Recent content by kenman

Thanks for replying. What you say makes great sense. I think I will need to scale back my chukars because I raise enough chickens as is.

I'm really not for sure. I fed the chicken feed because that was what I had and game bird feed is much more expensive around here. I wouldn't think that it would make such a big difference in flavor. The chukars taste like some bantam chickens I processed last year and have about the same amount...

I raised 51 chukars from chicks to 17 weeks on 18% chicken feed. We processed 10 the other day, some we plucked, some we skinned. Let them set in the refrigerator for two days. We fried some, roasted the others. My question is this, do all chukars taste like chicken, because the ones we have...

Just a suggestion, but I contacted my local high school wood shop and asked what the did with their saw dust and shavings. Now I pick up, on average, two big garbage bags per week. Works great for me.

Quote: Yes, they are good about staying put, esp. after clipping their wings. Just be careful, it has been said that "Muscovy's feel their purpose in life is to populate the world."

We have raised both Muscovy ducks (for three years) and other varieties, runners, buffs, and Cayuga's. This past year we increased our Muscovy hens from three to five and have hatched well over 150 ducklings, even after losing hatches to late snows. We raised out over 100 ourselves for meat...

The Coturnix would be my choice to begin with. Mine are very calm and are prolific layers. They don't jump out of the cage whenever I open it (Bobs and Valley's, oh my!). The reason you will be covered up is that they are very easy to hatch (my opinion). They grow very quickly. You add these up...

I'm interested, sounds yum! I processing a bunch of roosters the other day and after skinning them (with feathers on) I cut the breast fillets off and the leg-thigh quarters. 15 quail made a nice pile of meat. We froze the meat, but I was thinking a cashew chicken except substituting the quail.

I don't know if this is normal, but my BR tom makes puckering noises in his butt when he's done with a hen.

Thanks folks, I needed a laugh!

Sorry, I needed to be more clear! I was wondering if the geese would try to mess with the Muscovy nests or vice versa. Would the Muscovy's go after the gosling's, that is what I was meaning. My group gets along fine, I just want to avoid issues when the girls start setting or when ducks or geese...

I have been running a breeding pair of Pilgrim geese with my Muscovy's and I'm wondering if anyone else has run geese and Muscovy's together during the broody season?

Thanks, I not a real believer in luck, but the more I watch these crazy birds, the more I think I'm going to need it.

I have a 10X8 tractor that I raise meaties, ducks, turkeys, etc. in. I can put 25 meaties in it and I move it once a day. It is a similar set-up to Joel Saladin at Polyface Farms. I also live in town on 3/4 of an acre with garage and several outbuildings. By moving it everyday the manure didn't...

Well, I bit the bullet and purchased some Northern Bobwhite stock. They weigh between 8-10 ounces each and they seem to be well taken care of. They came out of a flight pen and are spastic to say the least. I put them in a 24X24X14 cage with a wire bottom and they they haven't killed...