"katy" wrote in message

When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....

That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and hand
raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds are
generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch, I wait
until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to fly tyers
and whoever is interested.

You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...

My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House. They
are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night. Alternately I
have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a secure outdoor area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam Game
Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:
"katy" wrote in message


When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....


That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and hand
raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds are
generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch, I wait
until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to fly tyers
and whoever is interested.


You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...


My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House. They
are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night. Alternately I
have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a secure outdoor area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam Game
Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM


Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?

"katy" wrote in message

Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?

Not at all.... dumber yes. Less Tame... Yup. I'd say they are much cleaner
than chickens. It's the only domestic poultry meat you can safely eat raw.

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:
"katy" wrote in message


Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?


Not at all.... dumber yes. Less Tame... Yup. I'd say they are much cleaner
than chickens. It's the only domestic poultry meat you can safely eat raw.

CM


nope....don't do raw poultry no matter where it came from....that's
aksing for trouble....raw steak, OTOH....

"katy" wrote in message
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Capt.Mooron wrote:
"katy" wrote in message


When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....


That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and
hand raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds
are generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch, I
wait until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to fly
tyers and whoever is interested.


You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...


My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House. They
are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night. Alternately
I have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a secure outdoor
area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam Game
Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM
Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?

Dirty guineas?

Bwahahhahahhahhahhahaha

Yer being bad, Katy!

John Cairns

"John Cairns" wrote in message
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"katy" wrote in message
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Capt.Mooron wrote:
"katy" wrote in message


When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....


That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and
hand raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds
are generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch,
I wait until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to
fly tyers and whoever is interested.


You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...


My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House.
They are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night.
Alternately I have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a
secure outdoor area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam
Game Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM
Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?

Dirty guineas?

Bwahahhahahhahhahhahaha

Yer being bad, Katy!

John Cairns

They are also very greasy.

John Cairns wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Capt.Mooron wrote:

"katy" wrote in message



When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....


That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and
hand raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds
are generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch, I
wait until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to fly
tyers and whoever is interested.



You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...


My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House. They
are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night. Alternately
I have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a secure outdoor
area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam Game
Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM

Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?


Dirty guineas?

Bwahahhahahhahhahhahaha

Yer being bad, Katy!

John Cairns


No....that hadn't even crossed my mind....it's yer mind bein naughty
there, John...

"Capt.Mooron" wrote:
That may apply when you buy chicks... We incubate and hand
ass the poultry except for mest birds...

This is just so disturbing in so many ways...

Seahag

No fair... it was it was written in my best Katy Speak

CM

"Seahag" wrote in message
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"Capt.Mooron" wrote:
That may apply when you buy chicks... We incubate and hand ass the
poultry except for mest birds...

This is just so disturbing in so many ways...

Seahag

Humph, she _has_ been very absent I suppose...

Seahag

"Capt.Mooron" wrote:
No fair... it was it was written in my best Katy Speak

CM

"Seahag" wrote:

"Capt.Mooron" wrote:
That may apply when you buy chicks... We incubate and
hand ass the poultry except for mest birds...

This is just so disturbing in so many ways...

Seahag