Just curious who else is living super frugal

[Arielle]

Nice job TUrk!! Glad you learn so quickly and now you have another skill.

 

[Arielle]

THe rabbit hutch salavaged from trash day has received an over haul. One new peice of plywood. THe mesh flooring received a few more staples; a door hinge had the appropriate number of screwed added. AND it has a new coat of stain in REdwood, as that was in the discount bin for $7 a gallon. Bunny will have a new winter home.

 

[LindaB220]

@Turk Raphael

Good luck with making capons. I tried (via instruction manual) and had dismal results...flat out killed a couple and the ones that did survive got air pocketed, inflated like those balloons within balloons and rattled around in their skin. By that time I was really just grossed out by the whole project..... At this point my attitude is that caponization is a lost art and should remain so. Just not for me. Keep us posted on your results.

Sorry you didn't have better luck. The air pockets are really common and must be pricked to release. I haven't practiced on a live one yet. I'm thinking I'll do the culls to get my skill in. Can't hurt them that way.

 

[LindaB220]

After reading this http://www.grimaudfarms.com/duck.htm looks like my timing was about right. I do have a friend that raised the white muscovy this summer and she said they are much bigger than the typical coclored ones. I expect due to a focus on meat production.

Keep us in the loop on that. Please.

 

[LindaB220]

Today was the last of my lessons. I would never have tried this without expert help. Out of 25.... two have died but the rest seem ok. It will still be a few days before I know about the final verdict on the full count but I'm hopeful.

The first thing my instructors did was use two of my 5 month cockerels. They were dispatched and the procedures were shown to me on two larger birds that we ate today. That helped me a lot but I wish they had caponized them alive...but they said they didn't want to have the birds alive as long as I would take for them to show me what they needed to.

I feel certain I can do this alone now and will be doing it by myself soon.

Thanks for your interest and I'm sorry you had so much trouble. By the way, couldn't you have pricked the air bubble?

Turk

That is fantastic Turk. I'm so proud of you. As a Trauma RN you can certainly handle the sight of blood. Outstanding numbers with only 2 dead.

 

[Turk Raphael]

Nice job TUrk!! Glad you learn so quickly and now you have another skill.

My educational back ground/career sort of gives me a leg-up in dealing with surgical instruments, spreaders etc. Jason brought me one of his 'old' kits that he has had for a long time. They were made in China and are better than many that can bought now...according to Brother.

Turk

 

[Turk Raphael]

That is fantastic Turk. I'm so proud of you. As a Trauma RN you can certainly handle the sight of blood. Outstanding numbers with only 2 dead.

Two dead so far....There was almost no blood..very little. That is what is so surprising to me. The original 'cadavers' actually bled more than the live patients.

Jason and dad are going home tomorrow so they should get your 'care package' out to you very soon.

Turk

 

[Arielle]

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[Arielle]

Quote: Linda , just to clarify . . . the white muscovy that my friend hatches and raised probably were not from this source at least not directly. Just meant that the white muscovy in general are bred for meat meat meat.

Kids ae more duck soup for dinner-- even the child that hates dark meat.

 

[LindaB220]

My educational back ground/career sort of gives me a leg-up in dealing with surgical instruments, spreaders etc. Jason brought me one of his 'old' kits that he has had for a long time. They were made in China and are better than many that can bought now...according to Brother.

Turk

Yeah, the chinese have the best tools on this. After all, they have been working on them for thousands of years. I have that set too