NY chicken lover!!!!

[Tough Old Bird]

I had a ridiculously good duck dish many years ago. It was very tender -- the meat was pulled and in some kind of light sauce / gravy and stuffed in a crepe with pine nuts. My hubby and I were at a B&B on Garnet Mountain in the Adirondacks at the time. Yum.........

I know duck is often served rare, like steak, and is somewhat oily. I don't know that I would like it as you would eat a chicken breast, but in a dish like the one I just mentioned, or in a stew like Stony's, it's really tasty.

TOB

 

[Tough Old Bird]

When I see this unique coloration, I just think: COUNTY BOY! So beautiful!

TOB

 

[stonykill]

I had a ridiculously good duck dish many years ago. It was very tender -- the meat was pulled and in some kind of light sauce / gravy and stuffed in a crepe with pine nuts. My hubby and I were at a B&B on Garnet Mountain in the Adirondacks at the time. Yum.........

I know duck is often served rare, like steak, and is somewhat oily. I don't know that I would like it as you would eat a chicken breast, but in a dish like the one I just mentioned, or in a stew like Stony's, it's really tasty.

TOB

I've cooked a lot of wild ducks and geese. Never had one greasy. It is all in the cooking. Cooked them right in the oven. Ate them like you would eat a whole chicken. DON'T let them sit in the grease, which is just fat. Let the fat drain off of the bird.

 

[Lynzi777]

Ugh I know with the dog thing. It's the irresponsible people that annoy me the most. I had a dog at the end of my driveway the other day and called the owner since I had never seen it before and the people had the nerve to ask me to drive their dog back up the road to them! They said "well I hollered for him and he wouldn't come." I wish people would just take responsibility for their animals. I also took my other "neighbors" dog back to their house the other day and warned them if I caught it on my property again it would be promptly shot. They don't have to know that I'm lying.

Sorry you're having dog problems as well. My response to that "...he wouldn't come" would have been "Oh well I hope you don't mind he stays here then since he seems to like it here better!" LOL People are unbelievable!

Just had a scare. I had just taken a few left over French fries to the girls and walked to the end of the run to toss them out. Came back in the house to finish making cookies. My mom and I were standing watching the girls play keep away with the food when all of a sudden I saw white and a hawk coming in low with talons out trying to land on a hen. Those girls ran for their lives. Stupid hawk landed in the electric netting. Guessing he can't see the netting since it blends in with the grass. I ran out yelling at him (my poor neighbor got out of her car to start heading my way she didn't know what I was swearing at ) and he took off to a neighbors tree. Hope he liked his shocking experience. He was then escorted away by a half dozen crows who live in the pine trees. I am hopeful the shock was enough to keep him away for awhile. The girls are all in the coop quiet as church mice, I doubt they will be out again. No one was injured since he landed in the netting. To bad he didn't get stuck cuz the dogs took off after him when they followed me out the door & they would of killed him. I knew I had hawks around and I'm yes sure it's not his first attempt to get a hen. Up to a week ago they spent a lot of time in the coop. Their choice. I'm certain that's what took off a couple mornings ago as well. Going to have me some hawk stew.........dogs are out for the evening. I've never seen him near yard when they are out.

Glad it was just a scare and nothing worse!

 

[Lynzi777]

TOB ~ Congrats on your newest egg layer! You're neighbor must have felt quite special to see that egg before you.

County Boy - Those leaves sure are good camouflage for those cheeps!


Apparently Hunting Season has started...been seeing many cars parked alongside the road here. I have no problem with hunting, but please just stay clear of my property! I get so nervous hearing gun shots so close and I am totally new to living in this type of area. Just makes me nervous. I saw some guy leaving his vehicle the other day on my way to bringing my son to school. He parked right next to this person's house so I'm assuming he knows them. It's when I see random cars parked close to my property that I get nervous.

At least I haven't had to slam on my brakes for any deer in the last few days!

 

[Gramma Chick]

TOB, I sometimes get eggs that have a hole or crack, usually in the small end that clunks down on the nesting box surface. I have started to give them more oyster shell in their dedicated bowl, cause they sometimes don't want the last inch or so...guess they want fresh??? I haven't been able to figure it out. And my most luxurious accommodation to this problem is carpet for the nest boxes. I get a couple of feet from the carpet on a roll at Home Depot or Lowes and cut them to fit in the nest boxes. When they get dirty I take them out and wash them in the laundry sink.

I can just imagine Stony's face as he reads this.

Anyhow, these measures help.

