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[Jessimom]

Good morning Crew!
I got to head up pretty soon and help tear down and clean up after the cancer walk.....hope everyone has a great Saturday.
I know for some of us money can be tight but it's always a good thing to at least give a little to charity...even small amounts can help....and I'm a big believer in karma....my thing is the American Cancer Society....but I always give to the bell ringers and others.
Even just an occasional dollar helps....and I think it always comes back ten fold....just food for thought friends.....have a great weekend.

Good morning Phil!! It's true that just a dollar or two can help, but the time you invest by helping tear down and clean up is even more important. Even when I didn't have any money to donate, I donated my time!

@Jessimom How did it go with them? hope I run into an update as I readback! congrats!! wonder why its holding humidity so bad? is it raining outside?

are you sure your hygro didnt get water logged? very odd I say something else was going on

LOL I can tell you what I do.... I add a few brahma eggs or serama almost every chick that hatches, that person wants those eggs then. I dont think people realize how sweet and beautiful the gentle giants are and how cute sweet and little the serama are! And if someone comes for chicks I always add a brahma for them and evertime they call back in a month or two and want more chicks. tricky aint it!

HA HA HA you need to have a chick sale so you can incubate more and more!! send them to auction !

I have no idea what happened with the humidity. It hasn't rained in weeks. My A/C has been running. The LG, that has no added water is at 25% right now.

I have 3 hygrometers. All 3 read between 60 - 70. About 10 chicks hatched in a 4 hour period, and the humidity went crazy. All 3 hygos said 99%. Last night I took out 15 chicks, the humidity dropped to 91. The chicks I left in the hatching bator, plus the 2 that hatched overnight, are still wet.

As for chicken auctions, I need to find one!! I really have to get aggressive with picture taking, and actually figure out what I have available to sell,

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I was referring to the fact that you said thst you live nowhere and she's seems in exactly there!

As long as I am near a beutiful woman , I don't care!

lol, she is dressed as the princess from the Disney movie frozen, so i will pretend i am a princess thank you,
but i do live in the middle of nowhere, and trying to become more remote

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Have alot more to do !!!! lol

Whats this for??

 

[mlm Mike]

This is you Sally

This is Dax

Phil

Liz

Chaos

White

And me!

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Hi Liz! When are you getting the call ducks?

 

[NaJoBeLe]

Congrats. What is going on with the name debate?

Name debate is sure to ensue shortly. I had decided that I wasnt putting any effort into it until we knew what we were having. Guess it's time now.

u can't have those as pest their wild animals

In theory I would say almost if not all animals are naturally wild. Hence the term domesticated. Majority of those depending on your area you can have. Might have to get Big Brother involved for permits and such but if you are willing to go through the trouble it's possible.

yes out of like 15 eggs they had only seven left.two had holes and one was crushed on the ground.

Sorry something got to them. Unfortunately almost everyone will encounter some type of predator issues throughout the time of animal husbandry. At least you still have some. Maybe they will make it for you.


@LittleLakePhil

Thank you for the time your volunteering today and the reminder of helping as we can. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Time for me to go finish prep for the swap this afternoon. Catch yall in a bit.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Good morning folks - just checking in. Here's some coffee for anyone who needs it:


Pretty finches, @Cynthia12
Congrats on the pip, @heatherfeather7
Good for you, Phil - my mother worked for the American Cancer Society (now retired). A good charity.
@daxigait I hope the processing goes ok. It's never fun - I have to do the wry tail NN boy tomorrow morning.
@Akrnaf2 I agree with Sally - nice legs!

(I have a closet full of Crocs...)
@Sally Sunshine and Benny, shame on you for posting more cute goat pictures - I.... CANNOT... RESIST....

@DwayneNLiz I agree on the 666 photo for Chaos
Nathan, good luck picking names!


Yesterday I came home to find Puppy (my chronically wandering/escaping NN pullet) in the Cream Legbar coop. Their paddock is well fenced, so she had to WANT to get in there (she flies well). She was in there with the rooster, Dumbledore, and had a great big deep gash on the back of her neck and a gash on her earlobe. I opened the door and she came out and walked up to me (that's the reason she's called Puppy) - I took her in and tended her wounds (no other injuries) and she's resting in the brooder for now - I'm worried about fly strike, so she's staying in for now (poor bored little thing - didn't even want to watch a movie with me).

