Copper pans

[Ruralhideaway]

Cast iron is the way to go! It's about the only thing I use except for 2 stainless steel pots to boil eggs or make soup.
Cast iron lasts forever is taken care of - I have my own, but my 88yr old mother has cast iron from her great grandmother she still uses - these pieces will come to me when she's done with them, I will continue to use them and pass them on to who...not sure! No one else seems to cook in my family

Oh no, you must find someone! I'm just getting mine right 5 years in. Ended up having to actually sand one after I screwed up the seasoning. Fixed it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Oh no, you must find someone! I'm just getting mine right 5 years in. Ended up having to actually sand one after I screwed up the seasoning. Fixed it.

Well...we don't have children. Most of the rest of my family does not care about the old things or their history - sad really. Modern is the way to go - I have one relative that I found out threw away all of her cast iron because she bought a new stove - seems it would damage her cooktop - I would have gladly taken it, but it's in the dump

None care about gardening, canning, etc. - they think I'm crazy to have chickens. I've been told, why do all that work when you can get it for cheap at the grocery store. They have missed the point.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Well...we don't have children. Most of the rest of my family does not care about the old things or their history - sad really. Modern is the way to go - I have one relative that I found out threw away all of her cast iron because she bought a new stove - seems it would damage her cooktop - I would have gladly taken it, but it's in the dump

None care about gardening, canning, etc. - they think I'm crazy to have chickens. I've been told, why do all that work when you can get it for cheap at the grocery store. They have missed the point.

Maybe you'll find that life brings you someone that values such things. I love old ways as much as I love modern gadgetry. I predict a new generation coming that will be looking backwards a bit more.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Maybe you'll find that life brings you someone that values such things. I love old ways as much as I love modern gadgetry. I predict a new generation coming that will be looking backwards a bit more.

I'm not opposed to modern gadgets or conveniences at all, whatever makes life a little easier!

Yes, I'm sure at some point I will find someone to pass these things to - I have plenty of cousins down the line, surely one will be interested when the time comes. I prefer to keep "stuff" in the family, but you never know, there may be a young couple starting out that will cherish the old things too

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Cast iron cook ware is like 30 year old Scotch. It only gets better with time. (& use)

However a lot of the "information" available on line about chicken husbandry is IMHO put out there by groups who wish for Back Yard Flock keepers to fail at chicken husbandry because these groups view everyone and anyone who owns chickens as evil ogres.

But don't get me started.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Cast iron cook ware is like 30 year old Scotch. It only gets better with time. (& use)

However a lot of the "information" available on line about chicken husbandry is IMHO put out there by groups who wish for Back Yard Flock keepers to fail at chicken husbandry because these groups view everyone and anyone who owns chickens as evil ogres.

But don't get me started.

Oh dear! George, can you give us some examples of this bad information? (weblinks?) If we are made more aware, then we can hopefully begin to correct some of that information when we see it come up.

 

[3bird]

I know this is an older thread that quickly got off topic ;-) , but I'm curious if anyone has any additional thoughts regarding birds and copper. We had a duck tie at the end of May, and the necropsy showed excessive copper in his liver. We're testing our well now, but we'd love to hear from anyone else that has any thoughts about copper and domestic birds.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Besides being a necessary mineral in vitamin pills etc. copper is also a deadly poison. If this were not so then why are doorknobs and lavatory water fixtures, not to mention those big copper push panels on commercial doors are made from or plated with copper or white-copper. It's a public health issue. The copper in these items reliably kills germs. The germ killing ability of copper is also why copper-sulfate is used to battle algae in water tanks. Being that ducks take to water like.... well like ducks to water, then I would first look at what kind or type of water source or receptacle that the late duck has been swimming in or drinking from. I do know that an excess of copper-sulfate in their water will kill a chicken because of copper poisoning expressed as liver failure.

 

[3bird]

Besides being a necessary mineral in vitamin pills etc. copper is also a deadly poison. If this were not so then why are doorknobs and lavatory water fixtures, not to mention those big copper push panels on commercial doors are made from or plated with copper or white-copper. It's a public health issue. The copper in these items reliably kills germs. The germ killing ability of copper is also why copper-sulfate is used to battle algae in water tanks. Being that ducks take to water like.... well like ducks to water, then I would first look at what kind or type of water source or receptacle that the late duck has been swimming in or drinking from. I do know that an excess of copper-sulfate in their water will kill a chicken because of copper poisoning expressed as liver failure.

Thanks! We are testing our well water now. That is the primary water for both watering them and filling their small pool (we've switched them onto city water until we have the results). The other places they like to "swim" and much around in water on the property have all but dried up at this point of the year with the drought we are having. I will test those when they fill again.

Piglet had 666.41 ug/g copper in his liver (copper concentrations in avian liver are markedly less than in most mammals with an expected range between 7.5 and 100 ug/g), so we're taking this pretty seriously. We have one other duck that has been showing some signs that concern us, but we know she has a blood parasite, and we're treating her for that. We were thinking the blood parasite was the COD for Piglet, but the necropsy and subsequent tests failed to confirm that.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

It is common when testing well water for the lab to leave the sample sitting around for days at room temperature. In a health setting poisoning and disease is related to dosage. Therefor it is a common occurrence for the lab to condemn well water as being contaminated because of bacteria numbers.