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[pepperj]

It was always a dime for me.

Same-same. Then it went to a quarter.
5 drafts for a dollar-then it was 4
80 railway workers in a one horse town.
400 draft beer ordered at a time.
Oh to be young and wide again.

 

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[releventchair]

In reality some do-some don't in the farming world. Have a buddy that goes through the sorrow every season when the time comes to thin the herd. Have others that have to qualms about doing the do, as it's just part of the cycle.
I used to hunt and grew up eating/hunting and stopped in 1979. We have friends that have offered-I'll come do it if you're not up to it. But I feel that if I have to do it-I can go through the process.

In my heart I know what they have consumed, and how they have lived, and that's one of the most important stages on what we consume.
Not a factory output meat-not a bird that is mass produced and force fed basically.
I know of a guy that raises chickens for KFC-use to do 65,000 in a 4 rotation per year. Grow the bird to 4.32lbs-then it was 3.86lbs gross weight.
Now that's growing a bird to a science-still he got paid for the 4.32 and saved feeding them when it was the less weight requirement.
So the next time you get a bucket-and it looks like a pigeon-you'll know why.

Mornin all!

Them roosters (even younger ones) sure don't appeal , depending on breed.
When I culled some white leghorns last time they were lean and stringy. Would be a treat if very hungry of course. But they were not fryers or meat birds by any stretch of the imagination.

Getting sexed chicks to start with reduces having to cull roosters. But if you let hens go to set and hatch , roosters will occur ...And depending on flock size , one rooster has been enough for me if wanting fertilized eggs. With the last one being a fairly mellow specimen.

 

[ECS]

...
When I culled some white leghorns last time ...

Well I say now, was it Foghorn Leghorn that you culled?

 

[bill from lachine]

RC,

Good afternoon...well the roosters as you say aren't the best choice for meat, however, the famous French recipe coq au vin was originally for tenderizing roosters. They marinate in red wine, etc...and slow cook it to make a delicious meal.

 

[ARC]

Dun nun nun nunt... da nunt.. da nunt... bump it ...

 

[WannaDig3687]

Hope you back a trailer better than I do.
I'm about as good as this guy.
Oh , and I've dumped a boat on a ramp before too...
So , if we both get interviewed , you might stand a chance...

That video makes me look like a pro. [emoji1787]

 

[pepperj]

Mornin all!

Them roosters (even younger ones) sure don't appeal , depending on breed.
When I culled some white leghorns last time they were lean and stringy. Would be a treat if very hungry of course. But they were not fryers or meat birds by any stretch of the imagination.

Getting sexed chicks to start with reduces having to cull roosters. But if you let hens go to set and hatch , roosters will occur ...And depending on flock size , one rooster has been enough for me if wanting fertilized eggs. With the last one being a fairly mellow specimen.

So the group sits the hen is on the left, flies out of the enclosure anytime she wants/ The white one is on her much. The centre one is on the bottom of the pecking order and has taken up attacking my boots, got a surprise when the boot spoke back. Then there's that trans-just body checks-has a smokers crow-really a butch. Then there's guts, first in line for the treats, gobbles them right down.

 

[ARC]

Fine then... Off to horizontal land.

 

[bill from lachine]

ARC,

See you bright an early in the a.m.

Fine then... Off to horizontal land.

 

[RustyRelics]

Good evening fellows. No big news from the front - other than I'm writing a book. It's called "Death, and Hell followed with him". I'd like to get it done by Christmas, but we'll see.

I also bought a really cool set from Russia.



It's a German M35 helmet, and a bullet struck mess tin, found in a single fox hole on the outskirts of Konigsberg Russia. The back inner rim of the helmet has the soldiers name painted on the back - W.M Sasse. I believe the helmet and tin were left there when he surrendered to Russian troops. I have no idea if he survived the war.

In other news, I become a legal adult tomorrow.

So maybe there is some cool news from the front.

 

[bill from lachine]

Rusty,

Good score on the helmet and mess tin. Don't know if becoming an official adult is a blessing or a curse though....

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on all 3 Rusty.
Writing a book, that's a very big undertaking.

 

[WHADIFIND]

It was always a dime for me.

Same-same. Then it went to a quarter.
5 drafts for a dollar-then it was 4
80 railway workers in a one horse town.
400 draft beer ordered at a time.
Oh to be young and wide again.

Actually, same for me as I never actually did this. But, my big brother wanted to show off. He showed me the procedure.
1. Flatten a plastic drinking straw.
2. Insert the straw in the dime slot.
3. Place a penny in the nickel slot.
4. Slowly work the straw back out.
5. The penny dropped.....ding ding. Dial.

I was always too afraid somebody would come thru the wires and get me if I tried it! But I saw it work!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Nite folks!

 

[Idahodutch]

Nite RCT.

 

[Rookster]

Good morning Tnet

 

[ARC]

Morning Rook.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning ARC and Rook.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good evening fellows. No big news from the front - other than I'm writing a book. It's called "Death, and Hell followed with him". I'd like to get it done by Christmas, but we'll see.

I also bought a really cool set from Russia.

It's a German M35 helmet, and a bullet struck mess tin, found in a single fox hole on the outskirts of Konigsberg Russia. The back inner rim of the helmet has the soldiers name painted on the back - W.M Sasse. I believe the helmet and tin were left there when he surrendered to Russian troops. I have no idea if he survived the war.

In other news, I become a legal adult tomorrow.

So maybe there is some cool news from the front.

I love the fact that you're preserving these WWII relics for posterity Ethan.

Do you collect American military relics as well or just European pieces?

Best of luck on finishing your new book as well,
Dave

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

So the group sits the hen is on the left, flies out of the enclosure anytime she wants/ The white one is on her much. The centre one is on the bottom of the pecking order and has taken up attacking my boots, got a surprise when the boot spoke back. Then there's that trans-just body checks-has a smokers crow-really a butch. Then there's guts, first in line for the treats, gobbles them right down.

Love the group photo of your kids Jim.
It amazes me how they all look the same when young, but how different the breeds are.

Is there any way to tell what breed they are as chicks if you don't know what breed their parents were?