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We had one of our birds for dinner the other night. It was one of the skinned ones. I took it out of the freezer and let it sit in the fridge for a few days and then poured a can of mushroom soup with lemon juice and basil and baked it. Wow was it good. My oldest son looked at his plate as...

My computer is still in intensive care at my brother's. I hope he can do something for it. I am on my DH's computer. I hope you have a great weekend in Decatur. It takes me about 5-8 minutes per bird if I am skinning them...much longer if I am plucking them.

Way to go Nancy!! We dispatched the last 26 this week and put them in freezer bags. Boy am I glad the job is over. We will enjoy the chickens in the months to come, but it is going to be beef for the next week or two. Momma is left to do the other 12 (the younger ones) in about 3 weeks...

Nancy, It is 11:02 Saturday Morning. I am leaving my folks house really soon. I would be happy to swing by in about 2.5-3 hours on my way home. I sent you my phone number (cell #) in your personal Messages. Look in the blue bar at the top of this screen and you will see "messages". Click on...

Nancy, I'll be right over. I had another 16 volunteers today. I ended up skinning these in the interest of time and freezer space. Once they were skinned I put them in a cooler with water and ice to chill. After lunch I came back out and began to cut them in peices. The main peices of each...

I would love to have you down for a visit, but although I live in Spring, I am growing these off in Victoria and that would be a long drive for you. My DH said his garage was not available this year and thst I had to take them to my folks ranch. I wonder if it was something about the smell...

Nancy, Have you butchered any of your birds yet? We had three volunteers today. I was coming down with something and couldn't do more than 3. At 5 weeks, our males are around 5 pounds dressed. What is going on with the coryza?

I don't know squat about coryza. I think I would ask on the emergency forum and see what they say.

Sneezing? THat is what happened to "Cluck" last year. We decided we didn't want her to harm the others, so that is why we dispatched her early. I don't think I would treat them. Just send them to the freezer. I think he was in the class of 78 or somewhere around there. We moved from a home...

Nancy, My DH graduated from Klein High a century ago and we moved back about 4.5 years ago. We were looking at the birds tonight and think that there are a couple who might be candidates for the 'ole chchopping block early this week. We lost another bird yesterday. We have lost 4 out of 54...

Nancy, We are in Spring, so we're "near" neighbors. There are some really good tutorials online that you can follow to learn how to dispatch and prepare your chickens. I'll see what I can find... Okay, here are some sites: I really like the pictures and explanations at this one-...

I hear you about the humidity and sunburn. We are just down the road from you. It is not such a bad job to do yourself...if you have help. My kids helped on the first few birds last year and then conveniently found something else they "had" to do. So poor old mom got to finish the job. What...

Greentree, It would be nice to put them on pasture, but as you know, at 4 weeks all the males are looking rather pathetic. Mom called one "Pin feathers" this morning as we were changing out the litter and she was right. They have fluffy feathers on their crops and a few longer feathers on...

I looks like your birds are the same age as mine. I got 50 as well. Actually they sent 54 and we have lost 3 so far. They came on the 20th of February from Ideal. Yes, they drink a lot and poop even more. You might consider calling in any favors you have and rounding up your friends for a...