Hi Joycats,
I was at Echterdingen. It's just south of Stuttgart and the Neckar river. I was in the Army. We had UH-1 Huey Helicopters on the south side of the Stuttgart Flughafen (Airport). The base was call Eckerdingen Army Air Field, spelled wrong as compaired to the German name. It's all gone now. Lost at the end of the Cold War. I did traveled alot. I was a Huey crew chief and I flew for a two star General. We carried him all over Europe. I spent some time in England, France, Belgium, Italy and Greece. I also traveled on my own to Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and West Berlin. I remember the Dark Brown Eggs in the markets. I had never seen eggs that dark and did not know they were chicken eggs until my German girl friend told me and that I had been eating them while I traveled. I do know they were very rich in texture and taste. At least compared to state side eggs. I also remember how good the Rotisserie Huhnchen (Grilled Chicken) was. It was nearly as good as my Grandmothers Sunday chicken. She raised her own chicken and eggs when I was a kid. I had always thought the reason her chicken was better than anyones becuase of her cast iron skillet and seasonings. but I have her recipes and skillet now and I can't get close to her chicken. I hope by raising my own and cotrolling thier feed and enviroment I can at least do good chicken if I cant do as good. Thanks for the welcome. Donald
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Hello and Welcome Don! Very glad to have you here on the S.C. thread. It sounds wonderful up there, with cooler temps. This heat has made me consider relocating. I have marans and quail as well as a lot of other breeds. What part of Europe did you live in? My uncle lived in Germany for several years and my cousin just moved back here to the states from Luxemburg.
I was at Echterdingen. It's just south of Stuttgart and the Neckar river. I was in the Army. We had UH-1 Huey Helicopters on the south side of the Stuttgart Flughafen (Airport). The base was call Eckerdingen Army Air Field, spelled wrong as compaired to the German name. It's all gone now. Lost at the end of the Cold War. I did traveled alot. I was a Huey crew chief and I flew for a two star General. We carried him all over Europe. I spent some time in England, France, Belgium, Italy and Greece. I also traveled on my own to Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and West Berlin. I remember the Dark Brown Eggs in the markets. I had never seen eggs that dark and did not know they were chicken eggs until my German girl friend told me and that I had been eating them while I traveled. I do know they were very rich in texture and taste. At least compared to state side eggs. I also remember how good the Rotisserie Huhnchen (Grilled Chicken) was. It was nearly as good as my Grandmothers Sunday chicken. She raised her own chicken and eggs when I was a kid. I had always thought the reason her chicken was better than anyones becuase of her cast iron skillet and seasonings. but I have her recipes and skillet now and I can't get close to her chicken. I hope by raising my own and cotrolling thier feed and enviroment I can at least do good chicken if I cant do as good. Thanks for the welcome. Donald
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Hello and Welcome Don! Very glad to have you here on the S.C. thread. It sounds wonderful up there, with cooler temps. This heat has made me consider relocating. I have marans and quail as well as a lot of other breeds. What part of Europe did you live in? My uncle lived in Germany for several years and my cousin just moved back here to the states from Luxemburg.
