Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[jodief100]

Broody Turkey is sitting on 17 eggs. I saw her at the feeder so I checked while she was off the nest. The nest is down a steep slope, covered in brush so it wasn't easy.


Thank you for the condolences on Nilla. I cull about 10% every year. It is always sad but is best for the rest of the herd. Nilla recovered from a menegial worm infection last year but her hind end has never worked properly since. I wonder if that has something to do with her reproductive issues. I have seen the buck mount her so that is not the problem.


Off to brush all the stickers out of my hair.

 

[jodief100]

Someone gave me two gunieas. I have them in the barn in a cage until they get adjusted. They were screaming "LET ME OUT OF HERE" all day yesterday. Probably still are today, I am not there to hear it.

Too warm yesterday for good hunting so I moved the electronet and cleaned the barn instead. We cleared out 3 years of dropped hay build up.

I got a bunch of pumpkins cheap. I was going to feed the dogs and birds with them. I wish I could get the goats to eat them but they have alwasy truned thier noses up at them in the past.

 

[marlowmanor]

Someone gave me two gunieas. I have them in the barn in a cage until they get adjusted. They were screaming "LET ME OUT OF HERE" all day yesterday. Probably still are today, I am not there to hear it.

Too warm yesterday for good hunting so I moved the electronet and cleaned the barn instead. We cleared out 3 years of dropped hay build up.

I got a bunch of pumpkins cheap. I was going to feed the dogs and birds with them. I wish I could get the goats to eat them but they have alwasy truned thier noses up at them in the past.

My goats loved the pumpkin we gave them. I cut it in to 4 pieces and layed it out in 4 different spots in their lot so they all had a chance at some. They had is cleaned up in a day! I wish we could get some cheap here.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I gave mine some today and they chowed on it.

 

[jodief100]

We processed the remaining turkeys and roosters this weekend. Except for the pair I have sitting in my car right now here at work. They will be picked up by the buyer this afternoon. I have a fridge full of poultry! I will crock pot the roosters this week and store the meat in the freezer. I dont have room for them otherwise.

Tonight I will put my Thanksgiving turkey in the brine and it will be ready for roasting on thanksgiving morning. Nothing better than a holiday meal with your own, free range bird! I will be using Ems recipe again this year, it turned out WONDERFUL last year.

Yesterday was a $200 trip to Costco. I stocked up because I do not want to go near a store for the next two weeks. I do not consider shopping to be a contact sport.

Tonight I have to run the deer quarter I got through the grinder. Venison meatloaf for dinner on Friday!

Tomorrow I pick up my stepson for the long weekend and finish off the shopping at Kroger, the Tractor Supply.

The weather is supposed to be nice. It would be a perfect weekend if I didnt have to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws. Oh well, it could be worse, like having to spend the holiday with my husbands in-laws.

My broody turkey rejoined the flock. I checked her nest- no eggs. There was no sign of them. I suspect raccoon. Another hen has disappeared. These free range turkeys go a lot further away than the chickens do.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

You sound busy, busy, busy.

I love when you can eat food that you raised. It's the best.
I want some deer so bad right now.

Poor turkey. Our turkeys stay pretty close so far. I wonder about when they start laying...

 

[autumnprairie]

You sound busy, busy, busy.

I love when you can eat food that you raised. It's the best.
I want some deer so bad right now.

Poor turkey. Our turkeys stay pretty close so far. I wonder about when they start laying...

X2

 

[Bridgemoof]

Don't you know that going to Costco IS a contact sport?

That's a bummer about the broody turkey's eggs. Next time snatch them up and put them in an incubator. You'll get a jump on next year's Thanksgiving dinner! Speaking of that, what's Em's recipe for brining and cooking her turkey? We just slaughtered 2 of ours for Thanksgiving yesterday and I was going to brine them today, but wasn't sure how much salt and what kind of salt to use. They were each about 10 pounds. I'm really hoping they turn out okay, because after having our lame ducks I'm worried.

 

[jodief100]

Don't you know that going to Costco IS a contact sport?

That's a bummer about the broody turkey's eggs. Next time snatch them up and put them in an incubator. You'll get a jump on next year's Thanksgiving dinner! Speaking of that, what's Em's recipe for brining and cooking her turkey? We just slaughtered 2 of ours for Thanksgiving yesterday and I was going to brine them today, but wasn't sure how much salt and what kind of salt to use. They were each about 10 pounds. I'm really hoping they turn out okay, because after having our lame ducks I'm worried.

Em's turkey recipe:

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15051

 

[Bridgemoof]

Ohhhh that's great! I'm going to try it. I'll try one with the brine and one without so I can see the difference, and because I only have one big pot . Thanks so much!