BarredBuff's Homesteading Shenanigans

[Dooley]

The weather has no been cooperative this year, that is for sure.

Tell me about it. It's gonna rain for four days up here, and the temp is hovering around 45-50 degrees.

Yes, I'm back from my vacation. I had a good time. It feels good to be home.

 

[BarredBuff]

The Buff is back!!

WITH pictures!!

YAHOOOO!!!

Firstly the ducks came early! Yesterday as a matter of fact so I have pictures of them. She hatched 16 out of 17 eggs!!! Im exclamatory over it!!

Secondly I have pictures of our incubator at the school. They are due today as well. Then I have a month old picture of the Australorp chicks.

Thirdly I have chicken processing pictures! Be warned they are a little graphic.

They were 6 that we butchered and they are gone. We did it two and a half weeks ago. I hope maybe we can order more and ship them in late August and butcher them early October. I fed them 24 percent feed and they got huge fast and killed em at 4 weeks they were BIG!!!

Im glad to be back on SS I have missed it!!

 

[glenolam]

Those aren't gory pictures at all! All of them are great! Did you skin them or pluck them? A few of us are prepping to do our own creepy meat birds within the next few weeks

 

[BarredBuff]

One of the adult Buffs was also but by a copperhead 2 weeks ago. She is recovering though. I put antibiotic on it and she is better.....

 

[BarredBuff]

Those aren't gory pictures at all! All of them are great! Did you skin them or pluck them? A few of us are prepping to do our own creepy meat birds within the next few weeks

I did both. I plucked the main feathers out then skinned them. I was afraid of damaging the meat by skinning with being able to see it so I plucked them first.

 

[BarredBuff]

Just got a call from the teacher doing the incubator we have 3 Buffs, and 2 BSLs. With 8 or 9 pipping!

 

[AL]

Hey glad to see you back!!!! Looks like spring babies are hopping over at your place! Great job on the chickens. We skinned ours - flipped them over on their backs and started at the breast bone / neck where we had offed the head. Cut it all the way down towards the vent and peel it like a jacket. Easy peasy!

The ducks are VERY cute!

 

[Dooley]

WOOWEEE!!! Babies! Congratulations!

edited to say: Almost forgot to say, welcome back!

 

[abifae]

Welcome back

 

[savingdogs]

You only had to raise those chickens to four weeks old and then processed?

Welcome back! Was your internet blown away or something?