The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Bulldogma]

this is the loin(cloth) wizard

Just shot coffee out my nose!

*Now - back to our regularly scheduled Natural Chicken Keeping programming... *

 

[aoxa]

Do any of you guys withdraw feed before processing your birds?

I do not. Just want to know your feelings on this.

 

[JeffOeuf]

OK I've been bouncing in my seat waiting to get online since yesterday because.......



WE GOT OUR FIRST EGG!!!


When I cracked it open, it looked for all the world like it had the fertile bullseye in the yolk. There was definitely a little dent or something but that would be completely impossible as we have no roosters, The cockerals we did have we rehomed at the end of December and there was nothing going on in that department anyway. Any idea what it was? I haven't opened the second egg yet.

The "spot" will always be there. In an unfertilized egg, it is sort of fuzzy. In a fertilized egg, it is more distinct and forms a bullseye.

 

[aoxa]

The "spot" will always be there. In an unfertilized egg, it is sort of fuzzy. In a fertilized egg, it is more distinct and forms a bullseye.

Fertile egg.


Photo here by BDM - infertile egg.

Leigh, you should put a signature on that last photo. Hope you don't mind me sharing. It's what I use for examples when I hear people ask.

 

[loanwizard]

this is the loin(cloth) wizard

Where did you find this? That was taken 2 years ago and was supposed to be private password protected!

If I don't feed the birds before processing it is pure laziness on my part if I have separated them. Usually I feed a last supper though, unless it is a .... ready.... spur of the moment type deal.

Speaking of spurs, I hate it when Carla wears hers to bed.... oops wrong board... I meant how about socks or gauze tape and a little Blu Kote or Nustock for a couple of days. I don't know as I have never removed any.

 

[aoxa]

Long Term Forecast Updated:Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 8:41AST​

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Thursday
January 31​

Friday
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Tuesday
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Conditions
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Light rain Variable cloudiness Mainly sunny Few flurries Scattered flurries Scattered flurries

P.O.P.​

90 % 30 % 20 % 40 % 40 % 60 %

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52 °F 23 °F 12 °F 25 °F 23 °F 27 °F

Feels Like​

43 7 0 9 5 7

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30 °F 12 °F 5 °F 7 °F 12 °F 7 °F

Wind​

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24-Hr Rain​

0.25 in - - - - 0.3 in

24-Hr Snow​

- - - 2-3 in 0.4 in close to 2 in​

CELEBRATION TIME!!

Oh I'm so happy to see our weather looking so amazing!

 

[aoxa]

Where did you find this? That was taken 2 years ago and was supposed to be private password protected!

If I don't feed the birds before processing it is pure laziness on my part if I have separated them. Usually I feed a last supper though, unless it is a .... ready.... spur of the moment type deal.

They will eat before roosting here and I process in the morning, so they haven't binged yet (for the most part anyway).

 

[stonykill]

Do any of you guys withdraw feed before processing your birds?

I do not. Just want to know your feelings on this.

I don't withdraw feed. No reason for it in particular, I just don't

 

[stonykill]

Where did you find this? That was taken 2 years ago and was supposed to be private password protected!

lol, I have my ways

 

[ocap]

Do any of you guys withdraw feed before processing your birds?

I do not. Just want to know your feelings on this.

I took 95 chickens to a processor last fall, they wanted the birds off feed for 24 hours but continue to give them water. From my personal experience with the mess of full intestines, i agree.