Recent content by RoeDylanda

I love this for the "I need a cheap coop NOW" emergencies that we all sometimes have. Excellent disclaimers. I used a version of this to house an ornery rooster so we could butcher him at the same time as the rest of the birds without him beating them all up for the last few weeks. Thanks.

We raised McMurray Red Rangers last summer and were very happy with the breed (our first meat birds). We butchered the roosters at ~13 weeks and the hens at ~15 weeks for weights between 5-8 pounds. We could have let the hens get bigger but it was November, we process outside, and I didn't want...

Thank you! She was going so crazy I let her out for a few minutes. Instant silence and calm. I think she was bored! <img src="https://www.backyardchickens.com/image/id/9396857/width/400/flags/LL"></a> I can't seem to get images into my posts-- this one is worth the click-through.

Hi, all, De-lurking because my dear Emma Zitsie was grabbed twice by a fox this morning. My husband ran it off, and I've had her in a dog crate inside the house all day. She has some skin punctures but no apparent muscle involvement and no active bleeding, and she's getting more & more insistent...

So sorry for your losses, Dawg. I have nothing deep to say-- just thinking of you and wishing you some peace during such a terrible time.

Sometimes there's just nothing adequate to say, Debi. You and Ken are in my prayers.

I once took care of a lady who did not tell anyone of her cancer diagnosis until she had to go to the ER, at which point she was in multi system failure. I understand wanting to save loved ones the suffering, but her family was so *angry* with her. They only had three weeks together after...

Ours was kind of stringy even after brining for 24 hours and 5-6 hours in the crock pot. I think I'll try another breed for meat (not the cornish crosses. They freak me out).

This is very helpful! We used the crock pot and had a nice chicken stew. I don't think I want to raise meat chickens but straight-run dual-purpose chicks are starting to look good for next spring.....

I don't think brining made much difference. She was still kind of stringy, even after 24 hours in salt water and hours in the crock pot. Delicious though! Scooter, that's what happened with ours! "THAT'S IT. YOU'RE SUPPER."

Thank you both! I'm a nurse, so I think everything that doesn't come in a blue and white package that says "STERILE" on the outside is germy. Occupational hazard! I know the chicken itself isn't sterile. But I didn't want to do all this work and then find out that only some kinds of plastic...