Food and Drink poultry - Page 4

MOhillbilly · 03-15-2012, 09:02 PM

Chiefs.suck. bores the **** outta me. Birds are more interesting.
Ducks,geese,pea fowl, chickens, what do you prefer? Taste,eggs,ornamental?

Have some sexlink red pullets that threw eggs like champs all winter. couple ducks, and turkeys.

Thinking about getting some naked necks and Delawares.

Spill it.

boogblaster · 03-16-2012, 08:26 AM

yea think they'll breed early this year as warm as this winter has been .....

Lonewolf Ed · 03-16-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

I love eggs as well, and I think they're the perfect breakfast/lunch/dinner. I'll eat them all day long. I also have no problem frying them. I really don't think that Americans are fat, dying ****ers because of eggs. It has a lot more to do with the absolute shit processed food we eat from McDonald's on a daily basis and the 80 oz. of soda we drink. Anyway... do yourself a favor and learn to poach eggs quickly. While I'm not against fried eggs... poached eggs are healthier and delicious. Big Daddy turned me on to taking some soft poached eggs, throwing them on a bed of spinach, tossing it all together with some hot sauce, and eating. For variety, throw in some cilantro, green onions, or whatever else tickles your fancy. Talk about a power breakfast!!!

That sounds great! I am half Danish, so a more traditional Danish style breakfast appeals to me. Cereal and milk, banana, 2 eggs, yogurt, and juice. Sometimes I have homemade bread with butter and cheese, too. No Egg McMuffin or any other fast food breakfast for me!

MOhillbilly · 03-16-2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Groves

Gotta restock the coop. Opossum had hisself a 6 bird snack on Christmas eve. Alas, he is no more.

If that guy in Monet is running adds go see him for baby chicks.

MOhillbilly · 03-16-2012, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Groves

MO, did you get your plucker-ater built yet?

Picked up all the parts. Far as it gotten.

Groves · 03-16-2012, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

If that guy in Monet is running adds go see him for baby chicks.

Chicks chicks everywhere. I don't have the 5month patience for em.

Gonna buy me some layers instead. Always a few of those around.

Extra Point · 03-16-2012, 02:51 PM

Good luck with your project. With my limited experience, hand plucking is for the birds.

MOhillbilly · 03-16-2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by oldandslow

Keep about 100. Have 70 Buff Orpingtons and the rest are mix of Brown Layers. Sell eggs at the local farmers market and then eat the rest.

You swimming in eggs yet? Nice set up BTW.

MOhillbilly · 03-16-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchiefsfanGoJC

Seriously? Maybe you had a bad batch, we have had R.I's as long as I have been alive and I have never had what I would consider ugly birds, they typically look like the bird in the picture below.

mine were donky headed as
Hell.

MOhillbilly · 03-16-2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Groves

Chicks chicks everywhere. I don't have the 5month patience for em.

Gonna buy me some layers instead. Always a few of those around.

Stage em and do both.

NewChief · 03-16-2012, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Groves

Chicks chicks everywhere. I don't have the 5month patience for em.

Gonna buy me some layers instead. Always a few of those around.

This brings up another question. From what I've read (and it's mainly from just chapters in urban homesteading books and such, I've yet to read a dedicated chicken book), it's a good idea to get them as chicks and let the kids handle them a lot if you want to treat them as "pets" (and I mean that in the loosest sense of the word. I want my kids to be able to pick them up and **** around with them if they want to). If you get them full grown, then they're not really going to take to people too much. True?

MOhillbilly · 03-16-2012, 08:08 PM

Sex link reds are some mellow ass birds. Shit is hardwired in em.

Zebedee DuBois · 03-16-2012, 08:24 PM

we've got three backyard hens, an amercauna, a NH Red, and a banded cochin.
they're like pets.

Groves · 03-16-2012, 10:19 PM

I've only bought full grown birds. They were all friendly to some degree, with a few off-to-themselves types. None were aggressive to me or my three kids. Nor aggressive toward the wife, but that's because they were smart enough to not want me to kill them.

