California - Northern

[ronott1]

speaking of processing. Recipes please with specifics for those of us who don't know braising from broasting. I am cooking up a cockerel on Sunday. He will be 19 weeks old. his lineage is Delaware X CA Grey which means that his mamas foundation breeds are Plymouth Rock and Leghorn but more BR than LH if that matters. How do I cook him?

Regular roasting will work for a 19 week cockerel.

By Regular I mean at 325 to 350. Younger birds can be roasted at 400 to 425.

Recipes for older birds:

 

[chickee]

I need enablers. That's why I decided to post on this thread!

I have a 'limit' on what I can have since I live in the city. I can only have "three" hens. You'll notice that I use quotations in that, LOL. I think ideally I'll end up with maybe 5 and I wouldn't mind a nice mix. I'd like a mix of egg colors too, I think. Most important for me though is that they are good with the kids, since my kids are all so little. I realize that that's like generalizing dogs by breed, but you know,
Hi! We love Grass Valley. Before we had kids we used to go up there every year and go to the river to swim. And we would always stop at the best Greek restaurant when we were there! Since then I've had such little children that I don't feel comfy taking them to the river yet, so we haven't been. We were just talking about that the other day, actually.

The Yuba river is beautiful and so much fun to swim in

What is the name of the Greek restaurant you used to go to? I have a feeling it is one a friend of mine talked about but said it closed.

 

[PetRock]

If we are talking a bit about Langshans (and I could talk all day about them), I do want to say that the consensus on the Langshan thread is that the Langshans that we have in the US are Croad Langshans. They are the same as the UK Croad Langshans. The other 3 kinds of Langshans are German Langshans (short bodied with long clean legs), Modern Langshans (long legs and looks kind of like a feathered Modern Game), and Australian Langshans which were crossed at one time with Australorps in an effort to save the breed. There seems to be a big push for the plum colored bloom on the eggs but most Langshan breeders focus on breeding to SOP with a strong emphasis on correct body type. If you happen to have a bird that lays the plum colored eggs that's just a nice bonus!

For anyone who is interested in Langshans and wants to read some good info on them, the Langshan thread is only 264 pages long!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/284419/langshan-thread

 

[Audio51]

Quote: I miss my yellow lab. She enjoyed bird hunting but LOVED to catch rats. We found a nest underneath the dog house: she got 5 of 7. Chomp, drop, chomp, drop, etc... The last one bit her lip & hung there until we said "Get it". She flipped it up on the air, caught it on the way down, chomp...Wish I had had a video camera.
I want a dog like that!

 

[Audio51]

Okay so I have a question (the first of many, I'm sure). The section of yard that we are planning on using for the enclosed chicken garden backs up to a neighbor with huge oleanders. We try to keep them cut back from our fence, but inevitably some of the debris from the bushes comes into our yard. I've been searching for info about this regarding chickens. Obviously I know that they are very poisonous, but does anyone have any personal experience with them? A lot of the posts that I read said that their chickens leave the plants alone, so I'm hoping this will be the case for us. Unfortunately it's the only area that we can close off in the yard for the chickens, and it really is the best place (the most sheltered from the sun, etc), but those darn bushes are HUGE! I was thinking of hacking the tops off of them and seeing if she noticed, haha... anyway what are your thoughts? Should I do something to try and protect them from the dropping leaves and flowers? I'm not sure what I could do really but maybe I could figure something out.

I think they will leave them alone. I remember when we were kids in San Jose we had a ton of them in our yard. We had been told they were so poisonous that one leave would kill a cow, so naturally we had to challenge each other. I do remember just putting my teeth into one an it immediately felt like a million little needles in my tongue. Needless to say, I didn't go any further with it and lived to tell the tale. Man...we sure do some stupid things as kids. It's a wonder any of us make it to adulthood!

