Hurricane Advice

[rjohns39]

Been spending the morning with youtube... Will be processing honey for the first time in a week or two, wonder what I'll get?

 

[Kiki]

Been spending the morning with youtube... Will be processing honey for the first time in a week or two, wonder what I'll get?

Hopefully honey.
Or stung?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Been spending the morning with youtube... Will be processing honey for the first time in a week or two, wonder what I'll get?

agree with tiki x 2

 

[Ursuline Chick]

I hated electric--but was too expensive to convert to gas. Basically, demo the basement ceilings to run the pipes.

I have lived places where I had to use electric, I just find it a different way of cooking and have always had a hard time adjusting. I know others like it and DH says it costs less.

 

[pennyJo1960]

gas is my preferred it heats faster cooks truer? I dont know like my fast boil 5 burner

 

[Ursuline Chick]

You might be right, she's the only normal looking faverolles hen I've got her sister is smooth faced and laying eggs so she probably thinks she's too pretty to lay

Diva faverolles hen!! Does she have a tiera?

 

[Chickassan]

She needs one! Always the first to run up to see what I've got but she's giving me bupkus except a fluffy little face and alot of poop.

Diva faverolles hen!! Does she have a tiera?

 

[NanaKat]

I'm baaaaacccckk!

Four drakes butchered, skinned, pieced and resting in the fridge. Will freeze these two bags...one of leg quarters and wing pegs....the other 8 nice breast steaks.
Boiling the bones to make broth with meat tidbits. Put 1/2 an onion and two celery ribs in the pot....didn't want too much seasoning to mask the flavor of the duck.

Sorry @KikisGirls I didn't take photos. It has been a while since I butchered water fowl...the anatomy is a little different than poultry. I was going to pluck them so I could roast them, but my water wasn't hot enough. Wrapping in bacon for the grill will have to do.

I still have 4 more cockerels and two drakes to do...might get those done tomorrow

Been spending the morning with youtube... Will be processing honey for the first time in a week or two, wonder what I'll get?

We have had bees several times over the 20 years here on the farm. Nothing better than whole honey! If you don't have a comb knife, a hot wire does a fair job of cutting the top off the cells in the trays.
We only used comb from two trays and gave the rest of the comb back to the bees...it takes a lot of honey and energy from the workers to produce that comb.
Our winters can be pretty cold so we left the two supers and three short stacks for each hive. Even so we harvested two short stacks from each hive...plenty of honey for the family and some to share.

 

[ronott1]

I'm baaaaacccckk!

Four drakes butchered, skinned, pieced and resting in the fridge. Will freeze these two bags...one of leg quarters and wing pegs....the other 8 nice breast steaks.
Boiling the bones to make broth with meat tidbits. Put 1/2 an onion and two celery ribs in the pot....didn't want too much seasoning to mask the flavor of the duck.

Sorry @KikisGirls I didn't take photos. It has been a while since I butchered water fowl...the anatomy is a little different than poultry. I was going to pluck them so I could roast them, but my water wasn't hot enough. Wrapping in bacon for the grill will have to do.

I still have 4 more cockerels and two drakes to do...might get those done tomorrow


We have had bees several times over the 20 years here on the farm. Nothing better than whole honey! If you don't have a comb knife, a hot wire does a fair job of cutting the top off the cells in the trays.
We only used comb from two trays and gave the rest of the comb back to the bees...it takes a lot of honey and energy from the workers to produce that comb.
Our winters can be pretty cold so we left the two supers and three short stacks for each hive. Even so we harvested two short stacks from each hive...plenty of honey for the family and some to share.

Nice Job!
I have to decide if I want to bother processing some small LF cockerel or not this weekend. I might process 2 or 4 of them. I only have 5 but sometimes it is hard to find the time

 

[rjohns39]

I'm baaaaacccckk!

Four drakes butchered, skinned, pieced and resting in the fridge. Will freeze these two bags...one of leg quarters and wing pegs....the other 8 nice breast steaks.
Boiling the bones to make broth with meat tidbits. Put 1/2 an onion and two celery ribs in the pot....didn't want too much seasoning to mask the flavor of the duck.

Sorry @KikisGirls I didn't take photos. It has been a while since I butchered water fowl...the anatomy is a little different than poultry. I was going to pluck them so I could roast them, but my water wasn't hot enough. Wrapping in bacon for the grill will have to do.

I still have 4 more cockerels and two drakes to do...might get those done tomorrow


We have had bees several times over the 20 years here on the farm. Nothing better than whole honey! If you don't have a comb knife, a hot wire does a fair job of cutting the top off the cells in the trays.
We only used comb from two trays and gave the rest of the comb back to the bees...it takes a lot of honey and energy from the workers to produce that comb.
Our winters can be pretty cold so we left the two supers and three short stacks for each hive. Even so we harvested two short stacks from each hive...plenty of honey for the family and some to share.

Way to go. I'll be checking to see how close I am to harvesting Sunday. And apparently I'm making stock this weekend. Over-run with carcasses.