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[scottcaddy]

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Thats better,

Scott

 

[chirpingcricket]

Good Morning--Good News to go with,nice thunderstorm this am,it was starting to be no fun to be outside even with the cool-air.all the greenery dried up looking pretty dismal. It will be wonderful out today.  Ok here's my report on the big adventure yesterday.Drove 160 miles round trip to start the chicken for goat trade Took the lady a carton of eggs so she could see what she was going to be getting and the trade was made 10 Ameracana hens(all laying) and a rooster for two Nigerian dwarf goats (a doe&a buck) I"m happy. My enabler traded 5 of her Blk Copper Morans for a doe.Our herd is growing. I bought Charalott a friend so she wouldn't be lonly  so will have to sell her. this week not a keeper too many teats just a meat goat. I don't want her to get bred. I'll post pictures later.We will complete the trade Sat. My Chicken numbers are really going down it will be a good thing with winter coming on. If I'd known what I know now would have taken better care of myself thank goodness for my partner in crime.She works a fulltime job has a family plus her critters and helps me out so I want to lighten her load doing for me as much as I can. I'll put Americana eggs in the incubator to start a new flock this week.

Wow, that's fantastic!!

 

[chirpingcricket]

Hey ya'll with them game hens what we did this year to make them nice and tender is stick them in the fridge for 2 days in a bath of salty water. Takes away the rigor mortis and adds a little salt. That is why most chickens you buy in the store have a 10% salt solution added. 

Hey, DH and I sent 8 roos to freezer camp Saturday, exhausted. First time, no fun. :/

We also used a salt brine with even amount of sugar and vinegar in the water. (1/3 cup each...salt, sugar, vinegar in 2 gallons of water.) Covered birds with ice, changed 1/2 brine with new brine mixture daily, kept them covered in ice, inside ice chest x 2 days.
Then rinse well before freezing/cooking. Tried one, taste great, worked very well.
They will go into freezer camp/bagged in ziploc tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.

 

[ozexpat]

well it looks like we are going to have an eventful 10 days.

110 quail hatched today.

on thurdsay it will be chickens, sat or sunday pheasant and the following thursday ducks and just maybe 2 beltsville turkey

 

[superchemicalgirl]

is it Mrs Potatohead??

It's an egg. Flu Vax is made in eggs. It was right up my alley.

Mrs Oz, a lurker on this thread and an occupational health nurse practitioner, emailed me to say she wants one..... with the cape!!!!!!!!!!!

Does she have the knee high black boots to go with it? I may actually have enough felt to do another one, but it would be close on the red.

The crazy thing is, I made the kids 2 capes for Christmas. The pattern is a pain, because it's in a book and you have to photocopy it to 400% (or whatever size you need) and then tape it together. It came out on 24 sheets of paper for each piece. BF had to help me assemble and tape. I kept the patterns on the dining room table "just in case" (we don't use that table much, mostly for formal stuff) and then a few weeks ago I saw them in there and tossed them. The next day BF's mom asked for more capes. So I had to repeat the pattern assembly process. I did, and again saved the patterns on the dining room table. This past weekend I cleaned really good, and saw them, contemplated if I'd ever have a use for them. Decided I would not, and tossed them again.

Hey, DH and I sent 8 roos to freezer camp Saturday, exhausted. First time, no fun.

We also used a salt brine with even amount of sugar and vinegar in the water. (1/3 cup each...salt, sugar, vinegar in 2 gallons of water.) Covered birds with ice, changed 1/2 brine with new brine mixture daily, kept them covered in ice, inside ice chest x 2 days.
Then rinse well before freezing/cooking. Tried one, taste great, worked very well.
They will go into freezer camp/bagged in ziploc tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.

Congrats on your first time. It gets easier, physically, but not mentally.

well it looks like we are going to have an eventful 10 days.

110 quail hatched today.

on thurdsay it will be chickens, sat or sunday pheasant and the following thursday ducks and just maybe 2 beltsville turkey

Wow. That sounds like you are going to have a lot of waterers to change and poopy butts to look for. How come no ducks and only 2 turkeys?

 

[IttyBiddyRedHen]

Its closer but there is not much difference between 11 and 13 hours and Guam would give me rock fever. Its too small.

Passport?

 

[ozexpat]

Passport?

its not an adventure without a passport. I have to send my USA one in for more pages to be added. I filled the Aussie one and have to renew it as well.

I stopped counting at 100 stamps and 20 countries and 5 continents.

 

[Wisher1000]

Wow, Oz, and I was excited about my trip to Columbus for the Ohio National........

 

[Arielle]

SCG--

Capes-- I look for a womans black skirt and cut along the side seam, attach cords at the waist now neck. For kids I don't hem the new seams but that s quick enough on a ewing machine.

 

[pickitfarm]

Yesterday at 4:15 my mom lost her battle with cancer. I know she is not hurting and that my heart will heal with time thank you all for your prayers and help during my rough time.

I have been away for several days and just read of the passing of your mom. I am so very sorry.