Dixie Chicks

[Beer can]

Chocolate covered bacon is yummy.

 

[Amberjem]

so do you keep the ducks for meat then @minihorse927 ?

 

[vehve]

Just checked on the sprouts, I put them in soaking about 24 hours ago, after about 10-12 hours I dumped them on the platter. First sprouts are starting already, on both the peas and the grains. I also soaked half of a green cube (grass and molasses, dried and pressed) last night and put it in a plastic bag with some holes poked in the side. Looks like someone's been for a taste, I'm hoping it will make the yolks nice and yellow.

 

[Amberjem]

dipped in syrup @Beer can ?


sounds like your getting a hang of the sprouting @vehve ....I started more sprouts yesterday also...the girls gobbled down the other sprouted seeds

 

[Amberjem]

speaking of yellow yolks and stuff I know feeding certain foods like onions and forgot anything else right now can flavor the eggs negatively... is there things that can flavor the eggs positively? makr them tastier or whatever??

 

[vehve]

We've got some feed with some anise mixed in right now. It smells really nice, the birds seem to love it, and I'm imagining the eggs have gotten even more delicious. One thing that makes the eggs taste bad is feeding too much linseed oil. That came through really strongly.

 

[Amberjem]

interesting hadnt even considered anise

 

[vehve]

It's some sort of gamebird mix, has all kinds of treats in it. Nuts, sunflower seed, corn, anise, and all kinds of other goodies. We add a bit of it to our feed, and also feed it as a treat.

 

[minihorse927]

so do you keep the ducks for meat then @minihorse927
 ?

this started last year when I had 12 drakes left over that I couldn't even give away. I decided to process them. Josh refused to eat them at first until he actually tried it. Now he can't get enough. So now he wants 25 to 30 ducks raised for meat this year. The rest we raise for breeders and eggs. There is a group of us over on facebook working on a breed standard and all working towards the same goal. We pick our best 12 or so breeders, sell the hens that don't make it for layers, and process the extra drakes. Very tasty and no where near as fatty as store bought ducks. I sell a lot of hatching eggs and ducklings also.

 

[Amberjem]

this started last year when I had 12 drakes left over that I couldn't even give away. I decided to process them. Josh refused to eat them at first until he actually tried it. Now he can't get enough. So now he wants 25 to 30 ducks raised for meat this year. The rest we raise for breeders and eggs. There is a group of us over on facebook working on a breed standard and all working towards the same goal. We pick our best 12 or so breeders, sell the hens that don't make it for layers, and process the extra drakes. Very tasty and no where near as fatty as store bought ducks. I sell a lot of hatching eggs and ducklings also.

sounds like a good set up arrangement even better the other half like the meat now