EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Peacechick713]

Ottawa is south of me!!

BTW Do you know Eileen?, she is from Ontario too...

What part of Ottawa does he/she live in? the name doesn't ring a bell

 

[kwhites634]

Where are you from? (I call someone in the states that)

And who might that be?

 

[BantyChooks]

What part of Ottawa does he/she live in? the name doesn't ring a bell

Eilleen is Ralphie's crush... She's a famous singer. I pity her, having old men throw themselves at her feet all day must be tiring....

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Sorry - I was out a lot of yesterday with "pre-migraine" and then this AM with migraine. (AKA, "So that's why I felt so weird yesterday..."). Just finished read back.

Okay, so those are this model? One cut, and done? Did you hang them first? Lay them down?
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Yup. Hung them in a cone, and just opened it, put it around the neck with curved part in the front, and snapped shut. They got a bit bruised from the death throes in the cone, so for the last few I hung them in a feed bag with a hole in the bottom. It's supposed to have replaceable blades, but I can't find where to buy them - but the blade on it is reversible so you can flip it over if it dulls. I'm going to call the manufacturer to see if I can get some replacement blades.

Would you mind if we put, New York city, Los Angeles, Portland, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Antonino, Austin, Houston and Miami on your island with you? You would really be doing the USA a favor..

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Anyone wanna come help me turn an extra cockerel into soup? He's awful fat.

Why do you need help? Put your big girl panties on and just DO ET!

Kristen keep up the chore and project fight I am with you my friend.

Thanks - I got 12 of the Aloha boys culled last weekend, so that made things a little better, but I still have so much to do. it never ends, does it?!

Any advantages over skinning that make the extra work worth it?

Actually, skinning is usually A LOT LESS work than plucking, at least with a young chicken. Most of the people I know who skin do it so that it goes faster. But once it's an older chicken, skinning becomes difficult (as all the tissues are tougher). So it depends on 1) how old your bird is, and 2) what you want to do with it (roasting vs. cut into pieces and being willing to not have the skin). The first time I skinned I was completely clumsy about it and got feathers all over the carcass and had to pick them all off. I've gotten better at it though.

You're welcome. I also let my birds rest in the fridge for a couple days before freezing them after all the work is done on them.

Yes, this. Makes a big difference.

Well, that only took the vast majority of my day off and on. Readback taken care of.

Siginificant changes on my horizon.
Looks like I will be moving back to Alaska front of the year. Better than it could have been but it will be an adjustment.
Suspect we will be living on base which means no chickens(or any farm animals)??

yeppers, I was researching the possibility of quail in the garage but the wife isnt convinced. Time will tell

That's an idea. Or better yet, meat rabbits. They do well in the cold, could be the garage, I'm thinking
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Darn...



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Scary and Scarey are both legal spellings ...

Ummmm..., but "scray" isn't. Sparkle, would you like us to correct your grammar and spelling as part of your homeschooling? (Just asking - we'll probably do it anyway - just wait until ChickenCanoe comes back...)

With guidance from several old threads, the Ball book, the USDA website, and most importantly, the wonderful MC, I have just pressure canned my very first chicken (canned the drumsticks in quart jars). MC is writing an opera about the delights of pressure canning, and I'm going to sing all the duets with her - it's gonna be great! Thighs are next (though I may hold some back to make curry).

- Ant Farm

 

[BantyChooks]

Sorry - I was out a lot of yesterday with "pre-migraine" and then this AM with migraine. (AKA, "So that's why I felt so weird yesterday..."). Just finished read back.


Why do you need help? Put your big girl panties on and just DO ET!
Actually, skinning is usually A LOT LESS work than plucking, at least with a young chicken. Most of the people I know who skin do it so that it goes faster. But once it's an older chicken, skinning becomes difficult (as all the tissues are tougher). So it depends on 1) how old your bird is, and 2) what you want to do with it (roasting vs. cut into pieces and being willing to not have the skin). The first time I skinned I was completely clumsy about it and got feathers all over the carcass and had to pick them all off. I've gotten better at it though.


