Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[ozexpat]

Oh, too funny!  I've driven a lot of those freeways, & while they might move at a good clip, the blink of an eye can change things in an instant, so one must be ever alert. Wishing you a speedy egg-gathering drive.

This trip we are finally setting colors for leg bands for breeds that will stay with that breed.

Historically bernie would band them well but the recording of the bands was not kept. At least it's a start.

I have 11 colors now so tomorrow we start handling every chicken we own

 

[ozexpat]

Somebody asked in a PM for an adobo recipe. This is the one we use. It adds a bit of spice and creaminess using chili and coconut milk

Chicken Adobo recipe (from the book Memories of Philippine Kitchen authored by Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan). Serves 4-6 people.

The coconut milk in this recipe helps keep the chicken moist and it makes a rich sauce.

Marinade: 1.5 cups rice vinegar; 1 cup coconut milk; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 12 garlic cloves (peeled); 3 bay leaves; 3 whole bird eye Chile's; 1.5 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper.

U need one 3.5 pound whole chicken, quartered and cut into pieces.

1. In a large nonreactive bowl or heavy duly resealable plastic bag, combine all of the marinade ingredients.

Add the chicken pieces and turn to coat in the marinade.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

2. In a large casserole or Dutch oven, heat the chicken and marinade over high heat.

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally to make sure the chicken is covered in the marinade, until the chicken is cooked through and tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

3. Transfer the chicken pieces to a large bowl, raise the heat to medium-high, and reduce the sauce until it is the consistency of heavy cream, about 5 minutes.

Remove the bay leaves and chiles.

Return the chicken to the sauce and cook until just warmed through.

Enjoy

Credited to;
Amy Besa & Romy Dorotan

 

[ChickenFox]

Somebody asked in a PM for an adobo recipe. This is the one we use. It adds a bit of spice and creaminess using chili and coconut milk

Chicken Adobo recipe (from the book Memories of Philippine Kitchen authored by Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan). Serves 4-6 people.

The coconut milk in this recipe helps keep the chicken moist and it makes a rich sauce.

Marinade: 1.5 cups rice vinegar; 1 cup coconut milk; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 12 garlic cloves (peeled); 3 bay leaves; 3 whole bird eye Chile's; 1.5 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper.

U need one 3.5 pound whole chicken, quartered and cut into pieces.

1. In a large nonreactive bowl or heavy duly resealable plastic bag, combine all of the marinade ingredients.

Add the chicken pieces and turn to coat in the marinade.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

2. In a large casserole or Dutch oven, heat the chicken and marinade over high heat.

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally to make sure the chicken is covered in the marinade, until the chicken is cooked through and tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

3. Transfer the chicken pieces to a large bowl, raise the heat to medium-high, and reduce the sauce until it is the consistency of heavy cream, about 5 minutes.

Remove the bay leaves and chiles.

Return the chicken to the sauce and cook until just warmed through.

Enjoy

Credited to;
Amy Besa & Romy Dorotan

That sounds delicious! Although as someone who is allergic to coconut do you have any suggestions for a alternative to the coconut milk?

 

[ozexpat]

The traditional recipe does not have coconut milk at all but you could easily add almond milk. I am not sure how cows milk would go with the acid from vinegat

 

[piglett]

The traditional recipe does not have coconut milk at all but you could easily add almond milk. I am not sure how cows milk would go with the acid from vinegat

my wife doesn't use any type of milk in her adobo

if i want more juice she just adds water to the mix

 

[piglett]

The only numbers in our family are the ones on their convict clothing.

 

[piglett]

Two roosters in the fridge already. I am weeding out purebreds that we don't have hens for. I may end up trying again with those breeds but it's atleast 6-8 months that I have to house the roo before I get eggs hatch and grow up. I would rather just a bigger batch then.


A huge white Bresse that was miss labeled as a jersey giant and my red Laced blue Wyandotte are in the freezer. A splash Jersey giant and a splash orp roo will go in tomorrow among with a breda hen.

did you get a pair of blue orps?

 

[Penny Hen]

Hey Oz, do you think that this element might work in that microbator I am building?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12v-40w-Hea...rg=20131231084308&rk=7&rkt=24&sd=190903707622

 

[piglett]

Hey Oz, do you think that this element might work in that microbator I am building?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12v-40w-Hea...rg=20131231084308&rk=7&rkt=24&sd=190903707622

never seen one like that Penny

it's cheap so might be worth a try

how will you control it?

 

[vehve]

Hey Oz, do you think that this element might work in that microbator I am building?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12v-40w-Hea...rg=20131231084308&rk=7&rkt=24&sd=190903707622

never seen one like that Penny

it's cheap so might be worth a try

how will you control it?

Just had a thought, with no experience in incubator building. Would it be an idea to connect that heating element to a CPU heat-sink and fan? I'm thinking placing that in the middle would spread the heat quite nicely, and you can probably find those somewhere practically for free if you don't have an old useless desktop computer sitting in the garage. Put that inside an old cooler and... oh crap I'm going to be building my own incubator soon aren't I?

Also started googling dual use car refrigerators, has anyone tried using those as an incubator? They seem to be quite cheap, the thermostat might be a bit dodgy though, don't know if you could reach the needed precision. This smells a bit like a challenge for Oz. He could have an incubator in the car when he does his egg runs. Drive coast to coast and hatch chicks.