Maine

[CoopChick719]

One rat down.

Smoke bomb. 

5613 rats to go. 

Congrats on your kill!!

Still nothing in the rat zapper

 

[buckabucka]

One rat down.

Smoke bomb. 

5613 rats to go. 

And half of those remaining rats are pregnant.....

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Yup. I thought the same thing. I was happy to see the one I killed was a girl.

 

[lazy gardener]

Awesome pic, DG!!!

 

[CoopChick719]

And half of those remaining rats are pregnant.....

Gaaaahhh

Just thought makes me shudder!

Yup. I thought the same thing. I was happy to see the one I killed was a girl. 

The ones I was getting in the Fall were all boys.

No takers on my 2 young Roos. 1 started chasing 2 of my oldest girls so off to the butcher they go. The boys are in a crate in the garage. What luck when I called today, they said tomorrow is poultry day. I know at some point, I should learn to do it myself but not right now.

Got 1 egg today & 1 yesterday. Time to add a little light to the coop.

 

[dowgirl71]

Awesome pic, DG!!!  

Thanks!! Isn't she sweet? And quite friendly!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

No takers on my 2 young Roos. 1 started chasing 2 of my oldest girls so off to the butcher they go. The boys are in a crate in the garage. What luck when I called today, they said tomorrow is poultry day. I know at some point, I should learn to do it myself but not right now.

I haven't hatched this year... if I don't in the next few weeks I likely won't have anything to butcher unless all the guineas survive the winter and early spring. I usually post when I am going to butcher but so far only one person has taken me up on learning to do it.

 

[Hiltonizer]

I haven't hatched this year... if I don't in the next few weeks I likely won't have anything to butcher unless all the guineas survive the winter and early spring. I usually post when I am going to butcher but so far only one person has taken me up on learning to do it.

+1 on that.

We hosted a processing party over the summer with over 30 RSVP's... literally no one showed... except my buddy with a dozen birds who came a day early because he can't read a calendar

 

[superchemicalgirl]

So... did you process them a day early or make him come back the next day?

Do you do actual meat birds?

The last time I processed a friend stopped by to shoot the breeze... I had just finished plucking a bird and couldn't really stop at that point. I give her credit that she stayed and watched and asked questions. She even remarked that it wasn't as bloody as she thought it was going to be (I stopped myself from telling her she missed the really bloody part already).

 

[buckabucka]

Wait....., are you already planning to butcher the guineas SCG? Are they a nuisance, or good eating, or both?