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[ChristyinGA]

Rabbit stew is amazingly awesome!!!!! I love rabbit. Just think of it as a weird looking chicken you have to cut up. Once you try it,,,,,,yum. Just like anything else. You either love it or hate it. I love love love it

let us know what you think after you try it.

I am so weird about meats though! We had our first steaks from our side of grass fed beef and I totally think it has a funny twang to it. I need to get over it though! And quickly!

 

[ChristyinGA]

The cats took turns exploring the outdoor run yesterday afternoon, and puffball even tested the top of the run by climbing the corner. They all hold still for me to touch them, but I'm trying to give them space to relax first and figure oin the ut that they're safe. I had every intention of not getting too attached to these "working barn cats", but that's not working out so well

. They've already gotten canned food, and I had to make myself quit looking at collars in Wal-Mart (don't want then getting caught on anything, but don't want neighbors snatching up my cats either). I enjoyed your visit; and it was fun to see your daughter enjoy the animals. Poor Dapper Dan, he sounds so pitiful when he crows, but you just can't help but giggle! Good luck with your new eggs, and the rabbit in the freezer. I meant to send you home with a recipe for beer braised rabbit that is awesome. Also, I plan to make rabbit cacciatore in the crockpot.

Yay! So glad they are settling in well! Thank you for the rabbit and eggs!

 

[Flowerbh]

So I saw on the CSRA Hobby Farmer FB page there is a class for candling at the end of March. Is it a difficult class? I've never candled before. I didn't even know I needed to take the class if I was going to sell eggs when my girls start laying. I also think it's a pretty interesting thing to learn.

Are there other classes/licenses that I need if I sell eggs?

There is a class that the Dept of Agriculture has and they issue the license. Warning....they call it a class, but what they do is send you pages and pages of stuff to read and then when you get into the classroom, they have you sign in and then hand you the test! LOL! So be sure you read all the stuff first. They do teach you what to look for when you candle eggs, and then with a partner, you candle 100 eggs. The man actually told us that "nobody has ever failed the test"

You don't need a license if your customers come to your place to buy eggs, but if you take your eggs off your property, you should have the license. I put my license # on all the eggs I sell.

 

[ChristyinGA]

Yes, they have them; I would like to order ASAP so they don't sell out. Please look at Meyer's Hatchery and let me know. Thanks.

I can go in on 5 Dorkings - straight run is fine. Could even add a few Welsummers (3-4) if you need them for the order. Or if available when you need to ship, I could do 4 of each?

 

[mrsdszoo]

Okay, I know trapped air makes a good insulator (such as double-pane windows) but what about trapped water? Anyone know?

Although it WOULDN'T be exposed to the sun, I'm wondering if it could absorb the heat before it gets to the air below it. Or maybe "shaded" water...

Here's the deal: the silkie coop has clear corrugated plastic as a "roof". Think corrugated cardboard, but with plastic. So it has "channels" inside of it that could hold water. The plastic is transparent, so it lets the sun through, although it is very distorted from the plastic channels. The rain from yesterday morning got into some of those little channels though.

I wonder if I did that on purpose if it would help the silkies stay cool this summer. But I'm also thinking the water would just try to absorb most of the heat all around it, and pass it on to the air below, instead of shielding it. So for that I could shield the water from the sun, so the only heat it could techniclly absorb would be FROM the air below it. Think: damp cave.

I probably need to research this more. I know water cooling can be more effective than air cooling, but I'm not sure how that comes into play with full sunlight.

I think you'll just get refracted light through the water, and a heat sink. The water will absorb heat, hold it when the sun goes down, and give it off slowly -but in small amounts, because we've not talking tons of water. I think either way, the effect would be negligible; but I'd Assad something to shield the sun a bit more.

 

[mrsdszoo]

FYI: Here's the link to the rabbit show program:

http://www.mtnlaurelrabbitrynet.fatcow.com/DecaturRBA/DecaturRBA/2014_Spring_Show_Catalog.html

 

[GAFarmGirl87]

I am so weird about meats though!  We had our first steaks from our side of grass fed beef and I totally think it has a funny twang to it.  I need to get over it though!  And quickly!

Yummy! Grass fed beef is delish! Our neighbor raises cattle, and I want to talk with him about buying a calf before he starts feedig it grain to take to market. 1 would feed 5 or 6 households for a year.

 

[GAFarmGirl87]

You don't need a license if your customers come to your place to buy eggs, but if you take your eggs off your property, you should have the license.  I put my license # on all the eggs I sell.

What if you're just selling to family and coworkers?

 

[Ameraucanasouth]

Im in Cornelia GA just north of Gainsville. Are there any serious heritage breeders in the north Georgia area lookin to do chicken and egg swaps and just basically commune with a fellow serious poultry breeder?

 

[Book]

I'll try to post a picture tonight of them. It's the cutest thing but being first time chicken owners, we weren't sure if it's normal or even safe for them to be doing it this young.

WGAchick, we are first timers too and one of ours did that too, but through 2x2 fencing top on the brooder bin. We went and made a bigger/taller brooder for them and a top with smaller holes. LOL Oh the fun of being newbies! LOL