Kentucky people

[pop57]

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I do have some that i can "guarantee" , guarantee they will be yummy, they are in the freezer ready to thaw and then slow cook in a dutch oven @ 325 for about 45 min. a little garlic and sea salt rub and a sprig of rosemary yum`ie

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So they're pretty tasty huh? I've wondered about that. Also about their eggs. Are they good?

Yes they are better than chicken, i promise. Stop by and i'll give you a couple to try. the meat is very moist & tender, the breast is like a mix of dark and white. Similar to pheasant but not gamey at all. Also i raised these on strictly organic feed. Have not tried the eggs yet.

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[colby318]

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Our terrain has a little of everything. Do you want flat land, rolling hills or craggy woodland. We're 30 minutes north of Lexington which is close enough for us to commute to a metropolis for restaurants, etc but we live in a wooded area. The weather near Louisville is part of the Ohio river valley network, so it's warmer in the winter than Lex but with a little more snow potential. Kentucky has a great network of lakes if you want to live near one of these. I suppose it depends on what you're looking for!

Colby

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I'm smack-dab in the middle of nowhere! The closest 'town' is about 13 miles away, and the biggest store there is a super walmart that was built a year ago. There is always lots of land for sale around here.
It doesn't get too awful cold but maybe 2-3 weeks in the winter. The humidity in the summer will kill you though!

I'm in the Green River Lake area, Adair county. It hardly ever snows here, and when it does it usually melts off when the sun comes out. I would say normally it's in the 30's and 40's daytime winter temps, with probably 20's and 30's nighttime temps, but it does get colder for a few weeks, but never below zero, at worst probably in the teens (without windchill). There are 2 lakes that are 'close' by where I live, I already mentioned GRL, which is about 20 minutes from my house. The other is Lake Cumberland, which is about 45 minutes to an hour from me. Then there is the land between the lakes area, but that's on the wesstern side of KY. Word of warning, if you're a drinker, there are only about 50 counties in the state that are wet

 

[shelleyd2008]

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It can't be araucana, it doesn't have tufts. It has muffs and beard, which could mean ameraucana, but most likely means EE.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

I think we'd like a little of everything. We like to hunt, fish, and garden. I've seen property going for dirt cheap and then the extreme, but we want a decent house (don't care if it's a double-wide) with good land. Just don't know what areas to search.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

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I'm smack-dab in the middle of nowhere! The closest 'town' is about 13 miles away, and the biggest store there is a super walmart that was built a year ago. There is always lots of land for sale around here.
It doesn't get too awful cold but maybe 2-3 weeks in the winter. The humidity in the summer will kill you though!

I'm in the Green River Lake area, Adair county. It hardly ever snows here, and when it does it usually melts off when the sun comes out. I would say normally it's in the 30's and 40's daytime winter temps, with probably 20's and 30's nighttime temps, but it does get colder for a few weeks, but never below zero, at worst probably in the teens (without windchill). There are 2 lakes that are 'close' by where I live, I already mentioned GRL, which is about 20 minutes from my house. The other is Lake Cumberland, which is about 45 minutes to an hour from me. Then there is the land between the lakes area, but that's on the wesstern side of KY. Word of warning, if you're a drinker, there are only about 50 counties in the state that are wet

OHHH Shelley we're coming to visit!!! Actually we're just sick of Ohio winters where's there's FEET of snow and temps below 0. A few weeks here and there are ok. We are drinkers but we do it at home; safer that way. Please give me some cities where we'd fit in.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Pretty much anywhere in KY is going to be in the middle of nowhere, unless you move into one of the cities. Eastern KY is in the mountains, Central KY has 'rolling hills' (which looked like mountains to me when I moved here from IN!), and western KY has a lot of lakes. There are many wooded areas, and not too many 'crop' areas. If OH is anything like IN is, there are corn and bean fields as far as the eye can see! Not so here, (not in my area anyway) I think the biggest 'crop' is tobacco, and most farmers are more into animals than crops. The ones around here that do plant corn plant for their own use, as sileage for their cattle.

