Recent content by Charlene

I butchered 6 month old Australops and they weren't tough at all. And they had been free range. I did rest them and freeze them though. I think the freeze/thaw cycle may make them a bit more tender. I did have trouble with multiple roos. I had 10 at first and they were out with 5 layers...

Hmmm, I guess I should have put a door on my tractor. It's currently just a large rectangle, I lift it up and the top opens. But maybe I could figure out some way to get them and in out. That's an idea. As far as I remember the Cornish roos aren't interested in mating. Was that the case...

I've raise three groups of meat birds so far. The first were Cornish crosses that I fed 12 hours a day. I let them live with the laying hens. They grew fast, I lost about 10% and they were kind stink and dirty, but otherwise I was satisfied. They would have been 6-7 lbs at 10 weeks but my...

Actually, there is a differnce between eating the flax seed yourself and feeding it to the chickens and then eating their eggs. Basically there are many kinds of Omega 3's. And the one that has is supposedly very beneficial to us is DHA and is not in flax seed but chickens are able to take...

Ugh, that is terrible. I'm so sorry. I lost 19 to a dog attack, they didn't even kill them all, some were just hopelessly maimed. Vent all you want. We understand.

I'm 1st generation Chinese and my dad loves to tell the story about how the Europeans sold all these white egg laying chickens to the Chinese (who thought the white eggs were cool). And then the chickens promptly flew off into the hills. I'm assuming these were the predecessors of white...

If that's you in the pic, you are gorgeous! Don't worry about a few little lines. Some people here are 38 and saying they have no wrinkles. I say that just depends on how hard you are looking. I am asian and take good care of myself but yes I have some lines. It happens, it's life! If you...

I would say Food Bank too. I volunteer at one and eggs are one of the hot ticket items. However if yours won't take them that is a shame! Too many eggs. Huevos rancheros, Spanish tortilla, quiche, souffle, hard boiled, deviled. You probably do a lot of those though! My husband was anti-egg...

Cool. Thanks for the blog recipes. And let me know if that popcorn thing works!! Kinda funny. I usually do the high temp 2 hour turkey. I've found it to come out well. I also brine though, so not sure which is making the bird moist, and yet unwilling to experiment since it comes out good

We only have 6 people usually so the mac cheese, though I'd like to do, we can't do. But man, it would be good. And honestly we've swtiched the veg around from broccoli to asparagus to beans. A good veg recipe would be great. I'm considering 7 layer salad. Dessert has to be berry pie and...

I've been doing the same old Thanksgiving recipes for a long time. Turkey, stuffing with chestnuts, mashed potatos, sweet potatos (sticky sweet like my husband likes it) and cranberry sauce. Please share any of your favorite recipes! I'm looking for inspiration!

I paid $5/lb last year for a heritage turkey (processed). This year, in my area, they are running closer to $6+/lb. Bay Area yuppie prices! It's too expensive for me now, am considering raising my own for next year. But even though I processed a chicken I'm not sure I can do a turkey.

I'd work on the roll away boxes if I were you. Have you noticed all the obese people? I don't think giving them a nutritional supplement would keep them from their favorite snack. I don't even think more of their favorite snack would keep them from their favorite snack.

I think the general rule of thumb with horses is that one horse can be sustained by an acre of grass. Average horse 1000lbs. Even if the chickens eat like twice as much as a horse, 5-8 pound chickens is only equivalent to 5% of a horse, 1/4 acre sounds like plenty. They will dig up little...

4 eggs! That's nuts. Poor duck I guess she was making up for lost time.