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[tnspursfan09]

Hey Wisher...want some sedum in your flower care package?



Bees and flutterbyes love them.

 

[ozexpat]

Its 1:35am and I cant sleep.

Following a texting rally and some negotiations, Bernie brought home to our farm a 14 month old water buffalo. She is replacing the one I traded with my wife's father.

Her name is Motza after the cheese she will be producing in another couple of years. If we get another, her name will be Rella.

Analou dropped a memory card off at my wife's sister's business supply store about 5 hours ago. They are too busy to upload the photos and email them to me until 5pm local time - 2 am.

 

[oesdog]

UGH --------------------------------------------------???????????? I am totally lost ????????
Stink bugs have become frogs and processing chickens became water Buffalo??????

I am sooooooo behind!

Yes I like frogs but would not eat one on the principle it brobably tastes like a stink bug!

Lovely and sunny here. Been up for a while and have managed to get so much done! All the animals fed watered and out - Dogs have been washed! Husband got in the shower with them and then said I was getting a good deal as all three dogs were being washed at the sametime!

Had a lovely Sausage hotpot last night - I wasn't feeling well so I didn't bother to do a roast just a one pot special which was lovely!

I avoid sewing class as my SIL is doing patchwork! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Which leads me nicely into the sister thing - I am lucky to have a wonderful dinky sister who is just 4 foot 8 inches high she still gets into childrens clothes! I get her things aged 12 - 13 yrs! She is in her 50s. lol

Oes - I think I covered all 10 pages of posts I missed??????

 

[dsqard]

Wow you guys have been busy the past few days. I've been out of the loop taking Allie to her first hunt/jump show. She did really good. Cammi (the trainer riding her) did an awesome job with her. She took second in her first class and fifth in her second class. Not bad at all considering this is only her second trip away from home ever and her first ever show.


I also got to go out yesterday and get some fall pictures. I will have to share them later though because my dang computer is acting up and I have to take it in for a "checkup"

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Pita Pinta update:

I processed two of the smaller boys today. The dressed out at a bit over 3 pounds at 16 weeks old.

Ron those turned out really nice. How did you pluck? There's not a single pin feather that I can see. Nicely done. With our scald method we also get that nasty yellow peely skin stuff, and I don't see that on yours, either. Very nice carcass.

The sum total of my accomplishments yesterday was taking a shower and dragging my butt to the store to get some cold medicine. I got up yesterday and felt like a truck hit me and that I was swallowing swords in the night. I was supposed to do the mite treatment and coop clean out yesterday, but I spent most of the day either on the internet in bed alternating with asleep in bed.

I woke up this morning at 0230 to start taking my medicine so that hopefully by 0430 I'd be at least ready to tackle the mites.

I was close - 0500 is when I was finally able to drag my butt out of bed and go Frontline the birds. I had calculated out 3 of the Frontlines to do my flock, and it took about 3.5. I had lost some in the melee and from some feathers floating into it and sucking it up.

Most of the birds had mites - although a few had none, and it really varied between a moderate and a mild infestation per bird. I did a drop at the neck, a drop under each wing, a drop on the back somewhere and a drop on the abdomen trying to get near the vent. Some biddies were extremely uncooperative (cough - the cornish games) and I was lucky to get 5 drops on them, somewhere, anywhere, without getting my eyes scratched out. The turkeys were also challenging. At least with the games I could squeeze them between my thighs to encourage cooperation. The turkeys, not so much. Try battling an estimated 35 pounds of really angry, uncooperative bird. I eventually ended up just hanging them upside down by their feet and squirting 0.25 ml of Frontline near their vent. Hopefully that works. If it doesn't, they're all getting butchered.

I still need to go back out and clean and treat the coop. I'm thinking another dose of pseudoephedrine for some energy, tackle the coop, then spend the rest of the day in bed.

I'll be sure to keep you guys posted on how the Frontline works for the mites. Frontline is used in the UK as a poultry lice treatment, but it's not approved there for mites. There's anecdotal evidence online that it has efficacy. It's pretty expensive, but if it works, it's worth it. If it doesn't work I guess I'll be moving to the individual bath in Adams Flea and Tick. I can't even imagine what that will be like.

 

[ronott1]

Ron those turned out really nice. How did you pluck? There's not a single pin feather that I can see. Nicely done. With our scald method we also get that nasty yellow peely skin stuff, and I don't see that on yours, either. Very nice carcass.

The sum total of my accomplishments yesterday was taking a shower and dragging my butt to the store to get some cold medicine. I got up yesterday and felt like a truck hit me and that I was swallowing swords in the night. I was supposed to do the mite treatment and coop clean out yesterday, but I spent most of the day either on the internet in bed alternating with asleep in bed.

I woke up this morning at 0230 to start taking my medicine so that hopefully by 0430 I'd be at least ready to tackle the mites.

I was close - 0500 is when I was finally able to drag my butt out of bed and go Frontline the birds. I had calculated out 3 of the Frontlines to do my flock, and it took about 3.5. I had lost some in the melee and from some feathers floating into it and sucking it up.

Most of the birds had mites - although a few had none, and it really varied between a moderate and a mild infestation per bird. I did a drop at the neck, a drop under each wing, a drop on the back somewhere and a drop on the abdomen trying to get near the vent. Some biddies were extremely uncooperative (cough - the cornish games) and I was lucky to get 5 drops on them, somewhere, anywhere, without getting my eyes scratched out. The turkeys were also challenging. At least with the games I could squeeze them between my thighs to encourage cooperation. The turkeys, not so much. Try battling an estimated 35 pounds of really angry, uncooperative bird. I eventually ended up just hanging them upside down by their feet and squirting 0.25 ml of Frontline near their vent. Hopefully that works. If it doesn't, they're all getting butchered.

