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« on: February 06, 2015, 10:20:17 am »

Just picked up a few more hens. Barred rocks and one rir..(Rhode island red) just wandering if anybody else kept chickens around for eggs or meat. We are slowly trying to eliminate the ole grocery store..lol..
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2015, 10:44:44 am »

Ya I keep them yard birds those rir and production reds are pretty good birds I use to have some light Branahms they where big hens make a good Sunday meal. But those americanas are good layers and you ain't got to die the for Easter lol
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2015, 11:27:51 am »

   just some ol game fowl for me . the eggs aren't grade a large but they eat pretty good and when mature them pullets are just right for frying   lol . 
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2015, 11:32:04 am »

Lol. I hear that that judge. I been doing some research trying to find a good "dual-purpose" hen. And these barred rocks are what i come up with. There pretty big and lay eggs pretty consistently. Plus there pretty to look at..lol..we plan to build a bigger hog pen and raise 2 or 3 hogs, have a decent flock of chickens (20 or so) , and raise a big garden year round. We already have a few cows. We live right on the river and its loaded with channel cats. Thats plenty of food. Not to mention deer,squirrel,rabbits and the wild hogs. I aint one of these crazy organic or nothing people but were going to try to get as much as we can on our own this year and see how it goes. You still might see me with 2 mcdoubles no mustard and a large sweet tea though! Haha..
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2015, 11:34:51 am »

Halfbreed do they not tase gamey?? Grin haha. Had a guy yesterday telling me he eats his. I am the type id eat about anything long as its not to crazy. I aint eating a possum or nothing like that. I wo i ld eat a coon. And rattlesnake is real good!
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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2015, 12:01:13 pm »

I have a few. Barred rocks and silver laced wyandottes. They're producing plenty of eggs for us. We had Rhode island reds but dang were they dumb. They all culled themselves by running into the dogs kennels and spots.
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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2015, 12:31:33 pm »

Georgia, whats wrong with possum? Ok, yea its a lil greasy but fried up its not to bad n then u got extra frying greasy. Good thing u dont live in a heavily korean populated area, u could get kagogi on a stick or stir fried with noodles.
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2015, 01:45:48 pm »

Hey watch it Charles lol
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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2015, 01:51:05 pm »

I did watch it. I watch them skew it up n serve it to me n even watched the stir fry it. I dont know though which is the best, grilled or stired. Both methods have their pros, but a single con and is extremely tastey. Most frown on cooking rover, but its as tasety as fresh deer or pork or fish or what ever they like
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2015, 02:19:13 pm »

That would have to be one of those life or death meals for me. If it came right down to it i would eat the neighbor...hahah..
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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2015, 03:58:11 pm »

the oldtimers around here said whistlepig ( groundhog ) was real good meat . their oldtimers said painter ( panther ) was a delicacy .

  possums were caught alive and fed cornbread and garden scraps before butchering , as they have been seen crawling out of the belly of a dead cow .  Wink
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2015, 04:20:07 pm »

My dad said the same thing about cows and possums. No thank ya ! Like i said...only if i had to.
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2015, 04:36:07 pm »

They got me I eat a crap pile of then a couple of my a hole buddy's told me what it was
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« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2015, 05:07:43 pm »

lotsa folks would be surprised to hear that hogs will do the same thing lol
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« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2015, 05:27:04 pm »

Hogs r scavengers just like a buzzard or possum. So how much wild hog meat yaw eat?
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« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2015, 07:59:30 pm »

Ive eat a ton of it. I still would argue the fact that there no where near as bad as a possum or buzzard...lol..yall be quiet now i like hog meat!!
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« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2015, 08:25:10 pm »

How well do u like chicken? They will eat their own poo, so again, u trade 1 "nasty" animal for a common eaten poo eating nasty animal.
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« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2015, 08:32:26 pm »

dillo tastes as good as fresh cooked chicken...possum I can't stand to skin one out much less eat one...
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« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2015, 08:45:28 pm »

I like those dillos in the spring when they first come out the hole . Fry'um up like chicken , yummy !!
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« Reply #19 on: February 06, 2015, 09:04:17 pm »

I keep about thirty hens and hatch out chicks about twice a year to replace older hens . I have developed  my own breed , I crossed production reds with a half game roster and for some reason wound up good laying hens that weigh around ten pounds. Now I am crossing this with a Cornish x New Hampshire red rooster , that I breed an raised. I have twelve pullets out of this cross that look real good . Will see in the spring !!
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