Lots of processing, this time of year and you know, we have to make Hay while the sun shines! Plucked a turkey today and plan to process 7 rabbits tomorrow, if it isn't raining, tomorrow! Then they go into the freezer on Wednesday and if the weather permits, will process one of those big boy 18 month toms, you saw, while Hubby has his first apt with his new doctor. Since I will be doing it alone, I'll skin him except for the breast, I'll pluck and freeze that for a big roasted turkey breast, but debone the rest for smoked turkey sausages and ground turkey. I chill everything(except ground meat) for 3 days in a 72 quart ice chest on the front porch. In good weather, every 3 days, I will be taking out and freezing the contents and after a good cleaning, process something else to go in, hopefully till everything is processed and frozen, that's not being wintered over. I can't process the big toms and pluck them without help, or risk getting burned with the hot water dunking they need, by myself, so I have to do those when hubby's around to help. They weigh 40+ pounds and I can't hold those with stretched out arms by myself any more without using the tractor and something broke on it today!Hubby will be pretty busy with the rabbit provillion, so I will be doing most all the plucking, unless someone want's learn to slaughter and process a turkey! LOL
How is the chicken condo roof coming?
BTW, Coco and powder have been together for about 4 weeks and she is very fat, so I have her by herself in a cage with a nest box and plenty straw, just in case? The last mixed mini doe was mated with Powder last week, so if Coco doesn't download by the time Vanilla, is due, I will switch her and Coco and try to mate Coco again. She is huge, but she eats like a pig, not a rabbit, so she may have trouble conceiving due to her extra weight? They have been getting some feet on the grass time, on really nice days and love it. Bear lays about 3 feet away and guards them, he sure loves the rabbits! How is Gin Gin and Lela ?
There have been some really easy to make pluckers on the thread, and really cheap that I know George could make for you if you don't have a plucker.
Coco will produce beautiful babies, I still think GinGin is the most beautiful bunny in the world. Lela and Gin are so sweet and tame and have always been super healthy with beautiful coats. They will get play yard time today while I clean their hutch and let it dry out. I put the flaps on the hutch down for winter and fill their little wooden houses with fresh hay once a week when I clean the hutch. That's where they sleep when it's cold. I love them so much. Hello to George. PS I hope his new doctor works out well. PPS. Chicken shelter coming along. I have to finish the shingles, add some trim and paint all the trim and I'll been ready to move them in. I'll still have to use the tarps on the sides in winter and take them off in summer. I may hang them from hooks like a shower curtain.
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I got to play with the girls for awhile today. I enjoy days I get to hang with my lap girl lol
