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Evolution of my chickens

GlennM
GlennM Posts: 1,401
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In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
    Love it!   They look delicious B)
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,254
    That Leg Quarter!!!
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,366
    Murderous and delicious. 🐓 🍗 If God didn’t want us to eat chickens, he wouldn’t have made them from scrumptious meat. 
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,424
    Winner winner chicken dinner. Stage 4 pic is missing though  =)
    canuckland
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,401
    Canugghead said:
    Winner winner chicken dinner. Stage 4 pic is missing though  =)
    I figured it is a family friendly forum
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,013
    Farm to table at its finest. Good looking bird
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,926
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.

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     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,131
    shtgunal3 said:
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.
    mine are not meat birds though   ???

    if not for food then fighting cocks maybe???
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,215
    RRP said:
    shtgunal3 said:
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.
    mine are not meat birds though   ???

    if not for food then fighting cocks maybe???
    You been to a lot of **** fights, Ron?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,131
    JohnInCarolina said:
    RRP said:
    shtgunal3 said:
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.
    mine are not meat birds though   ???

    if not for food then fighting cocks maybe???
    You been to a lot of **** fights, Ron?
    Actually never saw a feathered one, but years ago when I was employed by a Chicago based bank there were two small, very hyper guys we called banty roosters.  They would go toe to toe defending their department's after screw ups. And no, it wasn't for show - they really hated each other!
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,416
    RRP said:
    shtgunal3 said:
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.
    mine are not meat birds though   ???

    if not for food then fighting cocks maybe???
    Laying hens @rrp
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,131
    alaskanassasin said:
    RRP said:
    shtgunal3 said:
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.
    mine are not meat birds though   ???

    if not for food then fighting cocks maybe???
    Laying hens @rrp
    Please excuse my stupidity.
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,215
    RRP said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    RRP said:
    shtgunal3 said:
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.
    mine are not meat birds though   ???

    if not for food then fighting cocks maybe???
    Laying hens @rrp
    Please excuse my stupidity.
    It’s OK Ron for a brief moment we all got to hold on to the dream of @shtgunal3 raising cockfighters.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,366
    Where is @SGH at lately?  I’m sure he has a use for spent hens. 
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,366
    Had this pic on my phone.  Can’t remember who sent it to me or where I got it.  This ol’ lady is the epitome of every southern person’s Mamaw or older aunt. Lol Some of my fondest memories from childhood were spent punching out homemade biscuits with glass cups with my southern aunts, learning how to fry chicken, snapping peas, and family reunion potlucks.  :)

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,416
    I have had 3 roosters and none of them worked out. I kept drake for years, he was tolerable, mostly 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Ybabpmuts
    Ybabpmuts Posts: 969
    My sister Beulah raised chickens for their beaks and bum holes. She made sharp and smelly chicken jewelry as a side hustle. After a while the smelly part wore off, but Beulah was smart enough not to tell her customers that.


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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,905
    Nice work!  A very clean operation you ran!  I know you posted about them earlier but how many did you raise?
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    How long from fuzz to frying pan?  How long does it take?
    Clinton, Iowa
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,416
    I can’t speak for @GlennM but cranked broilers out in 6 weeks
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,926
    alaskanassasin said:
    RRP said:
    shtgunal3 said:
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.
    mine are not meat birds though   ???

    if not for food then fighting cocks maybe???
    Laying hens @rrp
    I apologize for the late response but yes, laying hens. I’ll not be fighting any cocks.  ;)

    ___________________________________

     

     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,131
    shtgunal3 said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    RRP said:
    shtgunal3 said:
    Awesome @GlennM I had several hatch last night mine are not meat birds though.
    mine are not meat birds though   ???

    if not for food then fighting cocks maybe???
    Laying hens @rrp
    I apologize for the late response but yes, laying hens. I’ll not be fighting any cocks.  ;)
    Again - please excuse my stupidity...I just assumed all female chickens laid eggs and those who did not make the quota became Sunday dinner!
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,889
    Wait, what!?  Chicken comes from the bird also called a chicken!?

    That looks positively scrumptious.

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,401
    kl8ton said:
    Nice work!  A very clean operation you ran!  I know you posted about them earlier but how many did you raise?
    We raised 50.  It is a fairly simple operation once you get set up.
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,401
    Langner91 said:
    How long from fuzz to frying pan?  How long does it take?
    I get them hours after they hatch, this batch were 7 weeks, 3 days. I keep them until they finish the feed I have on hand and process them the next day. At this time the males were 5-6 lbs.   I have stopped them at 6 weeks before and also kept them longer - I have raised them to 10-12 lbs but you risk losing some at that size 
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,401

    Again - please excuse my stupidity...I just assumed all female chickens laid eggs and those who did not make the quota became Sunday dinner!
    This is true, but the true "broiler" is bred to be big, fat and lazy so they grow much quicker. The downside is they can develop lag and heart issues if kept too long.  It takes a lot longer and quite a bit more food to get an egg laying breed rooster to a decent size (but you can castrate them to help them fatten up)
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,366
    How long does it take to butcher the chicken?  From head flying to drumsticks frying? 
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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    A buddy of mine raised four dozen.  On "Judgement Day", he took them to the local processor.  He thought he would have to come back for them.  Nope.  They had a dozen traffic cones mounted upside down on a board.  One chicken in each cone, and they instinctively stuck their heads out the bottom (Point end) of the cone.  One whack with the knife and the chicken flopped in the cone and bled out.  Then, they go through the plucker.  He took them home in a box, ready to freeze.  

    He said he was surprised by two things.  First, the speed of the operation, and second, by the way the executioner seemed to enjoy his job....
    Clinton, Iowa
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,424
    Wish we're allowed to raise chickens where we live. I know you were looking at getting a chamber sealer big enough to pack your chickens, did you get one?
    canuckland
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,215
    Langner91 said:

    He said he was surprised by two things.  First, the speed of the operation, and second, by the way the executioner seemed to enjoy his job....

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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