Texas

[NorthTexasWink]

@Nardo I grew mushrooms the last 3-4 years. I learned a lot and enjoyed it. Made my own media, collected spore prints, dried a lot of mushrooms to package and store. Hopefully they'll last 15-20 years! I gave up most of my mushroom foraging ways when the elder who taught me almost died from eating mushrooms he had misidentified while foraging. That put the fear of killing someone or myself into me. Rather just grow ones I can be sure of.

 

[TexasLisa]

Oops, poor guy!

I failed on identifying mushrooms. Every time I went with Mom, I always picked the poisonous ones. sigh..... I know she thought I was hopeless.

 

[NorthTexasWink]

I'm confident with accurately identifying morels, hen of the woods, and Psilocybin mushrooms (because they grow in cow pies), but anything else and I'm just gonna say "I don't know and can't trust it". And I'm not eating any of those last ones either!

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

I'm confident with accurately identifying morels, hen of the woods, and Psilocybin mushrooms (because they grow in cow pies), but anything else and I'm just gonna say "I don't know and can't trust it". And I'm not eating any of those last ones either!

The only thing I know about cow patties was from my Grandfather's Dairy Ranch. Going barefoot around a ranch and stepping in a fresh laid patty is an experience not soon forgotten. My happy place used to be the idea of going even more rural than I am now, an carry on the Ranching/Orchard tradition. But, unfortunately, life dealt my body a bad deck. My heart and happy place will always be in that world, even though body can't make it. Being in nature, and looking around as far as you can see and not see a neighbor is something I have always wanted. Hunt my own game. Harvest my own steers. The best I can do is harvest my extra roosters. But, with this latest round of back injections it will be awhile.

 

[RinzHens]

The only thing I know about cow patties was from my Grandfather's Dairy Ranch. Going barefoot around a ranch and stepping in a fresh laid patty is an experience not soon forgotten. My happy place used to be the idea of going even more rural than I am now, an carry on the Ranching/Orchard tradition. But, unfortunately, life dealt my body a bad deck. My heart and happy place will always be in that world, even though body can't make it. Being in nature, and looking around as far as you can see and not see a neighbor is something I have always wanted. Hunt my own game. Harvest my own steers. The best I can do is harvest my extra roosters. But, with this latest round of back injections it will be awhile.

I don't know if the orchard thing is all its cracked up to be. My apples do great, but plums set early so the windy springs knock off the small fruit and the peaches start early by variety and I usually lose almost all of them. Once they start to turn the birds find them. The granny smiths do the best. Not easily spotted by foragers, well attached for wind, and late enough in the season they pollinate well.

 

[Kirsten meyer]

In Midlothian Texas which is about 25 miles south of both Dallas and Ft Worth.

Hi. I'm close to you! Alvarado to here. Used to go to church in Midlothian it still frequent the city often!

 

[NorthTexasWink]

Hi @Kirsten meyer


Great to see y'all!

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

I am doing reverse chicken math:

We have an adorable family of blue Americaunas for sale: One rooster, three hens (currently laying), and two young pullets (gender undetermined still). They lay the sky-blue eggs. We will sell them for the following prices: $15 for the rooster, $20 each for the hens, and $15 each for the pullets.

We also have a few more Black Copper Maran laying hens ($20 each) and 1 rooster ($15). They lay a chocolate brown egg renown by French chefs for making pastries lighter.

Finally, a rare and difficult bird to find, we have several young Coronation Sussex laying hens or pullets who will lay soon. They are white with lavender trim and lay light brown eggs. The breed was commissioned for King Edward (who abdicated the throne to marry a commoner) but were used for King George. $30 each. Up to two roosters are available for $20 each.

All chickens are certified by the state of Texas to be free of Typhoid-Pullorum and are registered with the Texas Animal Health Commission.

For those of you within driving distance to Livingston.

 

[NorthTexasWink]

Sadly not very close to me, but sounds like aheluba deal!

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

Thanks, trying to reduce to a more manageable population for enjoyment and egg/meat consumption. I am no Spring Chicken anymore. I enjoy the birds, I just get frustrated that I can't do anything with them like I used to. Going to have a young inquisitive GSD pup by the end of the month who will also take a great deal of time to train and get used to my slowed downed lifestyle. I trained a cat, I can train a dog. I taught my wife's Cat to say, 'Hello,' 'Food' and 'Out'. So, it is clear what he wants. I gotten him polite again by saying 'Hello,' though in his mind that means he is greeting you because he wants inside and it is usually food related, until he wants 'Out' for napping, or hunting.