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So lets say I decided to try smoking one of the geese. Would I need the skin on for smoking or can I smoke it without skin? Would I do the whole bird or put it in pieces? Would I be able to put the bird in the smoker right away or is there a 'drying out' period needed for geese? Sorry to ask...

duluthralphie-My kids and I are oooooooo and ahhhhhhhh ing all over your egg pictures!!! how beautiful!!! I hope ours can look like that! So Pretty!!!

Sounds simple enough that I can't botch that up! :) I am queen of burnt on the outside raw in the middle kind of cuisine. Still working on perfecting my skills! ;)

yes good luck Dandelioness- I am very interested in hearing how things go!!

No signs of laying soon. No squatting, still small pink combs except one I noticed today is starting to get a teensy bit wider than the others. I am hopeful that I won't have to wait TOO long. I figured if the skin was off the birds, it would mean the meat would be dry when I cooked them...

I tried to talk my Brother in Law to take the EE roos out 'grouse hunting'. I don't think he realizes I serious. They are small so I really don't want to take the time to butcher them up for a couple strips from each. I did have someone mention last fall about making flies with roosters so...

I actually like the New Hampshire better than the RIRs. I would pass on those. I do have 11 EE roosters I do not intend to keep. I am not impressed with them. I am guessing it is more gene related than the breed in general.

duluthralphie-Do you incubate your eggs or let the hens do the work? My first year with poultry so I am trying to learn as much as possible. I have 3 tom turkeys and 1 hen. One tom is a bourbon red. All the others are standard bronze. Would like for the hen to raise the poults on her own...