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[superchemicalgirl]

Nice job on getting 10 birds done. KEeping the water hot is my biggest challenge. I cn finish only 3 birds with out reheating.

I had a good system going. Had the propane thing out there, and by the time I'd finish a bird the water would have cooled off about 5 degrees (it isn't even 70 here today). Got the propane turned back on, grabbed a bird, did the deed and bled them out and by that time the water was back up to temp and I turned it off while grabbing my insulated gloves, then got the bird and finished the processing. Rinse and repeat. I was hoping to get a turkey done today but they were spared. Still have a bunch of cornish to do, too. Only did one. I was surprised how big it dressed out considering how scrawny it looked with feathers. But when I picked him up he was heavier than my bigger sized roos. I'll be weighing them shortly so I'll know for sure how they dressed.

The mites seem to be resistant at your place to ivermectin.

Time for Generic Frontline?

I am spraying the coops with pyrethrum every two weeks now along with Die Mite Strips.

I was thinking resistance, too.

I don't know much about Frontline. Got a good link? I don't want to spray too much, I've got bees. The bees should be going into cool weather swarm soon, hopefully, then I may be able to spray. I did spray the tractor last week at night, but that didn't seem to work, either, as evidenced by the mites.

 

[Arielle]

I apply frontline topicaly, not as a spray.

My cornish are tighly feathered compared to my other birds. Guess that is the effect of the cornish, along iwth the thick legs and wide stance. lol

 

[ronott1]

I had a good system going. Had the propane thing out there, and by the time I'd finish a bird the water would have cooled off about 5 degrees (it isn't even 70 here today). Got the propane turned back on, grabbed a bird, did the deed and bled them out and by that time the water was back up to temp and I turned it off while grabbing my insulated gloves, then got the bird and finished the processing. Rinse and repeat. I was hoping to get a turkey done today but they were spared. Still have a bunch of cornish to do, too. Only did one. I was surprised how big it dressed out considering how scrawny it looked with feathers. But when I picked him up he was heavier than my bigger sized roos. I'll be weighing them shortly so I'll know for sure how they dressed.


I was thinking resistance, too.

I don't know much about Frontline. Got a good link? I don't want to spray too much, I've got bees. The bees should be going into cool weather swarm soon, hopefully, then I may be able to spray. I did spray the tractor last week at night, but that didn't seem to work, either, as evidenced by the mites.

Frontline is applied topically but I think the spray was for Purethrum?

The Dragon Lady uses Frontline for her flock. I would send her a pm. She is very knowledgeable about things like this.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I'll PM her, thanks.

Wanted to share this picture... I did my banty roos. They are so cute. Dressed, they ranged 1.1 to 1.4 lbs.



My really big roo dressed out at 6.5 lbs but what I was most impressed with was the cornish rooster that I randomly grabbed this morning dressed only a pound lighter than the behemoth at 5.5 lbs.

I have the stock in the oven now to roast, and everything is "mine" except for the carrots. What a great feeling.



Now, if only I had a sausage stuffer.

 

[ronott1]

I'll PM her, thanks.

Wanted to share this picture... I did my banty roos. They are so cute. Dressed, they ranged 1.1 to 1.4 lbs.



My really big roo dressed out at 6.5 lbs but what I was most impressed with was the cornish rooster that I randomly grabbed this morning dressed only a pound lighter than the behemoth at 5.5 lbs.

I have the stock in the oven now to roast, and everything is "mine" except for the carrots. What a great feeling.



Now, if only I had a sausage stuffer.

That looks very tasty!

 

[Arielle]

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Ummmm, bet it smells amazing!!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

It does. Got it out of the oven and into the crockpots, and with that, I can drag my tired body off to bed.

Tomorrow the roofer is coming over to put a roof on the goat haus. Finally can get the tarp off there.

 

[ozexpat]

I'll PM her, thanks.

Wanted to share this picture... I did my banty roos. They are so cute. Dressed, they ranged 1.1 to 1.4 lbs.



My really big roo dressed out at 6.5 lbs but what I was most impressed with was the cornish rooster that I randomly grabbed this morning dressed only a pound lighter than the behemoth at 5.5 lbs.

I have the stock in the oven now to roast, and everything is "mine" except for the carrots. What a great feeling.



Now, if only I had a sausage stuffer.

Once I started stuffing sausage I was hooked.

 

[Wisher1000]

I have two hens in the nest boxes. One is a Production Red with her two three-week-old chicks. They free range all day and go back into the nest they hatched in to sleep at night. The other is a BCM hen that has been sitting on nine eggs on and off for a month. She started strong, but a couple of times I would find her on another nest and her eggs would be cold. She was also on the roost for two days and nights after being spooked by the dog that got into the coop and killed a few birds. I thought she had quit, but she came back to sit in another nest and I moved her eggs over to that one, just in case. That was a week ago. Tonight, I went out to check for eggs (got two from 20+ girls) and as usual, I slid her box out of it's cubby and put my hands around her wings and lifted her to see if anyone had laid an egg in with hers. There were two chicks under her and several pieces of shell, but only three whole eggs. I thought, "Wow! Two hatched! But where are all the other eggs?" I tried to adjust my grip and a chick fell out! I was only holding her a foot above the nest so it didn't hurt it. A second later, a second chick fell out and then a third! I laughed and so did DS#1 who had exclaimed that she was "having them right now!" then immediately realized his mistake. The last egg was found under the bedding in the nest and mom was gently lowered onto her eggs and chicks for the night. It was a good end to the day.

 

[chirpingcricket]

I have two hens in the nest boxes.  One is a Production Red with her two three-week-old chicks.  They free range all day and go back into the nest they hatched in to sleep at night.  The other is a BCM hen that has been sitting on nine eggs on and off for a month.  She started strong, but a couple of times I would find her on another nest and her eggs would be cold.  She was also on the roost for two days and nights after being spooked by the dog that got into the coop and killed a few birds.  I thought she had quit, but she came back to sit in another nest and I moved her eggs over to that one, just in case.  That was a week ago.  Tonight, I went out to check for eggs (got two from 20+ girls) and as usual, I slid her box out of it's cubby and put my hands around her wings and lifted her to see if anyone had laid an egg in with hers.  There were two chicks under her and several pieces of shell, but only three whole eggs.  I thought, "Wow!  Two hatched!  But where are all the other eggs?"  I tried to adjust my grip and a chick fell out!  I was only holding her a foot above the nest so it didn't hurt it.  A second later, a second chick fell out and then a third!  I laughed and so did DS#1 who had exclaimed that she was "having them right now!" then immediately realized his mistake.  The last egg was found under the bedding in the nest and mom was gently lowered onto her eggs and chicks for the night.  It was a good end to the day.

Way to go !