Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[HiEverybirdy]

Ours had sardines and chopped blueberries on Christmas Eve. I was in a rush to get on the road so tossed everything onto the same plate. The chickens who don't like sardines were appalled. Like, why would Beakwipe ruin perfectly good berries like that?

 

[lightm]

Ours had sardines and chopped blueberries on Christmas Eve. I was in a rush to get on the road so tossed everything onto the same plate. The chickens who don't like sardines were appalled. Like, why would Beakwipe ruin perfectly good berries like that?

Oh, our chickens can so relate to this.

 

[Sally PB]

Beakwipe... I love it.

 

[Shadrach]

I can't give my chickens leftover Christmas dinner... it was ham. Way too salty. So on Christmas day, they got bone broth leavings snack. Whenever I make bone broth, I save the mush leftover for the chickens. It makes enough for several snacks, so I store it in the freezer.

We don't usually have turkey. We got a pasture raised organic turkey this year. It would have been cheaper to saw one of my legs off and cook that.The chickens would have eaten that I'm sure.
I think a ham joint or gammon is mmore commonly eaten on Christmas day or Boxing day here in the UK.
We were two short this Christmas so we ended up with a lot of leftovers. Can't go round to my eldest without leaving with food.
Reheated cauliflower cheese and baked parsnips for lunch today.

 

[Shadrach]

Beakwipe... I love it.

Great name isn't it. If I wasn't called Bucket Boy, Beak Wipe would suit.
A member here has a rooster called Cheap Shot; cracks me up.

 

[Sally PB]

I am sure my little Pip thinks of me as Beakwipe.

That's fine by me.

 

[Perris]

We got a pasture raised organic turkey this year.

could you taste the difference? Or was the value in knowing that the bird had a decent life?

I've spent silly money on a Christmas turkey before, but don't now; not sure why. Partly because I've lost confidence in food labels, for sure, and partly because I suspect only a small portion of the price is going to the person who actually grew the turkey. When margins are done as percents, I don't see why I should be paying premium prices to middlemen and retailers. The ethical poultry raiser warrants the extra because they have borne the extra cost of production, but the others in the chain don't, to my way of thinking.

 

[Shadrach]

could you taste the difference? Or was the value in knowing that the bird had a decent life?

One would need to do a double blind tasting, one supermarket turkey and what we bought to know if there is a real difference.
I'm not a great lover of turkey but this year what the eldest got on our plates was not as dry as I remember other turkey and tasted good enough for me to eat cold over the past couple of days.
Yup, it was eye wateringly expensive as is everything from this butcher.
https://www.rubyandwhite.com/

 

[Perris]

One would need to do a double blind tasting, one supermarket turkey and what we bought to know if there is a real difference.
I'm not a great lover of turkey but this year what the eldest got on our plates was not as dry as I remember other turkey and tasted good enough for me to eat cold over the past couple of days.
Yup, it was eye wateringly expensive as is everything from this butcher.
https://www.rubyandwhite.com/

they look really good; I'd pay them gladly for a special occasion treat. Especially if you *can* taste the difference! (I'll take your word for it; lab tests don't best personal recommendations )

 

[Shadrach]

This is my other must go to at Christmas shop.
The terrible shame about this place is some of the stuff I would buy from them is cheaper on the internet. I'm fussy about tinned tomato produce. I really can taste a difference between Mutti and Cirio and the supermarket canned tomatoes.
Great shop for Italian cakes and biscuits which is what I give as presents most years.
https://www.licata.co.uk/