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Hi All, I have raised 4 broad breasted white turkeys since July and I need to process them to be fresh for TG. Two are Toms and two are Jerry’s? (what’s a female turkey called?) Obviously, I’ve never had turkeys LOL!!! I’ve processed meat chickens before and I know you need to let them...

Hi All, After loosing my entire flock (all hens) last year I started the process over. In February I hatched some Trader Joes Eggs (California Whites) and I purchased some Red Sex-linked chicks all in the same week. After thinning out the group I’m left with 3 white hens, 4 red hens and...

Three years ago I hatched out 8 of 12 TJ eggs. I purchased the eggs from the Trader Joes in Santa Cruz CA. Last year I tried to hatch out 42 more but not one was fertile. What I did notice is in last years batch of eggs every egg was date stamped. I just purchased 4 dozen more eggs from the...

I was eating Pho with a Vietnamese friend the other day and noticed a sign on the wall: "Special Chewy Chicken Pho $7.99" this was a little more expensive than the regular chicken pho. I asked my friend what is "Chewy Chicken." I thought it was a special way of cooking the meat, but he said...

I made some Acorn Squash Soup and had way too much of it so I wanted to see if the girls would like some. I took it out there to them and just like little Velociraptor they tore it apart. They dove in taking big bites, and shake their heads violently to remove any excess. This caused quite...

I flew to Seattle this weekend to pickup my new car. I decided to give BYC some publicity so I wore my shirt. I was asked so many times what my T-Shirt meant or what was Backyardchicken.com. Even the flight attendants stopped and asked and they said they were curious and going to check it...

You never see anyone eat rare chicken. (Once on Iron Chef they did chicken sashimi) I hear this every day. You must cook your chicken thoroughly. You must keep it refrigerated at all times. Wash and sanitize everything in your cooking area after handling chicken. Some people are the same...

When I see certain breeds I instantly have an image of some thing else in my mind. My top 3 breed associations are: Please share what you have, or am I the only crazy one? Don Polish=Phyllis Diller Silkies=Tribbles Orpingtons & Cochin=1800's dresses

I have two RIR's that should be laying any day now. They are at 20 weeks. I do have a Redstar hen that's two years old and lays about an egg a day. She lays like clock work between 11am and 1pm daily. However she did not lay yesterday. I just got home from work and didn't see any new...

I have 3yr-4mo RIR's that I've raised from chicks. I recently obtained 6 Buff Orpingtons (three weeks old.) Is it me or are the BO's much heavier then the RIR's were at 3weeks? What about adult sizes? All the charts say both birds are 7-8lbs (adult weight) Don

I have one chicken that looks like the following (and possibly more) New Hampshire Red Production Reds Red Star Red Sexlinks Whats the difference or are these all just different names for the same thing? How can I tell what I have if they all look the same to me? She was adopted. Thanks...

I used search but didn't find any info. I hope its ok to ask this question here, if not please point me in the right direction I don't have a Rooster and was thinking about having a hen breed next year, this web site offers stud fees at $3 day but just how long does it take to get fert eggs...

I just picked up 6 Buff Orpingtons to add to my flock of RIR's thinking this would be a good pairing of brown egg layers and a nice visual impact. RIR's Dark long necks and long legs BO's Light short necks and short legs Anyone have pictures of adult hens of these two vars to share? Thanks in...

You ever go to the beach and have some one sit too close to you? Thats what I think my little girls were thinking when the Redstar decided to lay out by them. Don Can you get my back Samantha? HEY everyone! Whats up their butts? (eggs I hope) Oh well, more sun for me... Don't they...

I decided to butcher my big old RIR hen today. She has not produced an egg since I've had her. She constantly bullys everyone around, and squawks constantly. Today she decided to pull a big patch of feathers out of one of the smaller pullets when they were free ranging and then ate them...

I decided to stop at the local feed store and they hand White and Bronze turkeys. I thought humm,.. could get one and have it ready for Thanks Giving. Then I thought,.. wait I only have a 10x10 coop and already have 7 RIR, and 8 Cornish X (will be processed in 3 weeks). They still have them...

My girls are free ranging in the yard right now. I gave them some mulberries off the tree. One of the small RIR's (3 mo old) came in and snatched one away from the older RIR. I looked over and they were trying to do it again but the older RIR grabbed a buch of feathers out of the offending...

I was at an Asian market today picking up some things and saw this. My friend who is Chinese says they are very good. They look really small and bony to me. Don

I picked two adoptees (Red Star and RIR) The RIR has not prouced since I've had her (3 weeks) She has always had a nasty poopy bottom. Her vent is always hyper active so I made up my mind I was going to wash her bottom. She was very cooperative as I placed her bum in a bucket of water. As...

Not mine but would like to see them go to good family. http://monterey.craigslist.org/grd/1166401473.html Don