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    Cooking fresh meat (poultry) in hot weather?

    I do like the idea of beating rigor mortis by getting it straight into a pot. This seems like the most elegant solution for small animals at home: slaughtered when needed and cleaned and straight to the kitchen. I've done this before. But I know that meat that has rested is more digestible and...
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    Cooking fresh meat (poultry) in hot weather?

    This is something I've often wondered about. Assuming you live in a tropical climate or even just somewhere where it happens to be warm (let's say like 75 to 90 degrees fahrenheit range), and you have no refrigerator, what do you do with meat? presumably most of it would be slaughtered or...
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    Coral sand a workable calcium supplement?

    Yes, point well taken. This unusual circumstance should easily fall under the umbrella of subsistence foraging (some people probably collect more coral, shells, or sand for little kids' art projects), but we do take our land and ocean stewardship seriously around here, which is why I felt moved...
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    Coral sand a workable calcium supplement?

    Thanks for the reply! I'm going to give it a try today and see how they accept it. Some areas do have quite fine sand but other beaches near reef have larger particles and drifts of larger pieces washed up (coral and shells) so I have options. (And there are certainly acres of it lying around so...
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    Coral sand a workable calcium supplement?

    I'm unable to find oystershell sold locally right now, and have a dozen hens laying heavily, so need extra calcium asap. we feed back the baked shells of their eggs (that we don't sell), but that by itself is not enough, one assumes. feed we're using has no added calcium because we have a mixed...
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    Clipping wings?

    Ah! Thank you. That makes sense... I'd love to see a picture if it's convenient but I think I get the concept...
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    Clipping wings?

    :D Ideally I'd like to be focused on both (and producing eggs of high quality while I'm at it and not just quantity). And in my experience with animals in general the two goals tend to overlap somewhere which for me is the "sweet spot" that I love about husbandry... That's when it really...
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    Clipping wings?

    I've thought about that, but the lack of perfectly even ground everywhere here concerns me--ie that they'd slip under any gaps. I'm also not clear about how I'd build a low tractor type pen that was easily accessible but that they wouldn't jump out of as soon as it was opened...?! hmm...
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    Clipping wings?

    Thanks for replying. Forgive me if I misread the tone, but frankly I feel like more information and less implied judgement could go a long way... :) To be specific: What precisely motivates the statement that "no one in their right mind would free-range a Coturnix quail?" Or What exactly about...
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    Clipping wings?

    Is trimming the flight feathers of standard Coturnix/Japanese quails a practicable way to prevent them from flying out of a fenced area and/or hitting their heads on a low ceiling? How often do they grow in new flight feathers? How high would they be able to fly with both sets of primaries...
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    Idea for quail housing--what do you think?

    Hi! I've kept chickens and ducks extensively but never quail. I have an idea for quail pen design I'm mulling around that I would appreciate any helpful feedback on. I've been working through the pros and cons of different housing approaches while researching quail husbandry and considering if...
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    Anyone else think hatching chickens is just too overcomplicated? (Psst...BTW, that's code for HELP!)

    https://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Broody-Hens-1.html this article contains in one place nearly everything you would need to know about hatching with broody hens. (please note that the article is in 5 parts, and you must navigate to the next part by clicking the links for each part at...
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    Chlorine in water

    Unlike chlorine, algae is not toxic...
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    Feeding Chicks (2 months old) Layer Food

    chicks can eat layer (assuming it is in pieces they can swallow) in emergencies but they (or any other chicken that isn't laying, eg cocks) shouldn't be on it for any great length of time because the chronic consumption of the excessive calcium isn't healthy for them.
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    When do you offer grit?

    We brood on a bedding of native dirt and leaf litter shoveled from our orchard (the same areas our flock is rotated through), so we don't buy grit. (if no problem is created, no solution required.)
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    Am I feeding properly?

    Actually most feed companies recommend always having oystershell free-choice on the side (NOT mixed in) to supplement their layer feed. Often they have instructions to that effect somewhere on the bag... requirements vary from hen to hen and at different times and what's in oystershell is more...
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    Ground meat/sausage from old birds?

    thanks everyone!
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    Ground meat/sausage from old birds?

    I'm intrigued by the kale idea. We grow lots of kale, because our customers can't get enough of it. ironically almost 30 yrs ago my father couldn't give it away. but now... it's trendy! rofl anyway, sounds good! thanks
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    Ground meat/sausage from old birds?

    good pro tip! since rendered chicken fat is mostly liquid at room temp seems that makes it all the more relevant...
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    Ground meat/sausage from old birds?

    we were given an attachment that hooks onto a kitchen mixer, which i think is a clever way to go if you already have one of those
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