I ordered 200 chicks- It's Promiselandfarm & Perfectly_polish's fault

[PurpleChicken]

MtHealthy just sent me a ship date of 10/8, not 9/7 as stated
when I ordered them. I had no choice but to cancel the order.

I'm not happy right now.

I will say the woman who helped me on the phone was a doll.
I have no anger towards MtHealthy. They are just busy and that
is ok.

 

[hcammack]

send them here LOL my mom would actually shoot me !

 

[Katy]

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Have you ever tried processing the chickens by just skinning them? My 86 year old neighbor, who obviously grew up plucking chickens by hand, decided a few years ago that since she didn't want the skin anyway - because of the fat content - she would just kill the chicken as usual and then slide her knife up under the skin right in front of the vent and slice the skin to the neck. We then pull the skin and feathers off at the same time. You don't have any skin to make it nice and pretty if you fry it, but you don't have any feathers to mess with either. We can process the meat chickens very quickly that way. If you are going to bake or stew the chicken or are trying to avoid fat - this works well.

I saw the ad for 200 chickens also and had to speak very sternly to myself to refrain from ordering..... after all, I do enjoy a "good buy."

The skin is one of my favorite "parts"!

 

[perfectly_polish]

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Aw PC that sucks. There's always next time. Do you think they would have had to ship them out then because of the cornish crosses on the order too?

 

[PurpleChicken]

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Aw PC that sucks. There's always next time. Do you think they would have had to ship them out then because of the cornish crosses on the order too?

I asked them about that. They said they could ship the Cornish's
the last week of September. Meyers has Cornish for the 15th.
I'm thinking about it tonight and will pull the trigger tommorrow.

With the size of the Colored Range Broilers from JMhatchery I'm
almost thinking to get another 50 or 100 of those. JM has meat
ducks and meat silkies too. They would fit in the freezer nicely.

 

[perfectly_polish]

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Aw PC that sucks. There's always next time. Do you think they would have had to ship them out then because of the cornish crosses on the order too?

I asked them about that. They said they could ship the Cornish's
the last week of September. Meyers has Cornish for the 15th.
I'm thinking about it tonight and will pull the trigger tommorrow.

With the size of the Colored Range Broilers from JMhatchery I'm
almost thinking to get another 50 or 100 of those. JM has meat
ducks and meat silkies too. They would fit in the freezer nicely.

PC whatever you decide to do, we're here for ya

I wouldn't mind some crispy duck skin either

 

[tattooedchickenlady]

I just made my order, so I'll see when they say they will ship......I'm a little sick right now with nerves!
I hope you get some more birds! I love getting those peeping boxes!

 

[PurpleChicken]

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As long as you have the time your gonna have fun, and a lot of work.

With my house being for sale I can't risk another month of so many chickens
or I just would have waited until the October ship date.

I can't wait to see the pics of yours.

 

[PurpleChicken]

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Yummm. I wonder how duck would taste in the turkey fryer. Mmmmmm
How long for ducks to mature?

 

[perfectly_polish]

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Yummm. I wonder how duck would taste in the turkey fryer. Mmmmmm
How long for ducks to mature?

Yum, fried duck

What are you waiting for man, go order some!

-Broiler Duckling or Fryer Duckling - a young duck (usually under 8 weeks of age) of either sex that is tender meated and has a soft bill and a soft windpipe; ducklings classified as broiler-fryers weigh from 3 to 6 ½ pounds.

-Roaster Duckling - a young duck (usually under 16 weeks of age) of either sex that is tender-meated and has a bill that is not completely hardened and a windpipe that is easily dented; they usually weigh from 4 to 7 ½ pounds.