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  1. kinnip

    rumpless? drrr?

    Quote: Indeed! I only have one truly rumpless bird. She has no parson's nose. I have several partially rumpless birds (talk about ugly). The rumpless one never had tail feathers. The partially rumpless ones lost their tailfeathers pretty early in development. This bird really appears to...
  2. kinnip

    rumpless? drrr?

    Quote: Indeed! I only have one truly rumpless bird. She has no parson's nose. I have several partially rumpless birds (talk about ugly). The rumpless one never had tail feathers. The partially rumpless ones lost their tailfeathers pretty early in development. This bird really appears to...
  3. kinnip

    rumpless? drrr?

    I have a crazy, mixed up house hen who is losing her tailfeathers. I really thought she was through with her adolescent moulting, and these feathers do not appear to be growing back. She does have some rumplessness in her crazy, mixed up pedigree. I'm expecting an egg in the laundry basket...
  4. kinnip

    very weird rumpless marans

    I have since bred a couple of partially rumpless Marans. It's clearly a genetic feature. The partially rumpless birds really do look bad. The completely rumpless one looks really good, just not breed typical.
  5. kinnip

    Me Against Eggland's Best UPDATE #51

    Quote: Funny you should mention this. I've stopped offering the information that I feed meat to the chickens (they love preservative-free buffalo dogs). A couple of customers actually bailed on me. I guess they were disgusted by the idea of eating another meat eater. I wonder if they eat...
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    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    Tim, you're terrific, but ya hit on a soft spot. Kobe beef, from the Wagyu breed of cattle, is only Kobe if a specific regimen of animal abuse is observed. The cow must be confined in a space so small it cannot even turn around. It must be fed beer to keep its rumen creeping along despite the...
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    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    Krys-- I agree with you too. I don't think there's an industrially produced food product out there that can compete with something lovingly and painstakingly handcrafted or homegrown. I do, however, think that with the appropriate care a fine substitution for many regional favourites can be...
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    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    Tim, by and large I agree. There are a few snob products I've tasted that really seem better. Perhaps it's the mystique, perhaps it's the fact that no one has successfully marketed a similar product. In example, I've not had an American Brie that I enjoyed. I hardly think that means it can't...
  9. kinnip

    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    The French claim it's the regional soil that makes them taste special. It wouldn't be the first baseless and arbitrary claim made by someone with something to sell.
  10. kinnip

    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    I remember you posting about your meaties. Wasn't it some devilishly tricky mixture of Orpingtons and Cornish? I'd like to see (and taste) those birds. The sites I looked at didn't specify a strain of salmonella. I agree that folks tend to be way too prissy about their food. Heck, your mouth...
  11. kinnip

    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    He said he hasn't served it raw yet, but did try it with some of his chef friends. He said it was quite good. I imagine it's successful preparation is like any other sashimi, all in the way you slice it. Tonight he's selling it sliced thin and cooked tableside on a block of Himalayan salt...
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    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    Quote: Apparently a Canadian and a Californian, Bob Shipley, managed to import some stock and are selling them as Bresse. I do think it's a stretch, since the flavour of the Bresse is supposed so good due to the soil composition of their part of France. I'm just irritated because I was...
  13. kinnip

    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    I wish they were Jersey Giants or coloured Rangers! Those I can get. This guy is paying more than $20/lb for this bird and I still can't compete, even with Marans.
  14. kinnip

    prized French Blue Footed Chickens

    Hi guys, it's been awhile, but I need some help. I spoke with a local chef today who was serving French "Blue Footed Chicken". I looked it up on Wikipedia and came up with this: Poulet de Bresse From what stock are these bred? The cost per pound is exorbitant, and I'd like to offer him a...
  15. kinnip

    Ken had a heart attack - Meal ideas needed now!!!!

    Gosh, I'm so sorry to see this! You have all my best wishes.
  16. kinnip

    I realize this might be a questionable subject, but

    You should do what you want with your roo. I'm sure you'll keep it humane. I eat my trouble makers. I can't fault you for stuffing 'em. I have one caveat, if you keep a roo, you will have some bald backed hens. They have favourites. It doesn't matter how many hens you have, some will just...
  17. kinnip

    keeping ducklings cool?

    If it's panting, it's too hot. If you can move the light further away, that would be helpful for now. When I have to move babies outside in the heat, I always worry. Obviously water is the primary concern. Waterfowl need a lot of it. Lowe's sells some plastic troughs cheap. They can be...
  18. kinnip

    I gave my chickens brain freeze!

    Heck! That's funny enough to post over. Boy is that editorially awkward.
  19. kinnip

    The "have you ever actually eaten a fresh chicken?" question.

    The EE roos we processed last year had some very tasty, tender breasts of reasonable size. The back end was extremely tough, but they were at least six months old. We don't have the room for a meat flock, but I look forward to having some more tasty roosters, mostly Marans.
  20. kinnip

    Roo grabbing pullet by neck?

    It's normal chicken romance, and it gets worse.
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