The Front Porch Swing

[babymakes6]

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[Hollowoakfarm]

Hi heather!

Wow! I think butchering a cow would be just a bit more than I could handle. Birds no problem though. We took our 460 pound pig in for processing. It was much easier that way. They laughed because I had him follow me in like a dog. Well he was a pet, but we still ate him. His name was Hammy and he was delicious.

I knew I liked you.

We name and pet everyone. And I've had them comment at the slaughterhouse on how easy my animals are to handle. Yep. They get to be petted if they want, easier handling at the end makes everything easier on them, and all is well. They can't predict the future. They don't know I'm going to eat them. We do name designated meat animals something to remind me they're meat...mostly. Leggo...for Leg 'o Lamb. Hamlet, because he's coming to a tragic end. The classic Dinner. Our current calves aren't named that way, though. Ranger, Bowtie and Chocolate Kiss. The last one is brown with a white heart on his forehead. The middle one has a white bowtie on his forehead. Ranger was just a rangy-looking, lanky calf.

 

[flocksalot]

flocks you are a true farmer girl. You make me feel like a wuss.

Speaking if wuss my chicks have something and my little turkey cut his toe and hurt his leg and is crying and limping. He is eating and drinking just didn't want to run around.

The chicks are a bigger issue. They are fine get tired and die in 6 hrs. I'm going to switch them to fermented feed and try to get them digesting they are getting diareah too.

Between that and frying all my eggs its not been a good chicken month.

I love raising a pig right smack in the middle of the garden. Easier to feed them weeds and overgrown veggies.

As for your chicks is there blood in their poop? Kinda sounds like cocci. I've had to deal with it twice this year. Only ever dealt with it once before in my life. It's been a really strange year

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I knew I liked you.

We name and pet everyone. And I've had them comment at the slaughterhouse on how easy my animals are to handle. Yep. They get to be petted if they want, easier handling at the end makes everything easier on them, and all is well. They can't predict the future. They don't know I'm going to eat them. We do name designated meat animals something to remind me they're meat...mostly. Leggo...for Leg 'o Lamb. Hamlet, because he's coming to a tragic end. The classic Dinner. Our current calves aren't named that way, though. Ranger, Bowtie and Chocolate Kiss. The last one is brown with a white heart on his forehead. The middle one has a white bowtie on his forehead. Ranger was just a rangy-looking, lanky calf.

We name them food. When I was growing up every pig was named Sanford or Sanford's son. We only raised them one t a time so it's easier to tame them. Pigs re mart, social, and actually pretty clean. They don't poop where they eat.

I name most of my turkeys. Alex names most of his chickens, but sometimes we become attached to each others birds and name them. He has a midget that he loves. He calls him Steve and insists we will never eat him. Poor boy. Both of them actually.

I want a steer named Sir Loin. My hubby would name him Mr Porterhouse or Mr T. Bone. Haven't decided what we would name a goat when we eventually get some.

Well better get moving I have to deliver eggs to the CSA and go check on my mare to see how training is going. Then hit the Amish for plant replacements that the geese ate. Bad George!

 

[chiqita]

I don't think its cocci but I have them on corid water just in case.

I am going to force everyone to drink a few drops just in case. When they do get sick with cocci they won't drink so you have to force it.

I think it might be do to me vaccinating 2 weeks ago. 1/2 my birds had a bad reaction and it feels like it is related. I'm running around giving tylan to all these birds who had reactions. Ugh .

Sorry I'm whining!

Go get plants and beat your geese with a wet noodle!

 

[pysankigirl]

Someone on one of my goat forums recommended Baycox for coccidia...does anyone know if it can be used with chickens? she said that alot of varieties of coccidia were getting resistant to Corrid.

 

[pysankigirl]

I could never butcher anything...I am never going to be a REAL farmer

 

[chiqita]

If your worried about that try sulmet. I used it all last year I'm using corid for the first time in the idea mixing it up is good.

Kisses to everyone this morning.

Someone on one of my goat forums recommended Baycox for coccidia...does anyone know if it can be used with chickens?  she said that alot of varieties of coccidia were getting resistant to Corrid.

 

[KYTinpusher]

Good morning!

Walli, I would love to help you butcher your cow, but I have no idea when I could get down there to do it-you would probably get better meat (although more expensive) by taking her to a butcher. When we butcher, it is usually just ground beef

, because it is easy and because it is usually a downed cow that is older and a milk breed-Holsteins, not necessarily great eating, so it is mostly ground.

I was kidding, kind of! I really do like the idea of butchering her ourselves and since she is 3 YO, we figured hamburger may be the best option for her. DH butchers his own deer, so I can't imagine this would be much different, especially if we are not looking for specific cuts since we don't have a bone saw. I'll have to see if I can talk him into it. But I can't even get him to butcher the chickens, yet. He takes them all up to Tewes and pays them to do it. Of course, that is not all bad. They have customers that like the old farm roos and they take ours and give us processed meat birds (ususally 5-6 lbs after processing!) in return.

Hi heather!

Wow! I think butchering a cow would be just a bit more than I could handle. Birds no problem though. We took our 460 pound pig in for processing. It was much easier that way. They laughed because I had him follow me in like a dog. Well he was a pet, but we still ate him. His name was Hammy and he was delicious.

Now that is a REAL farmer!

Speaking if wuss my chicks have something and my little turkey cut his toe and hurt his leg and is crying and limping. He is eating and drinking just didn't want to run around.

The chicks are a bigger issue. They are fine get tired and die in 6 hrs. I'm going to switch them to fermented feed and try to get them digesting they are getting diareah too.

Between that and frying all my eggs its not been a good chicken month.

 

[babymakes6]

So take Sophie to the auction and sell her. It is Sophie, right?

 

[KYTinpusher]

So take Sophie to the auction and sell her. It is Sophie, right?

Yes, it is Sophie. I have no problem putting her in the freezer- she is a pill

. If I can't DH to butcher her, we will take her somewhere and have it done. It would just be nice to save the money and butcher her ourselves.