tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post7632005936050954974..comments2024-02-29T10:26:56.584-05:00Comments on Ohiofarmgirl's Adventures In The Good Land: Creepy MeatOhiofarmgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-32169938405525042372010-05-18T08:22:41.739-04:002010-05-18T08:22:41.739-04:00We decided that later this week, weather permittin...We decided that later this week, weather permitting, we'll be having our freezer camp. I'll have findings soon!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-51645255609619534362010-05-17T19:45:27.422-04:002010-05-17T19:45:27.422-04:00You are totally cracking me up with the "cree...You are totally cracking me up with the "creepy chickens" thing. I've never really considered raising meat birds. We sent 18 extra roos to freezer camp last year - and they were so scrawny it was hardly worth the effort. I may try to talk B into some meat chickens. But I'm gonna wait until you post your lastest findings on which ones are the best. Because that's just the way I roll. :)basicliving@backtobasicliving.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782631124134813311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-4885252704450314462010-05-15T06:31:06.125-04:002010-05-15T06:31:06.125-04:00hey Alaena! let us know how it goes (and i'll ...hey Alaena! let us know how it goes (and i'll be clicking over to your blog too!). I'd love to hear about the 'whys' on whichever way you go. Really, folks just love the meaties and I'm hearing more folks talk about alternative strategies for feeding. <br /><br />One of the things I've been thinking about is the other benefits of a more "natural" chicken - the bug chasing, manure etc... So I'm thinking about those things as well. <br /><br />Either way we'll have our findings late next week when we have our butcher day.Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-42970522831060232972010-05-15T06:06:36.177-04:002010-05-15T06:06:36.177-04:00We did the creepy meat chicken last year. We call...We did the creepy meat chicken last year. We called them "Frankenchickens". They were dumber than a box of rocks and smelled worse than... a bad smelling thing. <br /><br />We had a lot just keel over too, and because of all of the above, we decided to go with a dual purpose breed this year. I think instead of processing all at once, we may go for the old-fashioned, "go to the coop and pick out dinner" kinda thing. My husband may over rule that here in the near future tho... he keeps talking about getting the Frankenchickens again. Ugh.Alaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309553152787812173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-48449910849659333342010-05-14T10:58:57.208-04:002010-05-14T10:58:57.208-04:00Thanks Goodwife! I think we just have to try harde...Thanks Goodwife! I think we just have to try harder. There are some folks who really have the feeding down to a science but we tend to wax "raise as naturally as possible"...and I've struggled with this for these "un-natural" birds. They have access to range but mostly they just lay there being icky. Maybe if they were properly motivated..... thanks for the tip about feeding once a day!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-31800404141247741702010-05-14T10:27:52.507-04:002010-05-14T10:27:52.507-04:00LOL about creepy meat chickens. We raise 25 of th...LOL about creepy meat chickens. We raise 25 of them every year and we've never had problems. We feed them once a day in the morning and when their feed is gone, they don't get anymore till next morning. We also keep the broiler booster vitamin in their water. We think they are delicious. When we dress chickens we just skin them because I'm on WW and for the rest of the fam, I just double coat them in breading and they don't miss the skin. We like them and will continue to raise them but I know that alot of folks don't! :)Mama Messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541998872594946053noreply@blogger.com