NY chicken lover!!!!

[rancher hicks]

Sounds good. I got wheaten Ameraucana, but with really nice blue eggs. I have a few now but the eggs are not very blue. They go in the bator tomorrow.

Well now where are you? Should you get a roo you don't want keep me in mind. I only do Easter Eggers but I like to keep the gene pool deep. I keep most of my hens, but have changed out the roosters.

 

[rancher hicks]

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My parents raised broilers on the third floor of their house so I'm told. A fire destroyed it all. I wasn't born then, but I'll try to ask my older brother about it.

 

[LadyHawkeAvry]

I have a small pressure cooker for the tough birds but found slow cooking in a crock pot gets them just as tender, and easier to moniter. I over did one in the pressure cooker once, little bones everywhere, it was a mess.
I'm going to try something new with some cockerels I have in the freezer. I'm going to debone them and give them a few day soak in Salamida state fair chicken sauce. That should tenderize them some. Wrap them up with butcher string and slow grill them. Just waiting for a nicer day.
One thing I never thought of is I heard the birds should be refrigerated for a couple days so the muscles relax before freezing. I have always just tossed them in the freezer.
I always hang my deer to 'age' for a week if the weather is right, if not I quarter them up put in garbage bags and put them in our extra fridge.

If I marinate, I find I get best results by planning ahead and putting the meat in a bag with the marinade before it goes into the freezer. When the meat thaws and many of the cells rupture from thawing ice crystals, the marinade penetrates really well. I set up dinner size freezer bags full of meat to grill and freeze them for use during the grilling season. They are just thaw and grill that way!

 

[cutipatooti]

Well now where are you?  Should you get a roo you don't want keep me in mind. I only do Easter Eggers but I like to keep the gene pool deep. I keep most of my hens, but have changed out the roosters.  

I'm in Barryville, about 3 hours from you. I should have extra roos if they hatch. I have 22 eggs in the bator now with 2 of my BBS Bresse and another dozen or more coming from someone else in April. I will most likely keep 2 roos and the rest will go for sale. I have 2 roos now but they are very dark and I don't thinks they come from a very bright line of blue eggs as my pullets eggs are very light.

 

[boskelli1571]

Hello everyone, I am located in the Western Finger Lakes region, south of Rochester. We've had chickens for about 4 years but lost most of our flock to a fox recently.

We are planning to hatch our own for the first time, picking up some eggs April 25. We could use about a dozen more eggs to fill out the 'bator. Do any of you know of hatching eggs available in the Buffalo/Rochester/Finger Lakes area? We really don't want to keep cockerels so I'm preferring autosexing breeds, but may bend if I don't find any.

I've been lurking on these forums for a few years and have learned so much about chickens from you all. Thanks for any help you can give!

-Liz

Welcome! I'm sure someone here will 'enable' you with the eggs - are you coming to Chickenstock??

 

[lizzy14]

Dare I ask...what and where and when is Chickenstock?

 

[rancher hicks]

Dare I ask...what and where and when is Chickenstock?

Check the "2015 Chickenstock" thread.

It's in Ava, NY May 30th.

All NY'ers are invited. It's sure to be a good time.

Cutipatooti, If you come we can meet there for that extra rooster. I'm not concerned so much with color as genes for egg color.

My last Amer rooster was from PA. A lavender boy. I now have two EE's and an Lavender Araucana.

 

[cutipatooti]

Check the "2015 Chickenstock" thread. 

It's in Ava, NY   May 30th. 

All NY'ers are invited. It's sure to be a good time. 

Cutipatooti,  If you come we can meet there for that extra rooster.  I'm not concerned so much with color as genes for egg color. 

My last Amer rooster was from PA.  A lavender boy. I now have two EE's and an  Lavender Araucana. 

Not sure if I can go. That's kind of far. If I did it would defiantly be a family event. I have 4 young boys, so not a whole lot of room in the van for much else. I am really interested, I will let you know what I decide. If I do go I can defiantly bring the extra roo. The next shipment of Ameraucana eggs I'm getting is in April and are from signature feathers. her egg color is fantastic IMO

 

[Gramma Chick]

I got shipped eggs from Washington today. They shipped out Wednesday and were here at my door by 11:00. This is going to be my first time hatching, so wish me luck.

You are supposed to let them set how long ...before you incubate them ?

 

[quailman2020]

If anybody in ny has quail or pheasants please contact me! I would love to share info on quail and what to do about the eggs in this brutal New York weather