Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sylvester017]

Spoiler: one method of cleaning game

A good process involves gutting it where it goes down, then dragging it out with the hide ON. (To where you can load it). Once home, hang it from the hind legs. When ready to process, skin it from those legs down towards the neck. Gravity helps, and the hair stays on the outside. A hand torch works on stray hairs. If its above freezing, some use a hose to wash of the few remaining hairs. My experience with lots of debris in meat involves game bags and field quartering. Getting it out whole keeps it pretty clean. Meticulous eyes when cutting and grinding are also important.

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Obviously amateur hunters offered us the venison ~ tough thigh/leg meat w/lots of embedded hairs. It was a thoughtful gesture for them to share cuz it can't be an easy venture. Sadly, the piece they shared was tough & inedible. I felt so bad to dispose of it.

 

[Sylvester017]

2-FER TUESDAY

ONE-FER ~ Gold Ginny w/ Keiko wayyyyy right!

ALONG COMES ANOTHER TO SHARE THE SUN
Suzu joins Ginny & faaarrrr right Keiko

 

[featherhead007]

People are safe. I only use the guns while hunting. The deer rifle is handed down from my grandfather. The shot gun is for snakes, squirrels and the coyotee's.

That 30-30 could easily be quite dangerous for me, if you were hunting for the elusive Alex- beast!!

 

[featherhead007]

My question is what do you use to haul away a carcass from his dropping point?? 2 ladies carry it or drag it or ?? Is it skinned on site?? So many questions?? Years ago a neighbor went deer hunting & the party did their own skinning. We were given some meat but it was inedible ! There was so much coarse bristle hairs embedded in the meat it was worse than coarse German Shepherd dog hair !

I try to warn people… never hunt using hand grenades!

 

[featherhead007]

Properly barber, when he carefully cuts the last 21 strands of hair I have left on the top of my head!

 

[featherhead007]

Versace allowed me to stroke his wing while checking out the feeder I was filling. Is it okay to do that with a rooster? He came back for a second one so I assumed it was fine. I also had a Bab Ross jump on my arm while filling the feeder too, she's so curious and sweet.

Butterbird and Peanutbutterbird were circling behind me challenging each other to peck my butt! what goobs.

Liara has watery eyes and is sneezing. She's not acting sick though, more like a mild cold? She's deep in her molt so there was no chance of catching her. I'm going to give them a nice mash with hydro hen and vet rx in it later.

Still no crowing. Dangit boys, I want to hear you sing!!!

What is with it? The butt pecking from butter birds? Mine do that to me also. Both of them do.

 

[featherhead007]

Mr. Wyandottey has been really acting roostery lately. Bad roo! Bad guy!
If this keeps happening, I may have to change his name to Diablo, or Dante! I have been calling him Wyann-Dante all day!
For a fluffy Butt roo. He’s rude!

 

[notabitail]

Mr. Wyandottey has been really acting roostery lately. Bad roo! Bad guy!
If this keeps happening, I may have to change his name to Diablo, or Dante! I have been calling him Wyann-Dante all day!
For a fluffy Butt roo. He’s rude! View attachment 3986677

Our Wyandotte was the same way. He's better now and understands his hens' needs better.

 

[rural mouse]

Changing my words?!

 

[SimpleJenn]

Mr. Wyandottey has been really acting roostery lately. Bad roo! Bad guy!
If this keeps happening, I may have to change his name to Diablo, or Dante! I have been calling him Wyann-Dante all day!
For a fluffy Butt roo. He’s rude! View attachment 3986677

That's why I hesitate to add a Wyandotte to my flock, they're very assertive!