Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

@Marie2020

This is just for you. Princess was having a walk in the sunshine this morning.

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Thanks so much for getting this too me. I honestly appreciate everything about my cute girl

 

[Marie2020]

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.

Just do not wear a vikings helmet

 

[rural mouse]

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 !

Properly processed, the hair isn't an issue

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Shep picture dump. She was such a perfect chicken.
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Her first eggy
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The keychain I made of her for my mother in law
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Her first try at going broody
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She and hubby were super bonded
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With her cussing arms
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The last pic I took of her

I’m so very sorry. It’s seems the toughest possible situation to be in, and now it’s taken your sweetie hen. I’m sorry. You posted a lot of Shep and we all got to know her a bit! I’ll miss her. I’m sure I’m not alone in grieving for her with you

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well we saw 3 this morning. 2 bucks. 1 for sure 4 point and what looked like a nice 6 point along with a doe. The morning was a bust though. Within 15 minutes of getting to our spot we were joined by these....

I hope they realize just how luck they are. They were running the deer. Most people would have shot them as they went bye. After they spent a hour and a half running everything out of the swamp they came and crashed right beside us.

We came home to have lunch hoping they would leave and planned on going back in a hour. That changed as soon as we got to the house. A ambulance was at my neighbors for his wife who has Parkinson's and now I am watching his son this evening.

 

[SimpleJenn]

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!!!

 

[Sylvester017]

Properly processed, the hair isn't an issue

Obviously hair/fur/feathers in meat shouldn't be an issue but that realization becomes reality w/ a bite of meat that contains foreign objects in it

 

[Sylvester017]

Thanks so much for getting this too me. I honestly appreciate everything about my cute girl

When we rehomed birds in the past we got updates & pics. When they stopped sending we assumed the bird passed as no more updates were sent. But we knew the birds were in good hands living out their natural chicken life .

 

[rural mouse]

Obviously hair/fur/feathers in meat shouldn't be an issue but that realization becomes reality w/ a bite of meat that contains foreign objects in it

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.

 

[notabitail]

Mugs Monday.
Felicitas.