grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on May 13, 2016 17:03:24 GMT -5
Intheswamp , Yes, they candled them in a screen bottomed tray over a brooder lamp. The dogs and cats liked the developed ones...They would do several nest raids to further cull down the flock, then let them alone after that. If they are collected within a couple days from the time they start laying one gets few that are developing, the later raids had more chance of bad ones.unless it is done again in 2-3 days. They always let the unusually colored pigeons go. Later, I raised domestic pigeons. A breed called Giant Runt, supposedly descended from the ones raised for the feasts in Roman times. Big Birds, adults up to 3 1/2 lbs.... produce squabs with some meat on them. Their eggs are the size of pullet eggs www.whitbywings.com/giant-runt.htmlFun Tip: To crack a bunch of eggs quickly for scrambling, one can just dump them into a China cap (kitchen implement) and mash them around with a wire whisk. The shells do not break into small enough pieces to pass through the holes.
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Post by spiritstone on May 13, 2016 21:23:50 GMT -5
Chicken farming Hahaha Best job in the world! Getting up early to let the hens out,scraping shit from the roost daily, then shoveling it out by hand. Having your hands pecked when collecting eggs with the odd unruley hen putting up a fight. Getting chickens ready for market. chop chop.. Fun! loL
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Post by Rockoonz on May 13, 2016 23:49:54 GMT -5
We had chickens and ducks, the chickens were good for eggs, and the ducks ate slugs.
I liked the ducks better.
So did the raccoon.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 16, 2016 17:28:31 GMT -5
Emu's ? Anyone brave enough to farm a bird that can disembowel you.
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Post by snuffy on May 16, 2016 19:12:39 GMT -5
Emu's ? Anyone brave enough to farm a bird that can disembowel you. Many folks I know around here spent many thousands of dollars getting in that giant pyramid scam to get rich raising emus!! Talk to any of them and they were totally convinced this was the wave of the future. All I can say whoever did the seminars and got these folks hooked was very good at their job!! Have a first cousin that hadn't raised a farm animal in her life sunk around $30,000 in pens and a couple little emus.I tried to temper her enthusiasm,but didn't.Just wished her luck. snuffy And no,I wasn't one of them!!!  |
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Post by jamesp on May 16, 2016 19:34:13 GMT -5
Emu's ? Anyone brave enough to farm a bird that can disembowel you. Many folks I know around here spent many thousands of dollars getting in that giant pyramid scam to get rich raising emus!! Talk to any of them and they were totally convinced this was the wave of the future. All I can say whoever did the seminars and got these folks hooked was very good at their job!! Have a first cousin that hadn't raised a farm animal in her life sunk around $30,000 in pens and a couple little emus.I tried to temper her enthusiasm,but didn't.Just wished her luck. snuffy And no,I wasn't one of them!!! Darn scammers. Shame they took one of your relatives. It is just a meat animal, hard to beat the efficiency of modern farm techniques. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 8:13:09 GMT -5
Emus are $35 now. Good time to get in. Those waves of marketing and price gouging happen ever 15 years or so. Price gets low, population drops as people get out and someone steps in and gets to marketing the "new red meat" or "oil" or feathers.
Of all the ratites, Emus are the one makes a good pet.
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Post by jamesp on May 20, 2016 23:08:45 GMT -5
Emus are $35 now. Good time to get in. Those waves of marketing and price gouging happen ever 15 years or so. Price gets low, population drops as people get out and someone steps in and gets to marketing the "new red meat" or "oil" or feathers. Of all the ratites, Emus are the one makes a good pet. I heard they can defend themselves darn well. |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 23:16:37 GMT -5
Emus are $35 now. Good time to get in. Those waves of marketing and price gouging happen ever 15 years or so. Price gets low, population drops as people get out and someone steps in and gets to marketing the "new red meat" or "oil" or feathers. Of all the ratites, Emus are the one makes a good pet. I heard they can defend themselves darn well. Yes, they CAN! Hand raised birds, choose to be affectionate. Some that cannot be said ostrich, Rea or cassowary..... in general anyway... |
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Post by jamesp on May 21, 2016 12:19:11 GMT -5
Emus are $35 now. Good time to get in. Those waves of marketing and price gouging happen ever 15 years or so. Price gets low, population drops as people get out and someone steps in and gets to marketing the "new red meat" or "oil" or feathers. Of all the ratites, Emus are the one makes a good pet. Full respect for roosters and turkeys. Pound for pound birds may top the list 'per pound' fighters. A big mistake that occurs in back woods Florida is catching a Great Blue Herring when fishing and not treating it with great respect. What, 5 pounds soaking wet ? They come to my client's goldfish ponds and drive their beak thru 5 pound goldfish like they are sticks of butter. Flip them up on the edge of the pond and totally unable to eat the oversize fish. Reasoning ?? This happens. People bring a Great Blue hooked on their fishing line to unhook it. As soon as that bird is within pecking distance of your face he drives that long beak right into your eye with great accuracy. Easy way to loose an eye; it happens more often than is publicized. |
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on May 21, 2016 21:53:37 GMT -5
Emus are $35 now. Good time to get in. Those waves of marketing and price gouging happen ever 15 years or so. Price gets low, population drops as people get out and someone steps in and gets to marketing the "new red meat" or "oil" or feathers. Of all the ratites, Emus are the one makes a good pet. Full respect for roosters and turkeys. Pound for pound birds may top the list 'per pound' fighters. A big mistake that occurs in back woods Florida is catching a Great Blue Herring when fishing and not treating it with great respect. What, 5 pounds soaking wet ? They come to my client's goldfish ponds and drive their beak thru 5 pound goldfish like they are sticks of butter. Flip them up on the edge of the pond and totally unable to eat the oversize fish. Reasoning ?? This happens. People bring a Great Blue hooked on their fishing line to unhook it. As soon as that bird is within pecking distance of your face he drives that long beak right into your eye with great accuracy. Easy way to loose an eye; it happens more often than is publicized. I had never thought about them aiming for the eyeball. I know that chickens will peck at your eye if you get to close...the glassy, shiny orb is just to irresistible for them, I guess. Dangerous blue herrings....  |
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Post by spiceman on May 21, 2016 22:18:41 GMT -5
Ok, a bass tournament That was fishing years ago, I cast my lure parallel to the bank and when I did a herring take off from the bank. You guessed it. He snagged my fishing line with his wings. He kept going until my line and lure caught up to him. Down he went and I had to reel him in, flapping and making the noise they do. He was not happy. Luckily on my part he got lose about 10 foot from the boat. Don't know how but also I don't know how I would have unhooked him if I had to. And you get no credit at the weigh in with a herring.
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Post by spiceman on May 21, 2016 22:20:06 GMT -5
Oh my herring was a bird.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 23:02:08 GMT -5
Oh my herring was a bird. Heron. |
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Post by jamesp on May 21, 2016 23:30:45 GMT -5
Oh my herring was a bird. Heron. herring |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 23:34:41 GMT -5
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Post by Intheswamp on May 22, 2016 6:48:14 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on May 22, 2016 7:11:10 GMT -5
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Post by Intheswamp on May 22, 2016 17:49:15 GMT -5
There is some amazing art found in nature, isn't it?
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Post by jamesp on May 23, 2016 15:03:26 GMT -5
There is some amazing art found in nature, isn't it? Nature's art forms are intriguing. Often with mathematical repetition and relationships too. |
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