you could have plucked a whole chicken in the time it took to log on and write that oh-so-helpful post.
the thing is, I'm not that great at plucking since I don't do it very often (only a few birds each autumn), so it takes me a lot longer than you with your mad plucking skills. add to that...
oh boy, do I understand! if I ever move away from NM, I'll be coming back to stock up on green chile too!!!
Hey - I'll be in Vermont and Boston for Thanksgiving week... are you anywhere near there? I could probably fit a couple small bags of frozen hatch in my suitcase for ya! ;-)
Hi everybody!
I live in Santa Fe, NM, and I have raised a few meat birds (Black Jersey Giants) this year.
Here's one of them, alongside one of our superstar egg-laying Red Stars:
I'm ready to harvest the Jerseys, and am looking for someone in my vicinity (<150 miles away) who has a...
Hi everybody! I'm Emily, from sunny Santa Fe.
We got our first chickens back in February 2011 - 6 Red Stars from The Feed Bin (local store). They grew up fast and healthy on their 100% organic feed + treats, free-ranging on our 1/5 acre yard in the city, and they produced an amazing amount of...