The Front Porch Swing

[tntchix]

Hopefully I can get a camera soon and start taking pics.

I keep forgetting you don't have a camera.

I'll be patient.

 

[Tomtommom]

I have a poop mystery for everyone!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/928958/hen-has-blue-green-poop-with-white-chunks-of-tissue

 

[wyoDreamer]

Blooie - thanks for sharing Little Diane's wedding pictures with us. What a happy event!

 

[bruceha2000]

You add the spices when you start to cook it. Everything goes in at once. I always have to cook mine a little longer without the lid to get it as thick as I like it. It does thicken a little as it cools. I made some this morning and it still isn't quite where I want it. I am going to leave it in the refrigerator tonight and reheat and jar it tomorrow. It is too late tonight. I don't like to serve this to guests because they guilt me into giving them a jar and I run out way to soon. LOL These apples come from 2 wild trees on my property and I have to fight the deer for every apple so I don't get to make more than a few pints a year. I use an apple peeler that spiral slices. I think it' s too chunky so I use a stick blender to break up the pieces after they cook down. It is a matter of what texture you like. It is a good basic recipe and you can play with the spices and textures and it still is yummy.

Sounds good! We have an ANCIENT apple tree up past the north end of the field. From the still alive to downed trunks, it looks like there were originally 7 trunks to this thing. Maybe someone dropped an apple 50 years ago and 7 trees just grew wild. The trunks are probably 16" -18" across. The still alive trunks are almost more horizontal than vertical and only one seems to have apples on it. The apples are small and green, even those on the ground so I figure it is OK to eat "little green apples". I picked up a bunch off the ground for the chickens and those I could reach off the tree for us to eat if we like them. I have no idea what variety they are, they are really neither sweet nor very tart. In any case, perhaps they would make good apple butter!

Okay, folks, time to bump it up. Where is everybody? I've got great news and wanted to tell you about it. Today I sold 27 of my excess birds. I only kept 10. My five stunning White Plymouth Rocks, 2 Sapphire blue egg layers and two Barred Rocks and one Coronation Sussex. All my hatchery birds are gone. All 10 of my scrawny roosters are gone. I made money and freed up two coops for breeding next year. I'm so relieved to not have to bust my chops all winter on a bunch of birds. BUT I have to buy eggs for a couple of months until they start laying.

I do have Swedish Flower Hens in the incubator but I don't count on them until I see them running.

Bbbbbbuy eeeeggs?

I refuse

. Definitely need to find someone selling eggs from their backyard chickens, not the grocery store stuff.

Yes, it's a way to help BYC remain on the net. $12 for 6 mo. That's what I won. No ads.

I buy the GF membership because I know I get more than the cost of it in advice, research and just plain interesting reading

The lack of ads is a welcome bonus.

 

[LindaB220]

Sounds good! We have an ANCIENT apple tree up past the north end of the field. From the still alive to downed trunks, it looks like there were originally 7 trunks to this thing. Maybe someone dropped an apple 50 years ago and 7 trees just grew wild. The trunks are probably 16" -18" across. The still alive trunks are almost more horizontal than vertical and only one seems to have apples on it. The apples are small and green, even those on the ground so I figure it is OK to eat "little green apples". I picked up a bunch off the ground for the chickens and those I could reach off the tree for us to eat if we like them. I have no idea what variety they are, they are really neither sweet nor very tart. In any case, perhaps they would make good apple butter!

Bbbbbbuy eeeeggs?

I refuse

. Definitely need to find someone selling eggs from their backyard chickens, not the grocery store stuff.


I buy the GF membership because I know I get more than the cost of it in advice, research and just plain interesting reading

The lack of ads is a welcome bonus.

My fellow that's coming to build my coop tomorrow is bring me 3 dozen at $2 ea. Not bad. I'm so spoiled already because I've only had layers for 6 wks before selling them. I do have 7 new ones come along with combs redding up so maybe only a month or so.

 

[tntchix]

@bruceha2000 I have a feeling a GF membership will make a good Christmas gift for me. My computer will probably thank me personally.

I would love to see that tree!

 

[LindaB220]

Time ran out on the coop building. He was just not able to start earlier. About 3/4 of the way through and cute as a button. We both forgot that he was to bring me 3 doz eggs. sigh Next week. So, I haven't cracked the eggs yet. The SFH. Sad about it but that's life.

 

[wyoDreamer]

@bruceha2000 that tree sounds like a variety of wild apple - or maybe an old cider apple tree.

 

[tntchix]

So, my morning starts out as usual.

I log into BYC to see what is going on and think to myself, I really love this place. Everyone has been so helpful and really nice, which is rare on a forum these days. I got to thinking I would buy a GFM to support my peeps myself instead of waiting until the holidays. I get ready to purchase in the store and something made me switch back to the boards to check my name and lo and behold----I already am a Golden Feather member?!?

My question is...did someone buy this for me?
If so, thank you very much. I am so grateful.

What a wonderful way to pay it forward. (my personal mission) If not, then I am very confuzzled.

 

[vehve]

Did you take part in some competition perhaps? If not, you've got a secret admirer...