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[CharterChick]

What's your boat name ?

Tequila too

 

[LaurelC]

8 ?
As in eight ?


Why bother ?
If you are going to raise meat birds, do it is early spring, they cannot 'do' heat, and do a order of 25 or more from a hatchery, like McMurray.
And they eat and eat and eat, 100X more than layers.

We butchered the last of ours 2 weeks ago & decidedly will not do anymore, as feed is so expensive, it is purposeless to do so.
And ducks, on grass, build more meat faster with far far far less feed.
Far less.
Turkeys, grow even faster, with more meat, and will eat more grass as well.
Cornish meat birds will eat little except parking their nasty butts in front of a feeder & waiting for high protein feed, aka: Flockraiser or Turkey/game bird starter...

****** You can aquire a few meat birds at feed stores in the spring.*****

I can only have 8 chickens at any one time in Bothell, so I'm pretty much stuck with that. I'm already maxed out with "additional fowl" so only chickens will do. 8 birds in early spring should at least last us through early summer, and keep the mess/smell down.

Organic chicken at the grocery store around here seems to cost in the neighborhood of $20/bird. I'm sure I could come in at a little less than that, and have birds that had a much more humane life and death.

 

[Chickielady]

Tequila too

Oh yeah I seen the ad for charters.
Nice boat !
I want to trade in our 2 (1) 16' and 1) 20 foot) and get a nice Duckworth or similar aluminum canopied salmon fishing boat with a nice outboard...our 20 is an old Ford V-8 I/O and I really hate it, nice ski-pleasure craft, fanatastic apholsery...LOL
Full of fish guts & hook rips, now, LOL
No good for fishing and Gary's talking about taking everything out, all the benches, seats, apholstery & making it a salmon boat, but with the engine in back, there is no way to run a troller or fish from the rear of the boat...no open bow either, gas tank is up there...I just want to sell it !

 

[Chickielady]

I can only have 8 chickens at any one time in Bothell, so I'm pretty much stuck with that. I'm already maxed out with "additional fowl" so only chickens will do. 8 birds in early spring should at least last us through early summer, and keep the mess/smell down.

Organic chicken at the grocery store around here seems to cost in the neighborhood of $20/bird. I'm sure I could come in at a little less than that, and have birds that had a much more humane life and death.

You will hate it, they stink BAD they require feed several times a day and I swear they poop out more than they eat, and they can eat you out of house & home, and feed for us retail is way too expensive.
But it is u to you.
I am not going to raise them anymore.
Feed is far too expensive.

 

[Chickielady]

T-Hi got here last night, and Chicken Rustler just got here a few minutes ago.
Most will be here tomorrow for the pot luck and we BBQ about 11-12 noon, smoke oysters.

Need directions ?
PM me, or Rob, or call any of us, Toni, Rob or myself.

OK ?

 

[MargaretYakoda]

You might want to invest in a small incubator, and teach yourself to caponize. You could do a few eggs at a time, and you wouldn't need to hassle with those nasty Cornish crosses. The meat (so I've been told) would be very high quality also.

I can only have 8 chickens at any one time in Bothell, so I'm pretty much stuck with that.  I'm already maxed out with "additional fowl" so only chickens will do. 8 birds in early spring should at least last us through early summer, and keep the mess/smell down. 

Organic chicken at the grocery store around here seems to cost in the neighborhood of $20/bird.  I'm sure I could come in at a little less than that, and have birds that had a much more humane life and death.

 

[ochochicas]

I can only have 8 chickens at any one time in Bothell, so I'm pretty much stuck with that. I'm already maxed out with "additional fowl" so only chickens will do. 8 birds in early spring should at least last us through early summer, and keep the mess/smell down.

Organic chicken at the grocery store around here seems to cost in the neighborhood of $20/bird. I'm sure I could come in at a little less than that, and have birds that had a much more humane life and death.

I don't think 8 is a bad number. Commercial meat gives me a stomachache, so I completely understand why you'd want to raise your own. Some of the bigger feed store chains were selling broilers in the spring. You can check around in February or March and probably pick some up. I am not familiar with your area, but it is close enough to metropolis that someone is likely to carry meat birds. They were cheap, too, around $3 each. They grow up fast enough that you could probably process the first batch and still have plenty of time to get 8 more afterwards if you wanted.

 

[Chickielady]

You might want to invest in a small incubator, and teach yourself to caponize. You could do a few eggs at a time, and you wouldn't need to hassle with those nasty Cornish crosses. The meat (so I've been told) would be very high quality also.

That is a great idea, and capons do not crow !
So who would know how many you had ?

I have yet to do a capon, something I have always wanted to do, and never seem to do, a pity as I always have tons of cockerels.

 

[MargaretYakoda]

That is a great idea, and capons do not crow !
So who would know how many you had ?

I have yet to do a capon, something I have always wanted to do, and never seem to do, a pity as I always have tons of cockerels.

When I get good at it I'll teach you!

 

[Chickielady]

When I get good at it I'll teach you!

Awesome !
I'll bring lunch !
I also have all the needs for surgeries, including gut & scalples, but I just have not had time, probably due to building this house !
Wish you could come to the party tomorrow !