My original assumption was that the rooster tried to mount her against her will and he hurt her, although when I found her there, he was keeping his distance from her and just watching her. But when I went back out to check on them, Lissa (CL hen) was acting a little freaked out and not wanting to use the nest box (kept trying to find a way to lay in the sand box under the roosts - I keep an old oven rack on it to keep her from doing that). I got close enough to get a look at her, and she has a small swollen wound on the side of her face near the beak, blood on her comb, and what can only be described as a shiner.

If I have to guess, I now think that Puppy got in to the CL paddock/coop, started exploring, pecked Lissa off the nest, and Dumbledore defended Lissa (he's very serious about protecting his girls). I suppose I should add that because she's a NN and he's a CL, she is the same size/weight as he is (and a lot bigger than the CL hens).

Either way... CRAZY CHICKENS!!!!

Oh, and she passed a huge piece of latex glove this morning. I have NO idea where she would have found that, but I was looking at it this morning thinking "Why on earth would you eat that?"

And on that lovely note, I bid you all adieu for now - gotta try to get SOMETHING done today.

- Ant Farm

 

[NaJoBeLe]

Good morning Phil!!  It's true that just a dollar or two can help, but the time you invest by helping tear down and clean up is even more important.  Even when I didn't have any money to donate, I donated my time!  

I have no idea what happened with the humidity.  It hasn't rained in weeks.  My A/C has been running.  The LG, that has no added water is at 25% right now.  

I have 3 hygrometers.  All 3 read between 60 - 70.  About 10 chicks hatched in a 4 hour period, and the humidity went crazy.  All 3 hygos said 99%.  Last night I took out 15 chicks, the humidity dropped to 91.  The chicks I left in the hatching bator, plus the 2 that hatched overnight, are still wet.  

As for chicken auctions, I need to find one!!  I really have to get aggressive with picture taking, and actually figure out what I have available to sell,  

Once they start hatching my LG goes crazy with the humidity also. As long as you have a reliable hygrometer I try to crack the lid and allow it to drop back down. Once I hit the 90s I decide it's too high and let it drop back down. I have considered some of the options that were mentioned yesterday but easiest for me is to just allow it to escape naturally. The hatch I have going on right now got to the mid 80s and the chicks are drying fine. Little bit makes a big difference.

 

[Akrnaf2]

This is you Sally This is Dax Phil Liz Chaos White And me!

Hello everyone! Caught up on the last 2 days I missed. It's day 13 for my 14 guinea eggs, all developing. e

Yayyy!!!

Hi Liz! When are you getting the call ducks?

When she will be connected to the phone company!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Hi Liz! When are you getting the call ducks?

eggs in a week or maybe 2

Name debate is sure to ensue shortly. I had decided that I wasnt putting any effort into it until we knew what we were having. Guess it's time now.
In theory I would say almost if not all animals are naturally wild. Hence the term domesticated. Majority of those depending on your area you can have. Might have to get Big Brother involved for permits and such but if you are willing to go through the trouble it's possible.
Sorry something got to them. Unfortunately almost everyone will encounter some type of predator issues throughout the time of animal husbandry. At least you still have some. Maybe they will make it for you.


@LittleLakePhil

Thank you for the time your volunteering today and the reminder of helping as we can. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Time for me to go finish prep for the swap this afternoon. Catch yall in a bit.

Good Morning!!

Good morning folks - just checking in. Here's some coffee for anyone who needs it:


Pretty finches, @Cynthia12
Congrats on the pip, @heatherfeather7
Good for you, Phil - my mother worked for the American Cancer Society (now retired). A good charity.
@daxigait I hope the processing goes ok. It's never fun - I have to do the wry tail NN boy tomorrow morning.
@Akrnaf2 I agree with Sally - nice legs!

