Anyone have luck catching a feral chicken?? UPDATE: Rooster caught, no hen

[pitbullmomma]

Nope. I call BS. Unless the 2 books you *read* were picture books, NO WAY you did all that in 24 hours... (crack binge perhaps?!?)

I swear! It was 48 hours, though. I'm a really fast reader. One was called "Freak" (how apt!), the other, "These Things Happen." I have 4 more books to go. It is joyous. If only hubby would stop trying to get me to actually do something this weekend now....

 

[staceyj]

You mean your chicken food? That is pure, sheer genius. Do they gobble it up?

I made oatmeal for mine the other day and they loved it. As I brought it out, I thought: This is it. I really am a Crazy Chicken Lady. I mean, I barely cook for my husband or myself, and I am making oatmeal for my chickens?!!

Yup. I keep a plastic cereal container of their food in the cabinet.
It only takes 30 seconds or so for their feed pellets to absorb the warm water and expand.
Bonus points for a big glob of plain yogurt on top.
They are raising a racket to be let into the run but as soon as I put it down for them they don't even bother to say good morning which is okay because I don't like to talk first thing in the morning either...at least til I'm halfway through that first cup of coffee. They love it that way. The bowl is always empty within the hour.

 

[staceyj]

Awright My Squatchers.... gimme your BEST country fried or chicken fried steak recipe..... I want to make them SO CRISPY!!! No need for a gravy recipe.... just what to do to make the cube steaks supah dupah crunchy!

Flour or cornstarch ( cornstarch is a neutral flavor) and panko 1:4 ratio cmixed with whatever spices you choose.
Dip in egg first.

 

[pitbullmomma]

It's crumbling a little when I wash it. I still have that soapy stuff so I've been using it. That's why in the picture her skin looks a little pink. I had just given her a scrub.

I would generally take the cat to a vet but they want to do a full check up. I might be able to talk them into a poo check. I haven't seen any signs of worms. I'm just worried about them spreading to my other cats. Who knows what else she could have.... saving up for the full check.

Just bring in some turds in an I Can't Believe it's Not Butter (Catcrap) container, and ask them to test it. They will.

 

[Parront]

To be sure it gets crispy, you need it to be SWIMMING in oil. A deep pan with 2" of oil. I like my electric frying pan, hot & consistent temp. I use an electric wok to do fried zucchini. Think of how they fry donuts! Let it get good and brown before you turn it so the breading doesn't fall off. Pound the meat thin so you can be sure it's done inside. Enjoy!

 

[Sassysouth]

I just needed a small bag of shavings for the nesting box. TSC is 15 miles away.

This talk of fermenting and “mash” got me thinking, how about just wetting crumbles? Less waste??? Wet just stinks after a couple of days. I can smell my run/coop before I get to it. But I have a bionic nose. I can smell a poot or burp before it comes out of someone.

I saw this at WalMart today.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I do a wet not fermented every morning. Mine love it.
Mine eat it before the scratch.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Grampy

That is what my dad asked to be called. We teased him for a while by saying "Ok Grump...uh...Grampy".

You don't get to read books anymore... this thread... WE ARE YOUR LIBRARY NOW!!!

I can't remember sitting down to read a box since before I started Grad school in 2012. However, I have "read" a lot of books since then. I got audible around that time so I could listen to audio books while I drove, did housework, or did mindless tasks at work. Since then, I've amassed about 225 books in my audiobook library.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Mine love wet pellets. You'd think they've never been fed before when I bring wet food out.

I did look again and I had put Revolution on the new kitty when she came in. So no fleas or ear mites and it covers heart worm, hook worm and round worm. So I feel better.

 

[staceyj]

For what? The pine shavings? (what I buy, at Walmart)

No. my comment was just that for shavings if there's a tsc or something else like it,
It's more economical to buy shavings there than anywhere else.
I didn't realize until after my comment that she was asking because she was in a hurry.