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[HighNDryFarm]

Originally Posted by ronott1



Hi Amy, Chooklet and MrsMoonCat,

When I read the original post, I thought she meant that the future Spouse would want or support the desire to have animals and a Farm type of life. It is nice on a Ranch to have someone help you out and either like what you like or help.

When my middle daughter said she wanted a horse when she was older I told her she needed to get a good education and a Job that paid well. It is important for independence!

Gotta get busy,
That's pretty much what I meant. I was rather surprised to see how picked apart my statement got. She talks about getting married and having lots of kids too. And being married to a cowboy. I don't tell my kids one way or another what they have to do later in life.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend
[/quote] My daughter said she was going to marry a Fireman as long as I can remember. She even got a fireplug tattoo when she turned 18. I told her she was destined to marry a cop with that tattoo. Everyone in town knew she was going to marry a firefighter so when our good friend, the Fire Chief hooked her up (after dating many a firefighter) she finally married one! Some kids just know their path and some dream out loud and end up with something different. It's just important they dream! I could listen to my 4 year old granddaughter tell me how she's going to marry Justin Bieber all day long! Of course she also tells me that she has four boyfriends. Two are her brother's, one is Justin Bieber and other is the neighbor kid....oh, and she's going to be a butterfly when she grows up.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Do not read if you do not want to read about my processing chickens.

I processed my first chicken today. I have to admit. That was hard. The twitching scared the crap out of my kids at first. Everyone was pretty on edge but wanted to be there. Even the 4 year old. No one cried but my husband looked near to it when I slit the chickens throat. I am trying not to think about it too much. For the soapy dip- I left the darn chicken in too long and he was partially cooked by the time I yanked him out. Lesson learned. Everyone was talking (6 people in the kitchen) and I was really overwhelmed by the whole thing. I did it all. My husband held his Kindle Fire with pics from the forum up. Reading and showing me pics. That helped a lot. Getting the guts out was hard because I was always afraid of rupturing something. took forever. Then I couldn't find the lungs. I butchered the poor bird. He deserved better than my hack job. I ended up skinning him because all the black pin feathers. Because he was already partially cooked I wasn;t comfortable putting him in the frisge to rest so he is simmering on the stove.

I have learned where the parts are and how to get them out. I have learned to slit the neck while the bird is already in the bucket to drain because it can get messy. I learned that chickens become zombies about 5 minutes after they die and convulse like crazy. Cut the tail off- not even worth trying to save. That was crazy talk to try. Cut the head off soon because it made it harder to get started with his little face there. That heritage chickens look bony. I forgot to weigh him but I bet he was about 3 pounds dressed and a good bit of that had to be bone because he was a big dude. One of the biggest we had in the meat pen.

Doing this 6 more times? Wow. I just can't think about it too much. I definitely respect where my meat comes from like never before. I thanked the chicken for his sacrifice. I hope he is tasty as a soup base. LOL I am proud of myself though. I did it.

Good job!!!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

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Oh, poor Rocky. Looks like he got scalped a bit. I sure do like his coloring. Hope he perks up soon!


I think it's great doing it all yourself for the first time. It is a more honest way to get your food. Good for you! Mmmmm.... dumplings.

yeah he was scalped. he is resting alot but I am sure that is a good thing. here is the back of his head.
can I give him anything besides vitamins. any kind of rub

 

[Hangtown Farms]

he is getting his rest. hopefully it will make him stronger

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: I'd give it a spray of the vetrimycin spray. It works great. They sell it at the feedstores (I got mine at Lee's). It's a bit pricey, but it will last since it's a spray on, it only takes a little. I think it was $20-30 for the bottle.

I had a pullet that was beat up with a hole in her back to the bone about 1x1 inch. I gave it a spray and threw her back in a pen. That was a few weeks ago. I checked her today and you can't even see the spot.

Deb

 

[Wishing4Wings]

yeah he was scalped. he is resting alot but I am sure that is a good thing. here is the back of his head.
can I give him anything besides vitamins. any kind of rub

Ouch! I'm sure there are folks out there who know way more than I do and can give advice. The only thing I know about ointments for chickens is NOT to use any that contain painkilling properties (ie added lidocaine in Neosporin or anything that ends with -caine). Dr. Ron will have good ideas!

Edited to add: Dr. Deb is already helping!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I'd give it a spray of the vetrimycin spray. It works great. They sell it at the feedstores (I got mine at Lee's). It's a bit pricey, but it will last since it's a spray on, it only takes a little. I think it was $20-30 for the bottle.

I had a pullet that was beat up with a hole in her back to the bone about 1x1 inch. I gave it a spray and threw her back in a pen. That was a few weeks ago. I checked her today and you can't even see the spot.

Deb

good call thank you

 

[Hangtown Farms]

here is another shot of my young Penedesenca pair. One in the front is the younger rooster though his comb is nowhere the size of Ron's who has the brother.
He does have the boyish face though. larger one in the back is the partridge x wheaten cross with the Mille Fleur pattern coming in

 

[zooweemama]

Originally Posted by ronott1



Hi Amy, Chooklet and MrsMoonCat,

When I read the original post, I thought she meant that the future Spouse would want or support the desire to have animals and a Farm type of life. It is nice on a Ranch to have someone help you out and either like what you like or help.

When my middle daughter said she wanted a horse when she was older I told her she needed to get a good education and a Job that paid well. It is important for independence!

Gotta get busy,

That's pretty much what I meant. I was rather surprised to see how picked apart my statement got. She talks about getting married and having lots of kids too. And being married to a cowboy. I don't tell my kids one way or another what they have to do later in life.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend
[/quote]
My daughter said she was going to marry a Fireman as long as I can remember. She even got a fireplug tattoo when she turned 18. I told her she was destined to marry a cop with that tattoo. Everyone in town knew she was going to marry a firefighter so when our good friend, the Fire Chief hooked her up (after dating many a firefighter) she finally married one! Some kids just know their path and some dream out loud and end up with something different. It's just important they dream! I could listen to my 4 year old granddaughter tell me how she's going to marry Justin Bieber all day long! Of course she also tells me that she has four boyfriends. Two are her brother's, one is Justin Bieber and other is the neighbor kid....oh, and she's going to be a butterfly when she grows up.
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That's all straight up awesome! hehe

 

[zooweemama]

yeah he was scalped. he is resting alot but I am sure that is a good thing. here is the back of his head.
can I give him anything besides vitamins. any kind of rub

Poor guy! Aww!