Homesteaders

[lazy gardener]

Bee, are those standard 1 gallon jugs?

 

[Beekissed]

Nah...they are 2 gal. bleach jugs. Regular milk jugs aren't sturdy enough anymore for holding up heavy birds, so I use bleach jugs...those things are TOUGH, last as long as you need them to.

 

[Beekissed]

Sounds easier than I thought. I will be doing more research!

It's so easy that, when you get your first batch done, you'll be wondering why you haven't done this all along.

Then, when you open that jar and taste how flavorful your own chickens are, you will be HOOKED.

 

[chantels1]

It's so easy that, when you get your first batch done, you'll be wondering why you haven't done this all along.     Then, when you open that jar and taste how flavorful your own chickens are, you will be HOOKED. 

That part I look forward to. Any favorite web/youtube links you want to share?

 

[chantels1]

Also, I'm looking for recommendations on which Hatchery to order my Cornish crosses from. We plan on ordering early spring.

 

[Beekissed]

That part I look forward to. Any favorite web/youtube links you want to share?

I'm sure they are out there, though I've never had occasion to look for them. We've been canning chicken for 40 yrs now, so pretty much do it as we've always done.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Also, I'm looking for recommendations on which Hatchery to order my Cornish crosses from. We plan on ordering early spring.

I order from cackle , although from others in here I've heard that cackle isn't the best place. However so far I've had good luck with them.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

I'm sure they are out there, though I've never had occasion to look for them.  We've been canning chicken for 40 yrs now, so pretty much do it as we've always done. 

if your still alive after 40+ years of eating it done your way, then your way is probably a safe process. I LOVE tried and true over new any day.

 

[Beekissed]

if your still alive after 40+ years of eating it done your way, then your way is probably a safe process. I LOVE tried and true over new any day.

Me too! I'm not much for going by books unless it's a book written by someone who has put the information to use for a long period of time and is reporting on that practical experience. We learned to can chicken from my grandma(except she never owned a pressure canner....did it all WB method), who had been canning it for that long or more her own self, probably learned it from HER grandma, who knows?

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Me too!  I'm not much for going by books unless it's a book written by someone who has put the information to use for a long period of time and is reporting on that practical experience.  We learned to can chicken from my grandma(except she never owned a pressure canner....did it all WB method), who had been canning it for that long or more her own self, probably learned it from HER grandma, who knows? 

my best recipe book belonged to my great-great grandmother. From her original starts there have been additions by ever generation.

I am one of very few people my age who can cook using old world measures. I am also one of the few that still utilizes lard and milk fat. I figure if my granny who smoked, drank and enjoyed the nightly pipe lived to be 90, than the food couldn't be all bad.