The Sizzle Thread!

[Theresa sla]

some of my favorite sizzles this year

thought i would share.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

LOVE this black one =D I hope my little black baby sizzle looks like this when it's older!

 

[marmca]

looks like you have all smooth which is good if you keep the hens and look for a frizzled feathered roo, you'll be all set! just remember to only keep all smooth girls or all frizzled girls. don't mate frizzle to frizzle!
if your ok with also eating your spare roo's have you thought about raiseing frizzled full size standard chickens? i'm also working on frizzled standard chickens blue wheaton americanas, and true arecanas ( darker blue eggs) wellsumers (heavily speckled eggs) and double laced barnevelders (dark chocolate brown eggs) they are all good for both large colorful eggs and freezer birds. i have 3-4 of each kinds of hens listed above with a frizzled 3 generation birchen americana rooster. the cross should produce olive colored eggs as well as the colors listed above. i'll be selling eggs next spring if your interested??

Hi,
I had full size birds about 10 years ago. Ex and I processed extra's, dogs got most of the offal, heads, intestines, feet etc. I did youngest roo for his birthday - (Loved fried chicken not so much processing although mostly he chopped heads off)
I have yet to get my Silkies grown, did find one on CL funky color, black but developing silver threads throughout. I haven't been to any shows; yet to look up official colors, rules etc.
Is a local selling his frizzle roo, has a pretty white frizzle hen.
I'm addicted. Have plans to keep incubator working for next 2 months, cannibalize old Hova bator to make new bator out of Omaha steak cooler, provided I am that talented in real life (not just in my head

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Do you advertise hatching eggs here? I look too often on e-bay for fertile eggs. Please send me a message or post to remind me when you have eggs available. I don't really care for the taste of Arcauna eggs, I think its the color that makes them taste different.
Been too long since I've tried Barnevelders. Gonna invest in Dark Cornish Game I think, buttery tasting, but higher in cholesterol than say New Hampshire's. Although I have bid for RIR x Ancona/Leghorn hopefully some local interest in such an expected prolific egg producer.
Talk to ya later.
Go Packers

 

[marmca]

some of my favorite sizzles this year

thought i would share.

I'm Glad you did, They are truly and attractive variety of individuals.

 

[Zland]

Thanks for all your replies! Chicken keeping might be the most beginner-friendly hobby I've ever tried.

Silkies are used as meat birds in the Far East.

[clipped]

Thank you! This is so helpful. I've never had a fresh egg or fresh meat so I'm thrilled. I think the rest of the family will warm up to the idea after a chicken dinner or two. I looked for poultry processing in Yelp and found one place. We got lucky, though I won't be able to try it out for quite a while. $2.70 a bird I think it was. Not sure how that compares to grocery prices in the end but it was far cheaper than I expected. I will absolutely pay that to save myself the trouble, mess, and (I admit) tears. A comfortable life and humane death is a pretty good deal for a chicken these days.

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so far i've got sizzle projects started for these colors= columbians, creole, millie, chocolate, lavender, and various laced patterns. and loving them all.
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if your ok with also eating your spare roo's have you thought about raiseing frizzled full size standard chickens? i'm also working on frizzled standard chickens blue wheaton americanas, and true arecanas ( darker blue eggs) wellsumers (heavily speckled eggs) and double laced barnevelders (dark chocolate brown eggs) they are all good for both large colorful eggs and freezer birds. i have 3-4 of each kinds of hens listed above with a frizzled 3 generation birchen americana rooster. the cross should produce olive colored eggs as well as the colors listed above. i'll be selling eggs next spring if your interested??

I saw your millie a few pages back and it is beautiful. I love the sizzles because you can see feather patterns like that. I have a million and one chicken plans, including larger breeds, which I guess is what people mean by the "chicken addiction." I love those speckled eggs!! I will definitely show them to the husband. He's requested colorful eggs and I'm sure those will fit the bill.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Thanks for all your replies! Chicken keeping might be the most beginner-friendly hobby I've ever tried.

Thank you! This is so helpful. I've never had a fresh egg or fresh meat so I'm thrilled. I think the rest of the family will warm up to the idea after a chicken dinner or two. I looked for poultry processing in Yelp and found one place. We got lucky, though I won't be able to try it out for quite a while. $2.70 a bird I think it was. Not sure how that compares to grocery prices in the end but it was far cheaper than I expected. I will absolutely pay that to save myself the trouble, mess, and (I admit) tears. A comfortable life and humane death is a pretty good deal for a chicken these days.

Just make sure the place processes them humanely. Silkie meat is really different looking, so be prepared. If you want, I can PM you a picture of the three I did last so you have an idea. They tasted like butter. I was so shocked at how good they tasted even when I had the meat hidden (after all, they were my babies!) in a curry sauce--the flavor of the chicken still came through. Nothing like the tasteless mush from a grocery store. I skinned mine, so I didn't have to deal with black skin I wasn't going to eat anyway. Leave then as long as you can--they'll taste better. Mine all had testosterone poisoning (and huge gonads) but they were fabulous at about 5 or 6 months.

 

[Yvonne13]

My new sizzle rooster!

 

[marmca]

Just make sure the place processes them humanely. Silkie meat is really different looking, so be prepared. If you want, I can PM you a picture of the three I did last so you have an idea. They tasted like butter. I was so shocked at how good they tasted even when I had the meat hidden (after all, they were my babies!) in a curry sauce--the flavor of the chicken still came through. Nothing like the tasteless mush from a grocery store. I skinned mine, so I didn't have to deal with black skin I wasn't going to eat anyway. Leave then as long as you can--they'll taste better. Mine all had testosterone poisoning (and huge gonads) but they were fabulous at about 5 or 6 months.

hi, i hope you don.t mind, I am interested as well. Processed own (mostly rock x, larger type birds) started with Silky's, Sizzles, Frizzles & Japs don't think the Sultan's are gonna show. 2 more japs today, been all day not fluffy yet, with more "pipping" I was going to try the pet trade to keep flock manageable size. One never knows.
Thank you for your indulgence.

 

[ihavechickens2]

Took some pics today.
Here they are!

 

[lbidder114]