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    Best set of caponizing tools?

    You guys have found some good sources for the retractors. Wanted to disseminate a note about eating capon.... Had an early T'Giving dinner (owing to one of the participants' work schedules) and ate rotisserie capon. This was a RIR-Barred Rock mix that had been obtained as a "free/cheap baby...
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    When to start heavy protein feed and caponizing questions

    Caponizing is legal in USA, France and most other places but not in England or Germany. Invest in a good stainless steel pressure cooker as well as a roaster pan. Have good knives and poultry shears on hand. Try butchering and pressure-cooking a regular rooster. Then compare results with...
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    Which part of the chicken is this (photo)?

    They are very fatty and cats/dogs/adventurous humans find them quite tasty with just a few minutes sauteing in a frying pan. A drib or drab of hot sauce or salsa would probably go well. I include them with the giblets but usually I just boil the giblets for the dog. You could prep the...
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    To get a dog or not to get a dog....

    Here is my own PERSONAL opinion: If you and your chickens have lived OK without a dog.....why introduce a dog??!! Do you want to consider training the dog to guard the chickens? Do you have the MONEY, TIME, and PATIENCE to properly TRAIN the dog for OBEDIENCE and LIVESTOCK-GUARDING...
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    Supplementing pasture

    As everyone knows feed prices have been going up related to the drought in the Midwest. I am located in Texas and am working with a degraded pasture. It is degraded because of last year's drought plus some ruminant (cow + a few llamas and sheep) overgrazing. This is a small property and the...
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    GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

    RE: Separate housing. Interesting post!! I've been thinking about the "sissy" issue myself, as I've lost one capon to what I think was bullying from other flock members and have lost a couple of others to neighbors' dogs. This happened over a period of a few months so it wasn't sudden. It was...
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    GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

    This takes a lot of persistence. I recommend first tries on dead birds; second tries on birds one doesn't care too much about. This is a possible use for "frypan special" orders from the hatcheries that offer them. I don't recommend trying to do favorite or pet birds until one has a LOT of...
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    Bresse Chickens

    I'm still a bit confused. Is the Greenfire line the only related line in the USA? And,when you tasted Bresse in France, did you taste hen or capon? Or rooster? BTW, I am assuming that Bresse are a heritage breed that is not harvestable before 15-18 weeks. In other words, an 8-week-old...
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    Rooster adoption

    If you're in NYC you're not too far from CT which is where The Chicken Chick is at!! She's on FB and she's helped folks rehome roos before!! Just search FB for the Chicken Chick or ADozenGirls and then look around for rehoming roosters. The owner shouldn't really slaughter the roo unless...
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    "Ex-Free Range" Hens....

    Looks like they're getting picked on from being overcrowded. The first pic looks like a broody spot but the other two look like they've been picked on.
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    Safe to Eat, or not Safe to Eat?

    Next time, plan better. You need to do a little planning to process Mr. Mean Roo into edible food. Catch Mr. Mean Rooster off the roost when he comes home to roost at nightfall. Put him in a cage away from the flock with food and water until 8-12 hours before you are READY to process him...
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    which bargain to get Cackle's or Meyer's

    The hatchery special roos will not have enough meat on them until they are at least 15-18 weeks, and they will be sexually mature by then. Hopefully you have something for them to eat in addition to commercial feed (to manage your expenses). Their growout time is a LOT longer than with...
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    Slaughtering methods...

    Have bucket, knives, poultry shears and source of water readily available. (need the water especially when gutting and cleaning but also to clean all feathers away). Also, have an uninterrupted block of time available because you want to kill, pluck, gut and otherwise process and get them...
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    Good size for dual purpose breeding flock?

    I'm more inclined to recommend starting with 50 and build to 100-150, unless you eat vegetarian a lot of the time.. I think you sort of need to have new little ones in the pipeline each spring and even perhaps in the early fall. Yes, they are work, but a veggie garden is, too! Assume you...
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    Buttermilk or brine for a rooster

    I like the results from putting the chicken in a pot in the fridge overnight with buttermilk. I also like to add the juice from a couple of oranges. I found buttermilk to be better than vinegar or wine. Generally I bake the chicken and add a bit of seasoning i.e. rosemary and a touch of...
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

    I was wanting to market eggs to the customers of an independent (not a chain) gym in a small town. I thought that would be a good market for the eggs because of health-conscious customers wanting a high-protein product like free-range eggs. So I briefly described the farm to the owner...
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    GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

    I read somewhere that chickens' higher body temperature and immune system (that is different from the mammalian immune system) help them heal from injuries faster than a mammal would.
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    How many meat birds would you suggest per year?

    Even if there are just 2 or 3 people this is usually a lot of birds unless no-one likes chicken or everyone eats out. Of course subtract out the times that pork, beef, fish, or non-meat meals are eaten. Then estimate about how many times a week folks would like to eat chicken, and factor in...
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    Do you slaughter your birds in front of the flock?

    If it has to happen, it's away from the main henhouse. It happens in the backyard close to the kitchen, and only once every couple weeks or so, if that. Nevertheless, they ARE free-range and a certain nosy individual nicknamed Speckles thought that the blood bucket was her business a couple...
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    GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

    Healing: We haven't been stitching them. However, we've been putting them in a cage that is located inside a building for about a week after the procedure. The building is darker than it would be outdoors, so they move around less than they would normally. The quiet environment cuts down...
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