Last time I processed, I cut the birds up to save freezer space and just used gallon bags with twist ties. Double bagged, and put paper towels over any bony prominences that would pierce the plastic. Granted, it would have been better to vac. seal or shrink wrap, but I was too lazy to order...
My pioneer cross chicks are putting on some nice size. I'll eat the roos, and keep the pullets. If they're half the layer their mother is, they'll be well worth keeping. They have short stubby little wing feathers, just like their mother does.
I'm not Jessica, but this is what you need: Sunbeam XpressHeat. The feature this pad has that all the others are lacking is an over ride switch for the 2 Hour Auto Off feature. It also has multiple heat settings that go very low. Works good as a seed starting mat, also! No more risk of...
So, Neal, care to explain why, all other things being equal, including parentage, age, and source of feed: Why do my chicks consistently grow faster, and reach maturity faster, and start laying faster, and at a higher rate than those of my neighbors and friends, when the only difference is that...
A tractor is no longer a tractor, when it has been hefted across the yard, (using lots of muscle, levers, fulcrums, and lots of wheel power) and the hefters come to the realization that if the tractor does not become a coop, the hefters will both be requiring back surgery.
Jessica, what's that dark thing in the sky, between the top of the pine tree and the left border of the middle picture? I like your feeder cover! Clever!
Jessica, how big are these tractors? What are you using to cover them? Hardware cloth? or something else? Are you using anything as a perimeter barrier to predator proof your operation?
Have you ever used fermented feed? I wonder if your runny butt chicken has vent gleet. Basically a yeast infection. FF would help. I've heard of someone using part of a vaginal suppository (for yeast infections. ? if it was nystatin) and dividing it into small doses and giving it orally...
Some of my chicks will be EE roo x BSL, while others will be EE roo x Dominique. The former, may produce some barred chicks, as their mother was PBR (pea comb, green eggs). The latter will produce black sex link chicks (walnut comb, green eggs). It will be interesting to see how the barred...
I actually sat down and did some reading today. Found recipe and pressure canning instructions for chicken soup and bone in/canned chicken. Looking forward to trying out that pressure canner with the next batch of processed birds. How sweet to be able to open a jar of home made soup on a cold...