Texas

[007Sean]

LOL raised my first 15 years in Plano. unfortunately if you are an inlaw I survived the teen suicide years.

Nope, I'm not an in law.

 

[dpenning]

I am in Merit, Texas which is near Farmersville or Greenville.

Howdy Neighbor!

 

[Banditbear]

My place is outside Victoria, little wide spot with an old dance hall, called Schroeder.

Raising cows, catfish, and few chickens.

Lots of wildlife. Deer, hogs, turkey, and evidently chicken hungry red tailed hawks..

looks like Texas has quite a presence here!

 

[Banditbear]

Thanks, Sean for the heads up about the Texas thread!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Barry and Welcome

Make yourself at home here! I'm in the Seguin area.

 

[gij7811]

I'll start this one.

I am in San Marcos, between Austin and San Antonio.

FYI
I have been keeping a spread sheet of Texas BYC members for several years. Right now it has 274 members on it. Of course some are no longer members or might have visited only a few times.

Texas, we are strong !

In Dallas, 25 hens, 3 roosters, 6 lion head rabbits, 2 dogs and 4 cats. Oh and I forgot 4 grandkids. As for the roosters, I am one of them will definitely need to be culled since he keeps trying to attack me when I go to the back yard.

 

[AllenK RGV]

In Dallas, 25 hens, 3 roosters, 6 lion head rabbits, 2 dogs and 4 cats. Oh and I forgot 4 grandkids. As for the roosters, I am one of them will definitely need to be culled since he keeps trying to attack me when I go to the back yard.

Welcome to the forum and kudos for finding the Texas thread. I think from time to time my ro needs to be culled but he seems to respect my soccer skills. I haven't been bothered by him this month.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to the forum and kudos for finding the Texas thread. I think from time to time my ro needs to be culled but he seems to respect my soccer skills. I haven't been bothered by him this month.

 

[Raenh]

Just checking in! I saw this posted on nextdoor app - anyone lose their duck in the northwest houston/tomball area?

 

[JudysMuscovy]

I hand pluck after scalding. Dry plucking is an option - not a good one, imho. Don't know anyone with a plucker, yet. Got a couple guys talking about going in halfsies. Talking... I don't raise enough to justify the expense.

I've raised 7 Barred Rock Hens for meat last year followed by 2 batches (5 + 21 made it to harvest) of CX this year. And then a hatched cockerel went to the gumbeaux pot last week. Good gumbeaux. CX is really the economical answer. Enough people on BYC and utube have convinced me. Both tasted like chicken. We did all the processing in the backyard. Can do 7 birds in a day by myself, but it is work and I've got a desk job. It goes quicker with help. Looking at quail this year as we eat the fall CX.

Short answer. Raise the meaties like chickens and all will be fine. Not that hard either.

We have a plucker you use on the end of a drill ? Let me know if you are interested