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

Hello all! Got an email from Lynn at the Bluegrass Poultry Assn. and thought I would pass it on...Hopefully some of you can join us at the show! Im sure all the info is at www.bluegrasspoultry.com
See you there hopefully!


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Hi Jessi,

I am working with the Serama club folks trying to get a special meet set at the Bluegrass Show this fall.
I am needing to get a head count of those that are planning to show Serama. I am thinking that you will but wanted to confirm that?
We need to have 4-5 exhibitors before they will set a meet.

Do you know of anyone else besides Kirby Miller that plans to show Serama at the show?

Thanks a bunch,
Lynn Shelburne

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I'm smack-dab in the middle of nowhere! The closest 'town' is about 13 miles away, and the biggest store there is a super walmart that was built a year ago. There is always lots of land for sale around here.
It doesn't get too awful cold but maybe 2-3 weeks in the winter. The humidity in the summer will kill you though!

I'm in the Green River Lake area, Adair county. It hardly ever snows here, and when it does it usually melts off when the sun comes out. I would say normally it's in the 30's and 40's daytime winter temps, with probably 20's and 30's nighttime temps, but it does get colder for a few weeks, but never below zero, at worst probably in the teens (without windchill). There are 2 lakes that are 'close' by where I live, I already mentioned GRL, which is about 20 minutes from my house. The other is Lake Cumberland, which is about 45 minutes to an hour from me. Then there is the land between the lakes area, but that's on the wesstern side of KY. Word of warning, if you're a drinker, there are only about 50 counties in the state that are wet

OHHH Shelley we're coming to visit!!! Actually we're just sick of Ohio winters where's there's FEET of snow and temps below 0. A few weeks here and there are ok. We are drinkers but we do it at home; safer that way. Please give me some cities where we'd fit in.

I thought you wanted to be in the middle of nowhere? You can't be in the middle of nowhere in a city!

What kind of work do you do? That seems to be the deciding factor on where to live in this state. There isn't much around here, without driving 30-40 miles one-way to get to work.

ETA: You're welcome to come visit anytime, we are having the chickenstock next weekend (the 19th) if you feel like a visit

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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Pretty much anywhere in KY is going to be in the middle of nowhere, unless you move into one of the cities. Eastern KY is in the mountains, Central KY has 'rolling hills' (which looked like mountains to me when I moved here from IN!), and western KY has a lot of lakes. There are many wooded areas, and not too many 'crop' areas. If OH is anything like IN is, there are corn and bean fields as far as the eye can see! Not so here, (not in my area anyway) I think the biggest 'crop' is tobacco, and most farmers are more into animals than crops. The ones around here that do plant corn plant for their own use, as sileage for their cattle.

Biggest Legal Crop, that is - there is one crop that is bigger than tobacco,

Out by me - I am exactly in between (evenly) Edmonton, Columbia and Burkesville. Look up Adair County on a map - we have three big lake regions surrounding us - all within about 20 miles from Columbia.

I am down where Adair, Cumberland and Metcalfe counties all meet. Lots of land out here - no housing developments (I don't think anyone out here would allow them to be built

) I have fantastic neighbors, too.

Closest place to get booze is in Marion County (half hour drive), but Bowling Green is only about 45 minute drive, also (also a wet county over there). I , also, only drink at home, so I go once or twice a year and simply stock up - lasts me a long time. You could find a local bootlegger, but they are constantly getting busted around here

except my one neighbor down around the corner - he never seems to get busted (probably someone's "cousin").

Larger towns around here would be Glasgow - maybe Campbellesville counts as a larger town, jury is still out on that one.

Plus - big bonus - our local feedstore ROCKS. In spring during chick days you can get free chicks when ya buy chick starter - however many bags ya buy, you get more free chicks. You can also buy them for a buck each, if ya don't need that many bags of chickstarter. The folks that wokr there are super nice and helpful - if the one person can't answer your question then they find someone who can - they don't just make something up.

I moved down here from Michigan a couple years ago - I still think I've found paradise. The Honeymoon hasn't worn off a bit.

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