MO, who knows, may get some chicks with some adults, but I'm trying hard to be law abiding, stupid six hen limit.

On the other hand, I go for the spirit of the law every bit as much as the letter, so if you gents come across a rooster that's lost his voice, I'll buy him from you.

El Jefe · 03-17-2012, 07:57 AM

[QUOTE=Groves;8463653]I've only bought full grown birds. They were all friendly to some degree, with a few off-to-themselves types. None were aggressive to me or my three kids. Nor aggressive toward the wife, but that's because they were smart enough to not want me to kill them.

MO, who knows, may get some chicks with some adults, but I'm trying hard to be law abiding, stupid six hen limit.

On the other hand, I go for the spirit of the law every bit as much as the letter, so if you gents come across a rooster that's lost his voice, I'll buy him from you.[/QUOTE]

Groves · 03-17-2012, 08:44 AM

A rooster that doesnt crow is a Total long shot, I know it. Accidents happen. Defects. Luck. Gotta cast the net wide, maybe you find one. Surgery is an option, but MOs vet skills demand a premium.

03-15-2012, 09:02 PM
MOhillbilly Mama Tried Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $9949903	poultry Chiefs.suck. bores the **** outta me. Birds are more interesting. Ducks,geese,pea fowl, chickens, what do you prefer? Taste,eggs,ornamental? Have some sexlink red pullets that threw eggs like champs all winter. couple ducks, and turkeys. Thinking about getting some naked necks and Delawares. Spill it.
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03-16-2012, 08:26 AM	#46
boogblaster MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Verdigris Valley Campsite Casino cash: $10004900	yea think they'll breed early this year as warm as this winter has been ..... __________________ WR or S please
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03-16-2012, 02:51 PM	#51
Extra Point MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Prairie Village, KS Casino cash: $10004900	Good luck with your project. With my limited experience, hand plucking is for the birds. __________________ "Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits." --Satchel Paige
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03-16-2012, 08:08 PM	#56
MOhillbilly Mama Tried Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $9949903	Sex link reds are some mellow ass birds. Shit is hardwired in em. __________________ True Son of Liberty
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03-16-2012, 08:24 PM	#57
Zebedee DuBois Veteran Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: floating in a tin can Casino cash: $1925199	we've got three backyard hens, an amercauna, a NH Red, and a banded cochin. they're like pets. __________________ What am I even doing here?
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03-16-2012, 10:19 PM	#58
Groves Turning the Corner Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Casino cash: $2358541	I've only bought full grown birds. They were all friendly to some degree, with a few off-to-themselves types. None were aggressive to me or my three kids. Nor aggressive toward the wife, but that's because they were smart enough to not want me to kill them. MO, who knows, may get some chicks with some adults, but I'm trying hard to be law abiding, stupid six hen limit. On the other hand, I go for the spirit of the law every bit as much as the letter, so if you gents come across a rooster that's lost his voice, I'll buy him from you.
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03-17-2012, 07:57 AM	#59
El Jefe Don't tread on me. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Where the peaches grow Casino cash: $9030572	[QUOTE=Groves;8463653]I've only bought full grown birds. They were all friendly to some degree, with a few off-to-themselves types. None were aggressive to me or my three kids. Nor aggressive toward the wife, but that's because they were smart enough to not want me to kill them. MO, who knows, may get some chicks with some adults, but I'm trying hard to be law abiding, stupid six hen limit. On the other hand, I go for the spirit of the law every bit as much as the letter, so if you gents come across a rooster that's lost his voice, I'll buy him from you.[/QUOTE]
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03-17-2012, 08:44 AM	#60
Groves Turning the Corner Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Casino cash: $2358541	A rooster that doesnt crow is a Total long shot, I know it. Accidents happen. Defects. Luck. Gotta cast the net wide, maybe you find one. Surgery is an option, but MOs vet skills demand a premium.
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