Maine

[guesswhokatysue]

There's also a little known fact that if you cut a sweet morsel in half, most of the calories, and a lot of the bad fat leak out through the cut, and of course if you only eat 1/2 of the morsel, you are further decreasing your calorie and fat consumption, and are justified in eating the other half because you have been such a good calorie steward in the first place. Second little known fact is that if you eat a sweet morsel with a serving of veggies, especially raw ones like carrot or cucumber sticks, the veggies cancel out the bad stuff in the sweet morsels.

Glad I'm not alone in how I rationalize all my "healthy" eating..

 

[chickery-do]

You seem to be an expert in what I often call "Man Math". Now--this isn't to be sexist--it's just how I rationalize a large portion of the foolish things I say and do. I tell my fiancee, for exampel, "If you like eggs, and they cost you $4 a dozen, and you eat a dozen a week, you spent over $200 a year on eggs. If you stop doing that, and spend $400 on chickens per year...you're getting $200 worth of free eggs because you're not buying them anymore. So really the chickens are giving you $200 a year." MAN MATH.

You could sub "man" for anything else if you'd like. The fact is there is quite literally no real math going on here, but if I talk long enough she ends up ignoring me.

Hu? What'd you want? Chicken's? Sure! Lets get some more Chicken's!

 

[Jazor]

Quick question on chicks: about when do they need to have grit? Planning on using small stuff from around the yard to acclimate them to what they will be seeing when they make it outside...not sure if that's foolish or not. Also not sure when they "need" it.

 

[lazy gardener]

Ok Jazor: I need to borrow $20 from you, but, I'll do you a favor and only borrow $10. You give me $10, then you'll owe me $10, and I'll owe you $10, and we'll be even!

 

[lazy gardener]

Quick question on chicks: about when do they need to have grit? Planning on using small stuff from around the yard to acclimate them to what they will be seeing when they make it outside...not sure if that's foolish or not. Also not sure when they "need" it.

Chicks need grit when they're getting anything other than chick starter or prepared chick feed. You can give them stuff from your yard. Just realize that they're then exposed to the pathogens in your yard, which is not necessarily a bad thing as it will build their immunity. A lot of folks cut a chunk of sod and give it to their baby chicks to give them a good bacterial load for their guts and get them going on insects and greens early on. Also helps to keep them from getting bored and picking on each other.

 

[ashandvine]

We had a raccoon visit us at 4 AM Saturday morning. He met up with the electric fence, didn't like what he found, and after very loudly voicing his opinion, left for friendlier territory. At the risk of offending some on this site, I'm going to ask my question... Anyone in Maine have experience caponizing?

Caponizing is something that I have not done but I have a friend taking classes in doing so and she has had a few 'labs.' So far her capons are doing well which means that she is doing it right. If you wanted to know more I could ask her if she would type to you about it. She is in BYC. I know folks who use AI, who caponize, who dub, some who remove spurs... it takes all types Some folks riase hatchery and put costumes on their birds. Some folks raise pure breeds or rare breeds and only know numbers... some raise tons and some raise just a few. The beauty of being in a free country and having cheap chickens ha!

As long as the food is consumed on the fairgrounds it is safe to eat. There is a shield there that prevents all the unhealthy stuff from actually harming us.

There's also a little known fact that if you cut a sweet morsel in half, most of the calories, and a lot of the bad fat leak out through the cut, and of course if you only eat 1/2 of the morsel, you are further decreasing your calorie and fat consumption, and are justified in eating the other half because you have been such a good calorie steward in the first place. Second little known fact is that if you eat a sweet morsel with a serving of veggies, especially raw ones like carrot or cucumber sticks, the veggies cancel out the bad stuff in the sweet morsels.

NO ONE TOLD ME THIS!!!! Oh, the years of lost opportunities!

I still don't know what a funnel cake is. I never eat anything more than part of a fried dough and a candy apple IF I can afford them. Oh boy, budgeting for fair food is ON.

 

[MustardTiger]

LG - They are pure bread Ams


FAIR FOOD! I am going to stuff my face at the cumb. county fair. I can basically walk there from my home so... beer gardens and Fooooooooods! I have missed all fairs in the 4 years I have lived in Maine and I WILL NOT miss it this year!

 

[lazy gardener]

Caponizing is something that I have not done but I have a friend taking classes in doing so and she has had a few 'labs.' So far her capons are doing well which means that she is doing it right. If you wanted to know more I could ask her if she would type to you about it. She is in BYC. I know folks who use AI, who caponize, who dub, some who remove spurs... it takes all types Some folks riase hatchery and put costumes on their birds. Some folks raise pure breeds or rare breeds and only know numbers... some raise tons and some raise just a few. The beauty of being in a free country and having cheap chickens ha!

NO ONE TOLD ME THIS!!!! Oh, the years of lost opportunities!

I still don't know what a funnel cake is. I never eat anything more than part of a fried dough and a candy apple IF I can afford them. Oh boy, budgeting for fair food is ON.

I hope your budgeting is $$ and not caloric!!

 

[lazy gardener]

Ash: I'd like to talk to your friend who's learning how to caponize, if you wouldn't mind giving her my BYC contact info. Thanks. I'd definitely like to observe. I think it would cut the coop drama in the grow out pen, and make it feasible to actually grow out a bunch of roos. After the theatrics this summer, I don't know what I'll do if I end up with a bunch of cockrels again!

 

[hoppy]

this wouldn't be me would it, Ash? lol

. I know folks who use AI, who caponize, who dub, some who remove spurs... it takes all types Some folks riase hatchery and put costumes on their birds. Some folks raise pure breeds or rare breeds and only know numbers... some raise tons and some raise just a few. The beauty of being in a free country and having cheap chickens ha!