 

[chiqita]

Well, people are lazy. They want to get paid, but often don't want to work hard… Frustrating for sure. Nisene Marks is gorgeous but I hate that they don't allow dogs on their trails. My husband and I usually take the dog up to De Laveaga and walk the trail from the softball park up to the disc gold course. Its beautiful! Are you out in the country now or living in town? How many chickens do you have? This is my first year raising chickens. I have two 2-week old Barred Rocks, a 5 day old Ameraucana, and a 5 day old Gold Laced Wyandotte. I'm so excited, I've wanted chickens for years! Now that we finally have our own house and a large backyard we figured we should go for it. I hope the neighbors don't complain… :cd

Welcome!

Here is my duckling that was on deaths door yesterday. What vitamins did you end up giving her? -Kathy

I lost track of what is going on. SUPER CUTE BABIES! What are they? Are they mottled ? _____ ? I recently saw mottled Ameraucana's and kind of fell in love. Wondering if it's too late to switch gears. I just got all set up and have spent months working on getting BBS AM going for a breeding program. Bought eggs and only had 3 pullets hatch. Finally have all I need and I find these absolutely BEAUTIFUL mottled AMs! Oh well, I think I'll just have to have one for the breakfast maker flock some day. Kind of think switching gears at this point would exasperate my loving and oh - so- supportive husband. Don't want to wear out that support system since he is my biggest enabler by building whatever I need.

mottles are project. Chicken. That is a lot more work.

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum and new to chickens, but thought I would say hello since this thread is 'my' local thread and you all are so fun and chatty.

Hello!!

Thought I should say "hi" & re-introduce myself. I joined sometime ago & been mainly lurking. My name is Lisa & I'm a chicken-a-holic. Got my first pullet 16 years ago (a banty silver duckwing OEGB) & was complete hooked. Now I have 30+ in my motley flock. I found that I most prefer to hatch eggs (so I can talk to them in the shell) then to grow out the peepers, picking out my favorite personality, then passing the rest on to create new addicts. You all are such a wonderful source of information & support. I don't feel so "off in left field" when I get chance to visit the website. Thanks!

Hatching is doubly addictive!

Okay so I have a question (the first of many, I'm sure). The section of yard that we are planning on using for the enclosed chicken garden backs up to a neighbor with huge oleanders. We try to keep them cut back from our fence, but inevitably some of the debris from the bushes comes into our yard. I've been searching for info about this regarding chickens. Obviously I know that they are very poisonous, but does anyone have any personal experience with them? A lot of the posts that I read said that their chickens leave the plants alone, so I'm hoping this will be the case for us. Unfortunately it's the only area that we can close off in the yard for the chickens, and it really is the best place (the most sheltered from the sun, etc), but those darn bushes are HUGE! I was thinking of hacking the tops off of them and seeing if she noticed, haha... anyway what are your thoughts? Should I do something to try and protect them from the dropping leaves and flowers? I'm not sure what I could do really but maybe I could figure something out.

I have olendar up front when chickens jump the fence they never try and eat it.

speaking of processing. Recipes please with specifics for those of us who don't know braising from broasting. I am cooking up a cockerel on Sunday. He will be 19 weeks old. his lineage is Delaware X CA Grey which means that his mamas foundation breeds are Plymouth Rock and Leghorn but more BR than LH if that matters. How do I cook him?

Look up Thomas Keller roast chicken yum!

 

[WendyJeepchick]

Is  the Frontline you guys are using here different than the one they use for dogs and cats?   I am only familar with that one and it was for killing fleas and ticks.

I've been told Frontline for dogs not cats. So that's what i use. It must work because I accidentally exposed my flock to a rooster with mites. The poor guy did eventually die from the infestation but none of the chickens that I've been treating monthly with Frontline have mites.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: My friendliest are the 2 Ameraucanas I got from Chickee, especially the youngest. The Red Sex Link is also pretty friendly. My BO is pretty indifferent. The FBCMs are too

 

[WendyJeepchick]

Here is my duckling that was on deaths door yesterday. -Kathy

OMG!!! I am in love with that one! MUST resist ducks, MUST resist ducks...

 

[Audio51]

Quote: Some of the eggs I just hatched were from her too. I ordered 12 FBCM and 6 OE. 5 of the Marans hatched but 9 developed to some point. 2 of the OE hatched and one other developed. The chick that got stepped on by the broody and died yesterday was one of the 2 that hatched. She packs them very nicely!