I Can Imagine ..amusement ! I think it is a novel idea ...Is it Shag ? for extra comfort ? or just regular carpet ?
I put cardboard in my nest boxes ...cover it with straw or grass ..I have a older hen that has a egg that breaks easy...sometimes I get ..sometimes they do ..
My neighbor gave me some ...Eco Clean - bird Cage litter
It is ground up corn cobs with some deodorant smell in it ...not too strong ..
I open the nest boxes & this nice smell comes out ...I wouldnt buy it ...but it was free so I will use it

 

[Gramma Chick]

Evening Everyone,
Well it turns out people are really skeptical about people coming to take pumpkin stems off their rotten pumpkins! Man oh man, I went to "Theresa's Pumpkin Patch" today with the kids to pick pumpkins and hopefully find some stems. When I asked her if she would mind me doing so she gave me such a stink eye and said Fine, as long as they're in really bad condition. So we found a good handful or two off pumpkins that were clearly rotting, had mold growing on them, were smushed open, almost completely black, etc. I had my kids hold them for me while I carried two giant pumpkins under my arms back to the table to pay. My son says "We found some stems!" and her response was "How bad were those pumpkins those stems were on" like in this sarcastic manner. I said well look at how black the bottoms of these stems are! I guess thats the last time I try to be nice and help someone, even though she's not the one giving me lip but still. This always happens to me. She made me feel like I was robbing her when in reality it's like what are you going to do with these anyway? Let them sit there and rot back into the earth so what difference does it make. I wonder if my friend gets as much lip from people as I have.

I'm sorry about that if my pumpkin crop did well I would have let you have mine.
Sometimes people who deal with the public get alot of people who try to take advantage of them ..or want something for nothing
They start to assume everyone is like that ..it sounds like she thought you were going to take tops of good pumpkins.
She could have just been a grump too !

 

[Gramma Chick]

Don't know if anyone here is looking for cockerals / roosters. I think we all have them coming out of our ears

I have a Light Brahma, Buff Laced Brahma & a Dark Brahma. I also have a Wyandotte cockerel, he's pure, but he's the result of a mix of 2 colors, his color is white with pretty soft charcoal gray lacing. And lastly I have 2 BLRW cockerals


If anybody's interested just shoot me a pm.

I dont need more Boys ...But love to see pics

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

Nutty , Were you the one who asked about fermented food ?
I lost the question a while back ...

I was the one I wanted to know how anyone doing it is draining it I have no where that is easy to reach to hang a 5 gallon bucket and the smaller one I am using it takes forever. I do love the fermented feed and I can already see the difference in my birds and in the feed bill since starting this a few weeks ago

Is anyone going to the show at the fair this weekend?http://www.nysfair.org/events/yankee-fall-classic-poultry-show

Just found out about it and am going to try to talk hubby into going.

miquid, I love all Silkies. The large puffs on their head and their butt,
and their feet. All colors are fine.

Rancher, the eggs are a perfect size...and we have enough for our family and friends.
SILKIES ARE BEAUTIFUL. HA HA. Regards, Aria

I love my silkies but hubby says they look like alien llamas.

It's very impressive ! And my boy is a novice at this game. The top weight pulled on Sunday was 3,050 lbs AND it was pulled by a 68 lb dog !!!!!
Hey Nutty, I have a pretty young Light Brahma cockerel looking for a new home

He could keep your 2 Brahma ladies company !!!

You're right pulling is open to any breed or mix. It sounds like what you're describing for the Newf's is a Carting test. That's quite a bit different then what we are doing. Carting actually involves the dog pulling a wheeled sulky. It's very cool to watch !
For the weight pulling................... think of the horse pulls at a fair. The only difference is the dogs don't work in teams.
The kennel is right on rte 11. Their track is outside so practices depend on the weather. We also practice in Oneida, the track is under cover there.

Am sending you a personal message and wow those dogs could probably pull my jeep.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Glad the Hawk only got shock treatment ...no sweetys

Originally Posted by Lynzi777

TOB ~ Congrats on your newest egg layer! You're neighbor must have felt quite special to see that egg before you.

County Boy - Those leaves sure are good camouflage for those cheeps!


Apparently Hunting Season has started...been seeing many cars parked alongside the road here. I have no problem with hunting, but please just stay clear of my property! I get so nervous hearing gun shots so close and I am totally new to living in this type of area. Just makes me nervous. I saw some guy leaving his vehicle the other day on my way to bringing my son to school. He parked right next to this person's house so I'm assuming he knows them. It's when I see random cars parked close to my property that I get nervous.

At least I haven't had to slam on my brakes for any deer in the last few days!

I just missed a deer ... coming home tonight !
Does anyone see more frogs , etc this year ?
this toad I totally stepped on ...before he hid in my flower pot ( he made a dead squeaky toy noise)


Little tree frogs have been invading our house ..this week...I havent seen them in years

Last night when I was working in the basement I found this newt ..I had the Bilco (outside cellar door) open for a few hours in the eve ..as I was taking stuff out
Must have came down the cellar stairs ...and snuck in the door when I had it open ..