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[R2elk]

So 2 of your turkey eggs hatched! Congratulations. Did the Cream Legbar egg hatch?

The Cream Legbar hatched today, it is still wet and in the hatcher and it is a cockerel.

 

[red horse ranch]

The Cream Legbar hatched today, it is still wet and in the hatcher and it is a cockerel.

Great that it hatched!

But is that what you were hoping for?

I have 4 roosters to put in the freezer tomorrow

 

[R2elk]

Great that it hatched!

But is that what you were hoping for?

I have 4 roosters to put in the freezer tomorrow

At least i don't have to wait 6 weeks to know that it is a cockerel. For now it will go in the brooder with the poults until they find a new home.

I never put roosters in the freezer. I process them when it is time for them to get a dinner invite and then they get to cool their heels in the refrigerator until invited for a meal.

 

[red horse ranch]

How many days did you say it takes for the rigor mortise to go away? The last one I cooked was really tough. It was 9 months old tho. Thinking about keeping them in ice water for a few days before freezing.

 

[R2elk]

How many days did you say it takes for the rigor mortis to go away? The last one I cooked was really tough. It was 9 months old tho. Thinking about keeping them in ice water for a few days before freezing.

I typically soak mine in salt water for 8 hours before refrigerating them. For a rooster size carcass, one day should be plenty but I usually refrigerate them for two to three days before cooking. I have seen it recommended to do the "aging" process before freezing carcasses for more tender meat. There is a lot of information available in the Meat Birds ETC forum.

 

[I Love Layers]

Anyone coming to the Exotic Sale in New Salem this weekend? I am going to try and have someone take a pair of Icelandics and Swedish Flower Hens for me

 

[N F C]

Anyone coming to the Exotic Sale in New Salem this weekend? I am going to try and have someone take a pair of Icelandics and Swedish Flower Hens for me

Not me, I'll be working. So you're selling or swapping the birds? Good luck!

 

[I Love Layers]

Selling birds, I can never make it because I always have a track meet.

 

[R2elk]

Today's visitor.

When I first saw her she was in the driveway. Then she flew over the house and down into the field. She then went into the neighbor's field. When I came back out to move the water, the Sweetgrass tom was showing off for her.

 

[R2elk]

Seems like everything but the Russian Olives are blooming. I have 6 different kinds of cherries blooming, Carmine Jewel Dwarf Cherry, Evans Bali Cherries, Garfield Plantation Cherry, Nanking Cherries and Sand Cherry. The Chokecherries aren't quite blooming yet or there would 8 kinds blooming.
Carmine Jewel Dwarf Cherry

Evans Bali Cherry

Garfield Plantation Cherry

Meteor Cherry

Sand Cherry

Looks like I may need a lot of bird netting this year to protect the cherries.