California - Northern

[lizanne]

Lizanne, at 17 weeks, Melvin may be really clumsy but I bet he's already gettin' it on with whoever can't get away.

I've had several Roos that sound pathetic until 20+ weeks. The kids would say " barnabus is croaking again!"

Maybe you will be lucky and it will stay ...

I think Melvin is a handsome boy. My BLRW started out sounding like a sheep/goose cross, his crow is now they loudest of the 5. It just seems to carry more than the other boys. I hope he is a quiet, mellow roo for you.

I'm hoping it will stay weird and quiet. He's mailing going after the poor Cornish-X girls, because they are the slowest. He doesn't even get close to the older laying hens. Will that change, or will he always be scared of them?

 

[Flowers of Abba]

I have lost the link posted recently to the Facebook page/group . Does anyone remember the name? For stock exchange, barter....

 

[AlpineButterfly]

OK food update:
I think I need to put it in later the cream didn't churn. When it got hot enough to steam I decided I had garlic cream and made a potato dish instead.

Next time I'll try once the first clotting has already occoured.

Next question for you revise everything cooks.

I'm making a rice dish that is cooking rice and beans at 350 for about 1/2 hr. Could I cook it at 275 for longer instead? (That is what the oven is at) if so how much longer? If its dicy I should not do it mario loves rice so I don't want to screw it up.

I was going to say I have made flavored butter in the vitamix... I thought I put the herbs in with the cream, and it worked ok. Maybe it is because the garlic had too much moisture? Then I would think adding it after you mostly have butter should work, just to blend it in.

I don't have enough experience with rice and beans to give you advice on the temp/time thing, but I imagine it could work, as long as you have enough liquid.

 

[ronott1]

OK food update:
I think I need to put it in later the cream didn't churn. When it got hot enough to steam I decided I had garlic cream and made a potato dish instead.

Next time I'll try once the first clotting has already occoured.

Next question for you revise everything cooks.

I'm making a rice dish that is cooking rice and beans at 350 for about 1/2 hr. Could I cook it at 275 for longer instead? (That is what the oven is at) if so how much longer? If its dicy I should not do it mario loves rice so I don't want to screw it up.

Yes, you should be able to cook things like rice and beans at a lower temperature. Baked things need the heat to activate the soda or baking powder so they can't go below 300.

I would think it will take something like 1.5 hours but I would check it at 1 hour to be safe.

 

[chicksnthestiks]

I'm hoping it will stay weird and quiet. He's mailing going after the poor Cornish-X girls, because they are the slowest. He doesn't even get close to the older laying hens. Will that change, or will he always be scared of them?

Melvin is pretty, is he the Faverolle?

 

[debs_flock]

I'm making a rice dish that is cooking rice and beans at 350 for about 1/2 hr. Could I cook it at 275 for longer instead? (That is what the oven is at) if so how much longer? If its dicy I should not do it mario loves rice so I don't want to screw it up.

I'd probably double it, 275 is the temp I use to braise things, pretty low. But that is really a blind guess. I always cook my rice in the microwave.............

He is a handsome boy!

I have lost the link posted recently to the Facebook page/group . Does anyone remember the name? For stock exchange, barter....

https://www.facebook.com/CaStockExchange

 

[lizanne]

Melvin is pretty, is he the Faverolle?

Yep. He's my "mystery chick" from Mc Murray.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: It's a mystery to me that mystery chicks are always boys!!!

 

[OR4-hmom]

I do know of someone that got a SLP as the mystery chick. She grew a severe cross beak, Beth would have preferred a boy I'm sure.

 

[Miss Molly]

I figured most people in California are amazing . what kind of chickens do you have and how many ?

Yes, welcome