Michigan

[RaZ]

I spent a year working in Mexico and one weekend there was a village barbecue that featured a goat slow roasted in a stone-lined pit. That was one of the best meals I ever had.

 

[RBahmer]

my took a crap too!


I rigged a tiny brooder lamp with 100wt bulb to it, and clipped it to the watered.... Works like a charm. Lol. Don't think the chickens like it though. Lite all nite in that corner now.

LOL Now that's an idea.

 

[Olive Hill]

I just want to put it out there that I have not been reading all the posts, especially since the switch, so if I missed someone addressing me specifically please let me know. I'm not ignoring anyone on purpose. I've just been scanning though. Too many posts to keep up entirely.

 

[BobBry]

Anyone seen this thread? Can't wait to have chicks to try it out on

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/169003/professionally-photograph-your-chicks-for-under-2-00

THANK YOU THAT LINK LED TO SOME EXTRAORDINARY TIPS.
BOB

 

[yorkchick]

Awww, Mom2, you're following me? Awww, I am not worthy!

I myself find I am following ChicWannaB--apparently the old Buddy list (which I never actually understood the workings of) mutated into a list of people you follow on the new BYC. Or as some threads have been terming it, people you "stalk." Anyway, ChicWannaB was kind enough to offer to be my Buddy way back last May when I was askeered to go to ChickenStock all by myself for fear nobody would talk to me. (Of course the actual fear is that I wouldn't talk to anybody. It's really my own lack of social skills...)

Anyway, Mom2, here's the GooseWorld news... The goosers seem to be handing the cold very well. The main difference I notice is they are spending more time with all three hunkered down at once, settled down to keep their cute big old webbed feet warm, I guess. But they always choose to do that out in the snow rather than in the deep straw in their pen--until I herd them in at night, of course. When I go out to see them during the day, I find multiple places with three tear-dropped shaped bare spots close together in the snow, where they've settled down long enough to melt the snow down. The other interesting thing the snow shows me is where they've been walking. Those big feet are very good at packing down the snow.

They have started to inhale greens now there is no grass available. Kale, collards, turnip greens--it's impressive how fast a huge leaf disappears into their beaks and down those long necks. I have always bought greens for the chickens during the winter, and who am I kidding, all year long, especially for days when they can't free range for the day. (Grocery store checkers frequently ask me, "oh how do you ccok that?" when I have a stack of greens in my basket. Sadly, just like RaZ said, the animals eat healthier than we do...) The geese (well, mostly Penelope ) would nibble a bit on the greens before, but really only wanted grass. Now the greens make more sense to them I guess. I'll have to try them on hay again--they were pretty blase about it the first time, but it may hold more interest now. Desperate times.

 

[BobBry]

I think that if it's made of meat it can be smoked. I used to work with a guy who smoked carp every spring and it was delicious.

I used to smoke lots of things. I've gone through a couple of lill chief smokers and am now not using the third one much. Been years ,I think. Any way, once caught a large Dogfish (Bowfin) and smoked it . I thought it was OKAyyyyyy considering. .... soo I took most of it to school and made it available to the staff. most said it was good. The librarian, at the time raved about it so I gave what was left (about 2 lubs) to him Next morning he was really angry. Accused me of poisoning him!! Had been sick all night .. Threw up a lot . Abbs were sore. I felt terrible. !!!!! Until i learned he had eaten the whole thing at one time. It was really RICH. A brain is a terrible thing to waste.

 

[chicken grandma]

Speaking of ChicwannaB. I am getting worried about her. Why is she not chiming in once in a while?

 

[1muttsfan]

Yorkchic you might try soaked alfalfa cubes, they are made for horse feed and are not expensive. They should be moistened first or they may not generate a lot of interest.

 

[RaZ]

I hear ya. I've burned up 2 smokers in the last 10-11 years. I need a new one. I have about 1/2 a face cord of apple, cherry, peach and mulberry wood that would be great for the smoker.

Best I ever did was a turkey smoked for 28 hours over cherry wood. The meat just fell of the bone and was so tender and flavourful.

I need a new smoker and soon, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

 

[1muttsfan]

Raz you should definitely get a smoker. And definitely smoke some turkeys to bring to chickenstock.