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[ronott1]

Good morning everyone! Our redding chickens awoke to quite a surprise!

How exciting!

We have rain in Woodland, no snow...

 

[ronott1]

California Northern Daily Digest: 12/20/2012
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Zooweemama got a first egg from her EEs!

Cooper12 is going to use Golden Syrup in the Pecan Pie he is making! Liz says you can use pure maple syrup too! I shared a cookie reicpe. Lots of Recipes have been shared over the last several days

We even talked about Leaf Lard!
We continued discussing feed and feed supplements. A bag of fishmeal may be shared in Redding!

There is another Hawk that is in the area where Lawatt lives. It took one of her Sussex pullets but the pullet was found hiding later. Feathers are missing and Laura shared an article about predator molting as a defence mechanism. Good information! There is also a hawk at Trishas place. The dogs warned her so she moved them into a run. The hawk is missing feathers! Maybe someones Roo ripped it up!

PG Ranch shared potos and later shared photos and a Story, like a photo essay.

Deb_Flock is rehoming 15 boys to freezer camp. A local person is going to pick them up tomorrow.

Brechin posted a picture of one of her dogs. She trains them!

To be LGDs and to be livestock detectives!
OR4-hmom has snow in Southern Oregon! White Christmas for sure!

Zooweemama continues to have a lot of eggs! She sold Duck Eggs on CL yesterday!

Bamboo Update: Thursday after Chistmas is the Day For Transplanting!

Zowweemama is going to incubate some of the Eggs from her place in Jeff's incubator! I posted an chicken embryo picture to help her get ready!

 

[Gomes Bantams]

DD of F. (daily dose of funny)

 

[WildflowerJLH]

Leaf Lard is rendered fat from over the Kidneys. Regular lard comes off of the back. It is nearly impossible to get leaf lard but capayvalleychick butchered some American Guinea Hogs and gave me the fat!

It has the least "pork" taste of any lard and is prized by bakers. It makes great pie crust!

The only thing that I have heard to be better is bear lard! My husband has been trying for a bear, for the lard and to feed the dogs! The pelt would be nice, too, though.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: A person that goes to my Church had some bear meat made into salame!

I hope he gets a Bear soon!

 

[chiqita]

With three roos, hens that hold the sperm two weeks and the possibility of having three sets in each hen, yes you will have a huge genetic mix.

Bantam chicks are noticeably smaller and the wyandootte pattern is much different than the buff colored BO chicks. Marans are black with white splotches too!

You should be able to tell what they are. What fun!

My Marans/orph chick looked like a Marans chick. But it had more white on it ( speedy did not throw much white on the chicks) I think lacing needs 2 parents with genes, so it will not show up. Don't know about the genes on the rest.

I love those pictures! I have a Buff Orp who will actually follow me into the garage when I'm filling their feeder lol. I will have to take a pic of my "herd" following behind me

I loved them too, Showed the story to DH and dad last night, everyone got a kick out of it.

Good morning everyone! Our redding chickens awoke to quite a surprise!

We are supposed to get rain any minute now.

The only thing that I have heard to be better is bear lard! My husband has been trying for a bear, for the lard and to feed the dogs! The pelt would be nice, too, though.

wow bear. have him come get my bobcat, I wont tell.

 

[WildflowerJLH]

Good Morning! Here is our view today!

Coop/run



Out front


BTW, the white between the trees is my driveway!

 

[liz9910]

Some of my girls this morning

 

[liz9910]

Good Morning! Here is our view today! Coop/run Out front BTW, the white between the trees is my driveway!

Look at all the snow! It's beautiful. Once about 20+ years ago it snowed in Tracy where I grew up but nothing like that.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Wow, so much to catch up on!

I'm loving all the snow pictures - provided I don't get any that is!

So sorry for those of you dealing with predator issues. I guess with the cold weather, everyone is getting hungry.