French frogs

[OrganicFarmWife]

 
Yup, I want to try and pollinate some and see what I get.

You get potato fruit, which look like tiny green tomatoes but are NOT edible.  And if they ripen you get potato seeds.  Know why you don't see potato seeds in the store?  

I did not, that is very interesting

 

[abbevilleoz]

No idea... didn't stay for the whole auction... :/
Exactly how I felt...
Some, but not well... most of them kinda shuffled, limped, half-crawled...

I did that years ago out of ignorance so I can't be too critical. Never raised them again.

 

[WalnutHill]

They are 3 weeks, very small. I know, and 18 months is way to long, my plan is to keep one for a rooster and process the rest as needed (even if not fully grown.) I went with JG mostly because they were one of the more recommended breeds for rooster. Also I am very curious about the taste. I figure I will cook them like Grandma taught me, brine, flour, cook for a couple hours low heat, and see what my family thinks.

Just be aware that if you keep the roo to breed with regular sized hens, the hens are at greater risk of injury from a big boy.

 

[dan26552]

'Tis the one veggie flower I told Notepad she could pick--the fruit look way too much like tomatoes, and are poisonous.

LOL

You get potato fruit, which look like tiny green tomatoes but are NOT edible. And if they ripen you get potato seeds. Know why you don't see potato seeds in the store?

I know that. 1 because they're poisonous and 2 if you plant them theres no telling what you get.
http://daughterofthesoil.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-breed-your-own-potatoes.html

 

[abbevilleoz]

Sticky chicks are caused by too much humidity after pip. I've been testing cause and effect all season, and I just built a new humidification system for my coolerbator that lets me easily hit "rain forest". Oops. With unpipped eggs, that high humidity is good for softening the shell and making sure the membrane is tender but once they are open more than just a little, that moisture gets in there and delays yolk absorption and keeps the egg gunk gooey. The albumen stays wet instead of turning into a powdery residue (chick dust). Here is my new starter brooder. Plastic tote lid, Flex Watt, Lux plug in thermostat with the probe taped to the Flex Watt, old rag washcloth and a dollar store mini laundry basket. I have the happiest poults ever.

Cool ! They look happy, too!

 

[abbevilleoz]

Whose ducks broody? Debs or mine?

And what Walnut said... Ancona in ducks is a breed, plus it is a pattern as well... kind of like a paint horse...

They're a dual purpose duck, good for eggs or meat... and endangered... I have a friend that breeds gorgeous tricolor Anconas...
No!!!! Really????


I'll have to look if I can find her post... she has prettier, lol...

I know you're girls are broody. They do tag team hatching!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

You get potato fruit, which look like tiny green tomatoes but are NOT edible.  And if they ripen you get potato seeds.  Know why you don't see potato seeds in the store?  

I did not, that is very interesting

LOL

I know that. 1 because they're poisonous and 2 if you plant them theres no telling what you get.
http://daughterofthesoil.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-breed-your-own-potatoes.html

Well now you beat me to it... Those fruit are poisonous....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Looks slow here tonight.... You all really are the best.... Hope everyone gets a good nights sleep.
I'm laying on bed... Daughter is sleeping on the couch cuz ducklings are on her room..... Can't wait to do the whole man cave/ TV room thing.... So I can have somewhere to do what I want without bothering anyone.... Turk if you are out there somewhere.... What did you think about that race?.... Crazy eh,?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Hope you enjoyed your day today, Phil...

 

[TurksPoultry]

Phil your right this is a really awesome group o peeps

That race was one for the ages, it'll be talked about for many years to come. Very aggressive racing, mostly clean, all the big wreaks caused by minor passes made under intense pressure big for NASCAR today!