I have about 500# of broiler feed left over from my last crop of chickens, so was thinking of things to do with it. I really enjoy pigeon and squab at the dinner table. But, I'm coming up empty-handed trying to google hatcheries who sell day olds.
Anyone have some links?
According to the calendar, Sunday should be the day when the small ones start falling from their mother's bums. But, we had a lamb drop last Sunday, a week early (but doing fine). All 3 of my goats are bagged up and look completely uncomfortable with swollen vulvas. One had a slight discharge...
England. Veni, Vidi, Voravi.
It was 'home' again for the holidays. True to expectations, I got a horrible cold from the airplane flight. I had it the entire trip and now I still am suffering. I think we didn't have time to rest properly and now are suffering the consequences.
This trip was...
I ate and it was good.
We've been out near Whitby in the Moors all weekend and I gained a stone. We had our first snow up here last night and the whole terrain is covered in white. It's fun to watch the sheep come running for the hay wagon.
I'm getting over my cold, but Caroline is still...
Well, I thought I'd take time to update our BYC members as to our travels in England. It's halftime of the Monday Night Football match (no, not that football, but what we'd call soccer). Middlesbrough, my wife's hometown, is taking on Manchester United and it is a nil-nil draw at half. And...
I wanted to take this moment to remind everyone during this time of celebration that many worthwhile charities could use continued support from people like us.
Firstly, Rolling Dog Ranch in Montana is a sanctuary for handicapped, crippled or abused animals which would not be 'adoptable' through...
As per this...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=113703
I'm now officially off work until January something-or-other. I really really get to go on holiday.
The songs don't have to be the best, but what are your most memorable music videos? Which ones leave you in stitches? Which ones make you want to get your axe out of storage and start learning to play again?
I'll go first.
Weezer - Pork and Beans
This was, and is, an utter stroke of genius.
So we have Rhapsody and I have a playlist I use while I'm working. It's 72 hours long, so I maybe only hear the same song twice in one week. There are a few tunes on there which I often have "Why did I put this song on here?" moments; yet I've never removed them either.
So, I'll start:
Billy...
We followed the River Cottage Meat Book recipe (amazon.co.uk by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall) last night and did two chickens. We used some of our older homegrown meat birds. The preparation is nearly identical to this version...