(I have a closet full of Crocs...)
@Sally Sunshine and Benny, shame on you for posting more cute goat pictures - I.... CANNOT... RESIST....

@DwayneNLiz I agree on the 666 photo for Chaos
Nathan, good luck picking names!


Yesterday I came home to find Puppy (my chronically wandering/escaping NN pullet) in the Cream Legbar coop. Their paddock is well fenced, so she had to WANT to get in there (she flies well). She was in there with the rooster, Dumbledore, and had a great big deep gash on the back of her neck and a gash on her earlobe. I opened the door and she came out and walked up to me (that's the reason she's called Puppy) - I took her in and tended her wounds (no other injuries) and she's resting in the brooder for now - I'm worried about fly strike, so she's staying in for now (poor bored little thing - didn't even want to watch a movie with me).

My original assumption was that the rooster tried to mount her against her will and he hurt her, although when I found her there, he was keeping his distance from her and just watching her. But when I went back out to check on them, Lissa (CL hen) was acting a little freaked out and not wanting to use the nest box (kept trying to find a way to lay in the sand box under the roosts - I keep an old oven rack on it to keep her from doing that). I got close enough to get a look at her, and she has a small swollen wound on the side of her face near the beak, blood on her comb, and what can only be described as a shiner.

If I have to guess, I now think that Puppy got in to the CL paddock/coop, started exploring, pecked Lissa off the nest, and Dumbledore defended Lissa (he's very serious about protecting his girls). I suppose I should add that because she's a NN and he's a CL, she is the same size/weight as he is (and a lot bigger than the CL hens).

Either way... CRAZY CHICKENS!!!!

Oh, and she passed a huge piece of latex glove this morning. I have NO idea where she would have found that, but I was looking at it this morning thinking "Why on earth would you eat that?"

And on that lovely note, I bid you all adieu for now - gotta try to get SOMETHING done today.

- Ant Farm

Poor puppy, really Latex?
Have a great day!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

this is the one from sally's signature


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ort-group-help-us-through-the-emotions-please

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/processing-day-support-group-summary-of-thread

So the chickens browse in your yard or does your husband manicure and fertilize the chicken pasture as well?

There are dozens if not hundreds of videos on youtube.

The most important tool is an extremely sharp knife. I prefer multiples. The feathers quickly dull the knife you slit the throat with. With 2 birds, that won't matter much.

If you are plucking and scalding, you need a means of heating water and a way to check its temperature. I like it between 145 and 150F. A 5 gallon pickle bucket is sufficient but a turkey fryer works well.

For evisceration, you need sharp knives - did I mention that?

I like to have ice in a cooler and ice in a bowl. The bowl is for hearts, livers, gizzards. The cooler is for the carcasses.

A bucket for feathers and another for viscera (they can be combined).

A clean surface that can be washed for evisceration.

Once that process is nearly complete, getting the lungs out is the toughest part.
Decide the day before if you are going to withhold feed for 24 hours or not. It is best if the crop is empty but it isn't too difficult to separate a full crop from the breast and neck skin.

When you get to the liver, be extremely careful not to break the gall bladder or it gets all over.

Salt. I fill the cooler with water, ice and salt.

An extra hose or two. You can always finish cleaning up the carcass in the kitchen sink but I like to do it outside if possible.

Working fast will get the job done before flies find you this time of year.

Did I mention your sharpest knife? And a sharpener in case the knife isn't as sharp as you thought.

How about this one. For some reason, these people apparently don't liver and heart. They use the best part for raccoon bait.

If you don't want to scald or keep the bird whole, you can skin it and part it out.
This also talks about preparation for the deed.

To test when it is sufficiently scalded, a flight feather should come out with no resistance.


Here's another for pigs.

I posted this already but this is one of the best I've seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1zkZbQh6y0

I liked this guys video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoqP0YOkG3c

Good luck!!!!

@daxigait
who else wanted this??

@Jessimom

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Good luck tomorrow!! I gave away 3 of my roos today. I have about 20 more I need to do something with. The processing support group page is listed in Sally's notes. But someone posted a great video the other day I'd like to watch again!

i just posted all the links again