Ummmm..., but "scray" isn't. Sparkle, would you like us to correct your grammar and spelling as part of your homeschooling? (Just asking - we'll probably do it anyway - just wait until ChickenCanoe comes back...)

With guidance form several old threads, the Ball book, the USDA website, and most importantly, the wonderful MC, I have just pressure canned my very first chicken (canned the drumsticks in quart jars). MC is writing an opera about the delights of pressure canning, and I'm going to sing all the duets with her - it's gonna be great! Thighs are next (though I may hold some back to make curry).

- Ant Farm

1. I'm sorry about your migraine. They're a whole bucket of no fun.

2. 'cos I'm a wuss, that's why. I'll kill them, I've done that before, but I don't like doing something I don't know how to do all by myself. Like turning them from a dead bird into something tasty. I'm afraid I'll do something wrong and ruin it.
The one I'm eyeballing is 11 months old, so still young.
3. She's gonna be in so much trouble when CC comes back... I can't wait for it.
Even if he doesn't, my bad-spelling-o-meter will hit the red soon and I'll start correcting everything.

4. Great job on the canning!

 

[kajira]

Sorry - I was out a lot of yesterday with "pre-migraine" and then this AM with migraine. (AKA, "So that's why I felt so weird yesterday..."). Just finished read back.



Yup. Hung them in a cone, and just opened it, put it around the neck with curved part in the front, and snapped shut. They got a bit bruised from the death throes in the cone, so for the last few I hung them in a feed bag with a hole in the bottom. It's supposed to have replaceable blades, but I can't find where to buy them - but the blade on it is reversible so you can flip it over if it dulls. I'm going to call the manufacturer to see if I can get some replacement blades.












Why do you need help? Put your big girl panties on and just DO ET!



Thanks - I got 12 of the Aloha boys culled last weekend, so that made things a little better, but I still have so much to do. it never ends, does it?!



Actually, skinning is usually A LOT LESS work than plucking, at least with a young chicken. Most of the people I know who skin do it so that it goes faster. But once it's an older chicken, skinning becomes difficult (as all the tissues are tougher). So it depends on 1) how old your bird is, and 2) what you want to do with it (roasting vs. cut into pieces and being willing to not have the skin). The first time I skinned I was completely clumsy about it and got feathers all over the carcass and had to pick them all off. I've gotten better at it though.



Yes, this. Makes a big difference.







That's an idea. Or better yet, meat rabbits. They do well in the cold, could be the garage, I'm thinking
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Ummmm..., but "scray" isn't. Sparkle, would you like us to correct your grammar and spelling as part of your homeschooling? (Just asking - we'll probably do it anyway - just wait until ChickenCanoe comes back...)

With guidance from several old threads, the Ball book, the USDA website, and most importantly, the wonderful MC, I have just pressure canned my very first chicken (canned the drumsticks in quart jars). MC is writing an opera about the delights of pressure canning, and I'm going to sing all the duets with her - it's gonna be great! Thighs are next (though I may hold some back to make curry).

- Ant Farm

Hope you're feeling better. i'll be up in SA tomorrow.

 

[BantyChooks]

- Ant Farm

I was just telling Ralphie that when we chuck Texas onto that island that we'd pull you out of it... You're the one decent city person.

 

[Peacechick713]

Eilleen is Ralphie's crush... She's a famous singer. I pity her, having old men throw themselves at her feet all day must be tiring....

Never heard of her, sorry.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Hope you're feeling better. i'll be up in SA tomorrow.

Thanks - still fuzzy, but should be better by the morning if I go to bed early. Unfortunately, I have to play catch up at work after missing today, so I probably won't be able to get together. Maybe next time?

 

[BantyChooks]

Never heard of her, sorry.

She's also known as Shania Twain. I hadn't heard of her either before Ralphie started mooning over her.