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LemonMeringue said:
I decided to dive into one of the pumpkins. I cleaned it all out and trimmed out the stem and one bad spot. I put the pieces in the oven for about an hour and then took it out to cool. Peeled and cubed it came out to be 21lbs!!! One pumpkin!!! All the hens and even the chicks enjoyed picking through and nibbling on the inners :) I am very surprised at how juicy it is now once it is really cooking. I have never cooked this kind of pumpkin so I am curious to see how maybe some pumpkin butter would come out. BTW a GREAT tip that I came across just the other day.......to clean the inside of any type of fruit like this use a flat canning lid. I used a wide mouth one and the sharp edge worked like a DREAM! Fast too.

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Looks good enough to eat, lol. Thanks for the tip on the canning lid scraper!
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Your welcome. I will always do it that way now. I found it on a fb canning page.
 
LemonMeringue said:
Big Daddy is in trouble!!! The kids spotted this in the grass RIGHT BY THE DRIVEWAY!!! And he proceeds to come in the house and scare the crud out of me with it!!! Good thing he had to go back to work for awhile.
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My Amercaunas are 6 months 3 weeks old. I have been feeding them layer since they were 6 months old, I figured they would lay any day. They haven't laid yet that I can find. (They investigate the laying house and boxes and there is one box in their coop that the other girls use sometimes). Is it bad for them to be eating layer??
 
I started feeding mine layer feed at 4 months. They didn't lay till 5 months. When everyone's amercaunas of the same age started to lay and mine weren't , I remembered when I use to make my own feed the hens would eat the food in order of what they liked best. So I bought some raw sunflower seeds within 5 days I had eggs. I just added the sunflower to their feed.
 
Ron Skekel said:
I started feeding mine layer feed at 4 months. They didn't lay till 5 months. When everyone's amercaunas of the same age started to lay and mine weren't , I remembered when I use to make my own feed the hens would eat the food in order of what they liked best. So I bought some raw sunflower seeds within 5 days I had eggs. I just added the sunflower to their feed.
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Thanks. I'll try that. They are the first ones to the scratch in the morning and they like the layer feed mixed with ACV and water. They run with the others for afternoon treats: banana, watermelon, grapes, tomatoes, etc. they are sort of "babies" in how they act, if that makes sense.
 
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One pumpkin sure makes a lot! 12 cups of very well drained smooth puree for pumpkin pie or whatever else. I drained off 2 1/2 quarts of extra liquid so I won't have to do it later. And 5 1/2 half pints of pumpkin butter. It probably would have been 6 if we could have stopped tasting it so much! I feel blessed by all this pumpkin
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I like the Butter a lot. But I am not sure if its the holy grail of recipies since I have not made it before. I think it will be cool to try the same type of recipe with orange and maple instead of the lemon and b sugar. Then I can compare. And maybe one with orange, white sugar and rum.


Pumpkin Butter

4 quarts fresh pureed pumpkin
2 lbs dark brown sugar
zest of 2 Meyer lemons
juice of 2 Meyer lemons
1 heaping Tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon ground clove

I used fresh pureed pumpkin that was plenty juicy, not dry. Add remaining ingredients in the crock pot and bring to a simmer. Turn lid sideways or remove if the butter will continue to bubble. Allow excess moisture to evaporate and simmer to desired consistency. Fill jars and add lids. Cool and refrigerate.
 

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