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  1. Chook Daddy

    What is the best way to cook your older birds?

    Hi chickeners after recently processing our first rooster (18 months) we were looking forward to a nice chicken pie to thank him. We used the carcass for stock which was great but we were pre cooking the meat in oven in shallow water and it went quite rubbery. Are there any secrets or are older...
  2. Chook Daddy

    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    We are pretty keen on the traditional method and have just placed a dozen fertilized eggs under our newest broody, she is doing very well into day four now. A couple of months ago we had another broody and had none hatch. We were concerned that maybe our girls were infertile, or the rooster was...
  3. Chook Daddy

    Out with old in with the new.

    Just been discussing when is a good time to bring in new girls and retire the older layers some of our girls are nearly three and egg production slowing in a few. We currently have a clucky girl on 12 fertilized eggs and another half dozen Plymouth rocks to introduce to our mixed group of light...
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    We did it! Did in our first Duck the "old fashioned way"

    Do you know if Mallard ducks are good to eat or could you recommend any. Looking at starting some ducks for dual purpose, pleased to hear the culling went well. What size run do you keep for ducks and don't laugh but do they fly off or do you clip their wings?
  5. Chook Daddy

    Ducks for meat.

    Hi we have kept chickens for years, mainly for eggs and recently started processing our girls and boys for meat. After speaking with friends on duck eggs and meat, just wondering has anyone else taken up dual purpose ducks and how it has gone? Also we like the look of Mallard ducks does anyone...
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    first attempt at processing birds... Some time soon

    Hi we killed our first rooster last night his aggression led to his early departure. I was concerned about killing him so we decided to do it at night. He remained calm and after viewing a few you tube demos was confident to do so. I just inserted the knife sideways and rotated outwards and slit...
  7. Chook Daddy

    Greetings to you all.

    Greetings all, Chook Daddy here great to be on board. killed my first rooster last night, all went well. He will be a nice chicken pie! Look forward to sharing all my chicken adventures with you guys!
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