cooperate and of course bit me.  His comb and wattles are bright red like normal.

I've only seen my birds breathe this way when they are very hot and or stressed. I wish I had more help for you. How is he doing today? If he's better, maybe he had a scare that you didn't notice and was reacting to it. If he's still not well, I would separate him from the rest of the flock if you're able, until you figure things out.


@LMP thanks so much for directing me to that article. I hadn't read that one before. I'm not gonna lie, made me feel like donning a dunce cap, lots of technical and scientific wording there that went WAY over my head. But I did get some helpful info. Makes me lean more toward depopulating.... We get my daughter's pathology report tomorrow. If she needs chemotherapy then I will be depopulating.


@Lisa, the disease is spread through fecal matter. The danger to my daughter would be anything that's brought into my house, shoes, eggs, gloves, ect... As she would never, in my wildest dreams, be described as 'the outdoorsy type' and therefore does not venture any further outside than the deck. I have no idea how that happened, perhaps a mix up at the hospital.. ;) We try to be careful, but there are always going to be tracings that find their way in. Example:

Me: 'Shane! Shane!...SHANE!! Take your shoes off!'

Shane: 'Okay, Grandmom.' -continues running through the house with shoes on. :barnie

 
Chemo doesn't automatically mean totally compromised immune system. Granted, my ChemoKid did get pneumonia whilst on it, but I got pneumonia one year NOT on it. Do your research, figure out what needs to be done, and when it is time to restock your livestock, you know you will be inundated with offers. Does your daughter live with you?
 
I am hesitant to completely depopulate as it will not guarantee eradication of the disease. We do not buy in chicks or birds, so the disease must have come from the wild bird population, and I obviously can't control that. I'm also not ready to say, well, we will just not have any poultry here...ever again. I know for sure that all of the Wyandotte will be culled as that is the pen where the sick bird was. We just started with the Wyandotte 2 years ago, but It's hard to throw away years of breeding and selecting of the Olive Eggers, Marans and Orpingtons. We have some favorites that we do NOT want to part with either...no easy solution to this. My daughter had a complication after being discharged from HUP, we weren't home 4 hours and were right back in the ER. Chester County hospital this time, so much closer to home. 3 days there and she's finally home again and looking awesome! I really appreciate all the support you've given me and ll the prayers for Devan. They seem to be working..
Thinking of you and your family....:hugs
Cubalaya cockerel that I like a lot, but won't be able to keep. Do any of you want him? It's the one in the foreground.
Gorgeously always. How many Roos do you have? Are the cubalyas for show or laying or meat primarily?
Wish us luck and send us good thoughts please. We're processingan extra roo for the first time today and I'm an emotional wreck.
I don't envy you there, that must be tough.
 
Weather predicters spea up.
I know all reports are saying bad winter time weather.
Looking and paying attention to nature and livestock around me is saying otherwise.
What are others seeing.
The overproducing walnut trees are the only thing so far that would say bad winter, I still have broodies hatching, barn cat just went into heat again ( man is she ever loud ). The ducks that I processed lately do not have a very heavy down under the feathers
 
Weather predicters spea up.
I know all reports are saying bad winter time weather.
Looking and paying attention to nature and livestock around me is saying otherwise.
What are others seeing.
The overproducing walnut trees are the only thing so far that would say bad winter, I still have broodies hatching, barn cat just went into heat again ( man is she ever loud ). The ducks that I processed lately do not have a very heavy down under the feathers

I have a ton of acorns all over the yard. My cat is trying to fatten up for winter. She gained about 4 pounds during the last winter. Doesn't seem like that much but she is only about a 6 pound cat that had a broken hip and pelvis. Her hip bone never fused together and the bone migrated to her spine :(

 

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