Dixie Chicks

[Amberjem]

It's 1984, so be careful. Shhh!

 

[Beer can]

I LOVE GREENS, BUT THEY ARE A TOTAL PAIN TO CLEAN. STUPID CAPS ARE LITERALLY LOCKED ON THIS TABLET.  I HATE TABLETS

I got a salad spinner from Aldi's. Works great.

 

[Amberjem]

I want a salad spinner also but I dont want to have to store it when I am not using it

 

[Alaskan]

ya but when do you decide to process? is it based on size or problem with birds or overcrowding or whatever what makes you decide yes time to process these guys?

Yes, all of the above!

I don't process unless they are big enough, and then I process if we want some meat for a feast/party/whatever, or when they start fighting, or if they get mean towards the kids, or we have too many....

I haven't ever done a giant 'meat birds only' group.... unless you want to count my ducks. I save the ducks until they are the right size, or for a feast if I want them fresh.

chickens, are always just extra roosters..... so ..... whenever

 

[Beer can]

Looks like my welsummer's eggs are getting darker and more spotted .The one on the bottom right is from today.

 

[hennible]

Hey AL what age for your ducks on average?

 

[Amberjem]

Looks like my welsummer's eggs are getting darker and more spotted .The one on the bottom right is from today.

what a pretty basket....

makes sense @Alaskan do you find it just as easy to process one over a bunch? plus I forgot you really don't like eating chicken..but ya what @hennible said though I guess I am kind of asking does anyone process more on weigh as aposed to too many roosters or a problem? or just want super fresh chicken that night lol I know the crosses what process out at 8 weeks, and heritage meat birds at around 12ish weeks? but what about barnyard mixes or dual purpose thats the gray area I am wondering about...

 

[1kluckychik]

Anyone else's mind a bit blown that bantamdud hasn't said a thing?

He said something about midnight until he can post!

 

[Beer can]

I decided when to by feeling their breasts.

 

[Alaskan]

Hey AL what age for your ducks on average?

hummm...

supposedly, you can start to process Muscovy at 12 weeks, but I usually eat them between 4 to 6 months.

Roosters, I usually eat them as old as possible, so I can see what they look like, since I usually am looking for breeding stock... so chickens are 6 to 9 months on average. If I eat them earlier it is because something happened to them (broke a leg), or I wanna eat a chicken, and I didn't want to raise that one to breed.

However, we also eat mean roosters... so say about 2 years usually, and the occasional old hen that is no longer economically productive, again, about 2 years.