The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[BlueBaby]

Creep? More like punch you in the face! 105° is way too hot for spring

I know, and I'm dreading what this summer will be like, as it's already hotter then normal now.

 

[Appalachickens]

I have a weakness for bread ! I made some Salt rising bread once.It requires a starter made the day before and rises without yeast or baking soda.Its the stinkingest bread you'll ever smell but only before its finished baking. One of the most delicious breads on earth too. I couldn't stand the smell of it rising so I never made it again.You don't want to bake it if you have guests coming over or they might go looking for a body.Thanks for the tip on the crust!

My sourdough definitely has a crispy crust but not really hard.

 

[Appalachickens]

I know. It seems that summer is already trying to creep up on us over here.

That seems more like some insane open attack than sneaky. 105 is absurdly hot for March.

 

[Appalachickens]

I know. It's time to put the set of misters back up out there for the chicken's.

I read that and thought the "misters" referred to roosters at first.

 

[BlueBaby]

That seems more like some insane open attack than sneaky. 105 is absurdly hot for March.

I agree.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I read that and thought the "misters" referred to roosters at first.

Ya, me too and I already knew she used misters.

 

[McChooky]

It is, but the flavor of a rooster or older hen that has lived and free ranged is unmatched by store bought chicken. I have to grow a number of roosters out each year to choose the next crop of breeders so might as well eat the culls.

Theres no question the food we raise is healthier and dies humanely. We have no say so over one grown & processed by perfect strangers

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Theres no question the food we raise is healthier and dies humanely. We have no say so over one grown & processed by perfect strangers

That is a consideration for us too, or has been. With my health deteriorating, not sure how much longer we can raise our own. But glad we have been able to do it and hope to in the future.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

With breeds I can sex at hatch like Olive Eggers or Legbars, we cull extra roosters as soon as I take them out of the incubator. We cull quickly and humanely so they feel no pain. It is impractical to feed them all to maturity, especially birds I know I won’t need for breeding, and we stay plenty covered up in roosters as it is. I haven’t had to buy chicken or turkey from the store in I couldn’t tell you how long because we have so many.

I have Dominiques on order so I can do this too. It will be hard to cull the chicks, but best practice, I think.

 

[McChooky]

That is a consideration for us too, or has been. With my health deteriorating, not sure how much longer we can raise our own. But glad we have been able to do it and hope to in the future.

Same here! For every chicken we raise and eat is one less we're buying from them.There's also the risk of eating lab grown meat if we don't raise it ourselves