Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[Beekissed]

Good score!!!!

For cheap meats! Think of how much feed was used to get those birds to an adult size and now you get them so cheaply...how can folks afford that?

It's weird, isn't it...to go to some other place and see how they keep their chickens. I always leave sick to my stomach and wondering where those folks learned to keep chickens, how they can walk into that coop/run each day to feed and not see how wrong it all looks, and why don't they care to make it better. I've only ever been to two places that kept chickens where the chickens were clean, fully feathered and kept in good, healthy looking places...and that's out of many, many places I've been that keep chickens. Two only. It's an eye opener and it explains why towns and HOAs are dead set against people keeping chickens.

 

[BCMaraniac]

Perhaps it is

hehe. I guess some of us do have a tendency to spoil the little critters !

Unfortunately I don't have any pics but I will for sure try and get some next time and post 'em for ya'll. I once took video of a beautiful lightening storm out over the gulf but I can't seem to find where I have saved it... It was gorgeous

Hey WBF....How much snow did you get?

 

[Triple Willow]

LOL "Eerie"... hahaha

You might get Mad Squirrel Disease from eating squirrel brains!!! I wonder what the effects of that would be? Gathering nuts and climbing trees? hehe

I found some New Zealand rabbits local! Haven't seen them but I'm excited! Come on spring, I don't like playing out in this cold mess

 

[Triple Willow]

Have any of you seen a good rabbit processing video on YouTube? If so, please post it if you would.

 

[Beekissed]

That's the most easily found meat breed in these parts, mostly because the local fairs seem to favor them when awarding out prizes for 4-H but also because they are affordable, hardy and put on meat quickly and well. I've had NZ whites and reds and also had a few Rex's and mini Rex at one time.

Moved the FF indoors today...big ugly cooler in my bedroom now.

 

[Beekissed]

Have any of you seen a good rabbit processing video on YouTube? If so, please post it if you would.

There are scads of 'em!!!! Take your pick! I've not watched any of them as of yet but they sure have a lot to choose from.

 

[Windy Bay Farm]

Hey WBF....How much snow did you get?

That 6"-10" they were predicting turned out to be 13" ! And now it has warmed up a bit and raining cats and dogs here ! Crazy weather !

 

[waltandlori]

Hey, Walt!!!! Good to see you!!!

I think your wife is right on the laying issue and I'm thinking she must be right on your dumplings also...they sound delish!

What does that FF look and smell like? If it still looks and smells like FF, you could try refreshing it with fresh feed and water and see what happens....if nothing happens, I'd dump it. If it's dark and has an "off" smell that doesn't resemble anything you've found previously in your FF, I'd dump it. If it starts to act and smell like a good ferment once refreshed, I'd feed it out. Now, that's just me...some folks are a tad more cautious but I trust my nose and it's never let me down yet.

Don't be such a stranger!!! I hope you have warm, safe holidays. That description of your hands sounds like Raynaud's Syndrome: http://www.medicinenet.com/raynauds_phenomenon/article.htm#what_is_raynauds_phenomenon

heck if they went on strike after a year of laying, I'd say I need a different type of chicken.. Where I come from you need seniority to go on strike! I don't care if they lay every day but this is just wrong.Maybe I should just buy fresh eggs from someone around here lol...I'll check the FF out later.

 

[Triple Willow]

There are scads of 'em!!!!  Take your pick!  I've not watched any of them as of yet but they sure have a lot to choose from. 

I've got to find one where I can save the pelts. I'll make me a fur coat and be like Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan. hahahaha

 

[Triple Willow]

That's the most easily found meat breed in these parts, mostly because the local fairs seem to favor them when awarding out prizes for 4-H but also because they are affordable, hardy and put on meat quickly and well.  I've had NZ whites and reds and also had a few Rex's and mini Rex at one time.

Moved the FF indoors today...big ugly cooler in my bedroom now.    

I'm not sure what the rabbits I had before were. They were black/white not too big and lop eared. Real cute pets.

I've had my eye on New Zealands for a good while. If I could find a good sized Californian I might get one of those to cross them with and see if some hybrid vigor kicks in. I'll have to see what the Amish around here have.

I stirred up some more ff and what was left in the bucket smelled better. I think being cooler it just needs to sit longer.