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[Cowgirlgrace]

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DANG!!!!!!!!!!! That would be sooooooooooooooooooo awesome !!! We will win !!!!!!!!!!!

If "We" win, who gets the coop?

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Heather...this is a great idea. Has to be friendly...we don't care about a missing toe or a wrong shaped comb...we just want friendly. I just made the comment that Tyson was a S.O.B (ya, know the meaning). I used this type of verbiage as my DD is in the room. She says a "Sob"...what is a Sob? Um....a kind of car.....

Hey, Heather, since I have you on here....Do you know anyone who would "process" chickens if I were to raise for meat? I would not mind helping...it is just that DH does not have the "stomach" for it and I would love to be able to raise my own meat. For me alone to do it would be just too much work...I don't think I can do it alone. I don't know if I could do the actual "kill", but once dead...it is only a piece of meat to me and I have no problems and I am not squimish.

Well, next fall I should be able to part with Barnabas and/or my LS roo. Do you just need one roo? Oh and my Creve roo too...as I'm getting in lines into my flock and I don't want them to be too closely related....

My FIL would do the killing, no problem. He kills all of the ducks/geese/turkeys/chickens/goats. I've never processed a chicken before but my MIL has, many times. They also do goats. I have been toying with the idea of getting meaties myself this year...but I'm not sure that being 7,8,9 months pregnant and messing with chicken processing would be my thing. Unless I planned it for getting them in July and processing in September...I would be willing to help you and/or even go in with you on an order of meaties--I just don't have anywhere to put them at this time. My MIL usually just rips the breasts out of her older chickens and won't ever do meaties again--but that's because she has a hard time reading & understanding directions--like restricting feed intake.

The last couple she butchered she skins, too....and I know when they tried Muscovy, they just ripped out the breasts.

I would guarantee that you at 7+ months preggo are NOT gonna want to process chickens. I would love to go halves on some meaties...but I also am not set up (at this time) to house them....maybe this is something we could work on for a next year project - or actually, I might be able to come up with something later in the year (fall). Let's talk. If you think that your FIL would process a few meaties for me I would love to talk with him. I just thought if I hatched out some chicks I could butcher them....I would love to have fresh chicken.

REgarding the Roo...keep me in mind when you decide to thin roos. Yes, at this time we only really have room for 1 roo. I have only the one real run and house. I have another run built, but it is mostly for the rabbit...it was also built so we could house extra chickens if we wanted to in the future. I just need to build some kind of housing for it. But it is a good size run for some chickens - like a few meaties - hey I never thought of this space for some meaties...it is approx 8 x 20. We might be able to do this?

 

[Zgoatlady]

Imp
I would love to get some thimbleberrys from you if you have any.

Now Id be happy to get any raspberrys.
Annie where are you at, I know where CL is and not sure of IMP thinking your just north of me where my husband works?
Let me know
Thank you to everyone DH is going to be so happy..

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Okay, Heather. The DH and DD and I went and looked at your web site (I know you have nothing available right now) and I still want a NICE bird....but the DH and DD really like the "hippy Chicken" (AKA: Bantam Houdan) and the Coronation Sussex....I love the Cochins (large and small)...so if when you go to cull and you have a really nice personality Roo...please keep us in mind (of any type).

I am sorry for your Roo that has been hurt (comb and toes). I hope that he is okay. BTW, I love the Wyandottes too and not sure what a LS is...but I hope he is okay.

Also, I saw your post from yesterday....I hope that DH was a bit nicer about the truck being stuck. I hope that you are doing well. How are you? How is the baby bump coming along? Icky snow this morning....but at least it is melted now.


Edited as I did not want to seem calus.

I might have some Houdan chicks this spring--I need to hatch out a lot more...or I could give you some eggs with the promise of me getting any whites that hatch and at least one mottled pullet out of the hatch (the most close to the ABA standard) because that's really all I need.

LS = Light Sussex

We went to Breadline & did the buffet this morning--I LOVE their French toast!

The baby bump is coming along....I'm definitely "showing" but it's not really noticeable with a big sweater or my down coat on.

LOL: Baby bumps are so cute. I have not done the Breadline buffet as I always seem to have to be working....but yum. I love their cheesecake.

I need to order the incubator....but I would be interested in doing this. I think I will get on line and order tomorrow. I just had not yet. Found out that Driver's Ed for kid was $400....but DH told me to go ahead and get it. I promise, you come up and take all that are what you are looking for. My DD is so excited about hatching out some chicks.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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You tried, though. Thank you. I will go and find the link again and go and look. It just makes me jealous cuz i can't go.....gotta work so I can buy me an incubator. so I can hatch out cute fuzzy chicks and have them running all over the yard and house...cute, cute, cute.

Here's a link to the broiler processing process. It is kind of graphic....but not too bad.

Dang, I need one of those pluckers! I heard that's the worst part!

Oh my gosh I want those kids.LOL I cant do it but you know I want some meat chickens this year.

 

[cmsdvm]

History was made today at the Delmarva show. The American Serama- white variety- is now an officially recognized breed. Hurray!!

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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You tried, though. Thank you. I will go and find the link again and go and look. It just makes me jealous cuz i can't go.....gotta work so I can buy me an incubator. so I can hatch out cute fuzzy chicks and have them running all over the yard and house...cute, cute, cute.

Here's a link to the broiler processing process. It is kind of graphic....but not too bad.

Dang, I need one of those pluckers! I heard that's the worst part!

That is really cool. DH was not so impressed - he just can't do it. I thought that was the best thing. I would love to do it. It would be a messy stinky day...but I would have a freezer of home-grown meat. I wonder how they made the plucker?

 

[Zgoatlady]

Bubbles

This is a great bunch of people...

CL is she wants all of them thats ok I think I will be ok with Imp and AnniesMOM..

 

[TheReidHomestead]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/for/2247423917.html

Huge shipping crates make great coops! They have 90 that are 8' long X 5' wide X 86" X 7' Tall for $70 each.
Had to share!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Zgoatlady if you come down to get the feeders I might be able to hook ya up with some raz berries.