I still need to go back out and clean and treat the coop. I'm thinking another dose of pseudoephedrine for some energy, tackle the coop, then spend the rest of the day in bed.

I'll be sure to keep you guys posted on how the Frontline works for the mites. Frontline is used in the UK as a poultry lice treatment, but it's not approved there for mites. There's anecdotal evidence online that it has efficacy. It's pretty expensive, but if it works, it's worth it. If it doesn't work I guess I'll be moving to the individual bath in Adams Flea and Tick. I can't even imagine what that will be like.

I was very surprised at how well they plucked. Pita Pintas are black and white mottled so I expected a bunch of black pin feathers. There were some but they came out very easily.

I used a black canning kettle and used a thermometer to get the water to just under 150 degrees. I dipped each one in, pushed it down with tongs and then turned them over a couple of times. They are in the water less than a minute--until a wing feather comes out fairly easy. I then pull the flight feathers and on each wing and the big ones at the tail. I then start on one side and then the other. The first set of plucking is fairly rough. I then remove the head, neck wind pipe and trachea. The innards are next. I go over the skin again to remove the rest of the feathers. The pin feathers on these popped out easily. On some I have to use tweezers.

I used a very sharp 10 inch french knife and a scalpel for cutting.

The Spanish Government rescued the Pita Pinga, Basque hens and a couple of other breeds in the 1080s. Whatever they did has given us great chickens. The Basque and the Pita Pintas are great Dual Purpose breeds. They actually do what they are supposed to do. The cockerels are great meat birds and the pullets lay lots of eggs. The Basque go Broody too.

 

[chickadoodles]

I hope you get to feeling better quickly SCG. I also hope the Frontline works for your birds.

I cleaned and sprayed my coop with permectrin ll and put 7 dust in the fresh pine shavings and nest boxes and where the girls dust bathe I sprinkled some 7 dust.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: My Americn toads do the same thing!! lol

Its 1:35am and I cant sleep.

Following a texting rally and some negotiations, Bernie brought home to our farm a 14 month old water buffalo. She is replacing the one I traded with my wife's father.

Her name is Motza after the cheese she will be producing in another couple of years. If we get another, her name will be Rella.

Analou dropped a memory card off at my wife's sister's business supply store about 5 hours ago. They are too busy to upload the photos and email them to me until 5pm local time - 2 am.

DO you have the uploads yet?? Have they put you out of your missery -- waiting to see the new girl?

Wow you guys have been busy the past few days. I've been out of the loop taking Allie to her first hunt/jump show. She did really good. Cammi (the trainer riding her) did an awesome job with her. She took second in her first class and fifth in her second class. Not bad at all considering this is only her second trip away from home ever and her first ever show.


I also got to go out yesterday and get some fall pictures. I will have to share them later though because my dang computer is acting up and I have to take it in for a "checkup"

Nice job-- first shows are very stressful, for everyone!! lol

I hope you get to feeling better quickly SCG. I also hope the Frontline works for your birds.

I cleaned and sprayed my coop with permectrin ll and put 7 dust in the fresh pine shavings and nest boxes and where the girls dust bathe I sprinkled some 7 dust.

DOes anyone use powdered sulfur in stead of sevin and permeythrins?

 

[chickadoodles]

Wow you guys have been busy the past few days. I've been out of the loop taking Allie to her first hunt/jump show. She did really good. Cammi (the trainer riding her) did an awesome job with her. She took second in her first class and fifth in her second class. Not bad at all considering this is only her second trip away from home ever and her first ever show.


I also got to go out yesterday and get some fall pictures. I will have to share them later though because my dang computer is acting up and I have to take it in for a "checkup"

Congrats on her show that is great. She is very pretty

 

[chickensnewtome]

Pita Pinta update:

I processed two of the smaller boys today. The dressed out at a bit over 3 pounds at 16 weeks old.

Very nice ron! My BIL had 50 cornish to butcher this spring. I think we are pro's now lol

I love frogs!

little more growing and he will taste wonderful!

You Guys probably don't want to know how the DW and I like frogs.
Yum-yum!

Scott

Us 2!! But the bull frogs in Arkansas are the size of a small dog so there is a lot of meat on their legs. Kinda like a chicken drum stick!

Oh look, we changed conversation from bugs to frogs..always something new in here.

I was very surprised at how well they plucked. Pita Pintas are black and white mottled so I expected a bunch of black pin feathers. There were some but they came out very easily.

I used a black canning kettle and used a thermometer to get the water to just under 150 degrees. I dipped each one in, pushed it down with tongs and then turned them over a couple of times. They are in the water less than a minute--until a wing feather comes out fairly easy. I then pull the flight feathers and on each wing and the big ones at the tail. I then start on one side and then the other. The first set of plucking is fairly rough. I then remove the head, neck wind pipe and trachea. The innards are next. I go over the skin again to remove the rest of the feathers. The pin feathers on these popped out easily. On some I have to use tweezers.

I used a very sharp 10 inch french knife and a scalpel for cutting.

The Spanish Government rescued the Pita Pinga, Basque hens and a couple of other breeds in the 1080s. Whatever they did has given us great chickens. The Basque and the Pita Pintas are great Dual Purpose breeds. They actually do what they are supposed to do. The cockerels are great meat birds and the pullets lay lots of eggs. The Basque go Broody too.

I like that technique! Pin feathers don't bother me to much.