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[perchie.girl]

The new bird flu is now in Minnesota and Missouri.

http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13661

It's getting to close for comfort!

Good idea to bone up on biosecurity practices.... for all of us. Right now I have no chickens may be a blessing for me. But down the road when i get the new coop done I most definately will be setting up for bio security... the only problem would be doing a covered run... Sigh I may Have to go back to tarps...

deb

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Had to butcher and process 3 cockerels this morning. 7 birds crowing yesterday in the springlike weather drove me nuts and they're my birds - not to mention the neighbors. It was non-stop. Each bird was crowing at least once a minute.
I hate processing day but so happy when it's done.
I'm on my way to our chicken meetup to share chicken and egg recipes.
At my last processing class, we were talking about the organs that can be used. One of the members present is a youngish Chinese woman. Someone asked if you can eat the lungs. She said, "Chinese people don't eat the lungs and if Chinese people don't eat something, it's not edible."

ETA
There will be less feather loss on the hens too. I sold a bunch of hens/pullets so I'm down to about 20 females and 4 cocks will work out so much better. If I can figure out which one has the most flaws, he'll go too. I have 4 chicks of which one is a cockerel and I'll be hatching a bunch soon.

 

[chickadoodles]

Had to butcher and process 3 cockerels this morning. 7 birds crowing yesterday in the springlike weather drove me nuts and they're my birds - not to mention the neighbors. It was non-stop. Each bird was crowing at least once a minute.
I hate processing day but so happy when it's done.
I'm on my way to our chicken meetup to share chicken and egg recipes.
At my last processing class, we were talking about the organs that can be used. One of the members present is a youngish Chinese woman. Someone asked if you can eat the lungs. She said, "Chinese people don't eat the lungs and if Chinese people don't eat something, it's not edible."

ETA
There will be less feather loss on the hens too. I sold a bunch of hens/pullets so I'm down to about 20 females and 4 cocks will work out so much better. If I can figure out which one has the most flaws, he'll go too. I have 4 chicks of which one is a cockerel and I'll be hatching a bunch soon.

I understand CC I am down to 4 cockerels this year but the same thing going on with our cockerels crowing like crazy! I don't have any to spare so far though.

Sounds like your class will be interesting. It would be nice if there was something like that around here.

 

[chickadoodles]

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I agree Deb if anyone comes to pick up any poult's they will have to put plastic trash bags over their shoes or stay in their car here.

My runs and pens are all covered in welded wire and I can't let my birds out to free range so I am hoping and praying we will be safe.

 

[kssunflower]

I am in town to pick up a trap. A possum has gotten way too bold. Was eatting out of a container of dog food within a couple of minutes of me setting it on the ground while I stepped into the barn to put feed in the birds feeders. This morning I found a goose egg eaten.

The possum has to go....

 

[Beer can]

@kssunflower Get ahold of Bama, he has buyers. Lol

 

[drumstick diva]

X 2 Besides Bama loves to grill raccoon probably with a bourbon or beer marinade

 

[vehve]

For some reason I'm thinking cream and honey would be nice with raccoon.

 

[Beer can]

@ChickenCanoe Chinese eat bird nest soup, if they don't eat chicken lungs I'm scratching them off my list Lol!

 

[ronott1]

X 2 Besides Bama loves to grill raccoon probably with a bourbon or beer marinade

Eat a raccoon?

Quote: http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/11/how-to-cook-a-raccoon-the-south.html