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lorihadams
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new killing cones
cooler of first 10 meaties....aren't they pretty?
Lorihadams-- hi guys...been busy!
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new killing cones
cooler of first 10 meaties....aren't they pretty?
CrimsonRose
Lovin' The Homestead
wow those are some good looking meaties! 
AL
Almost Self-Reliant
Oooh more details! We put off processing until hopefully this weekend; they will be 6 weeks so we only plan to do a few if they are big enough.
TanksHill
Super Self-Sufficient
Lori, did you paint the cones???
Those birds look so healthy and well raised!!
Congrats!!!
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Those birds look so healthy and well raised!!
Congrats!!!
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lorihadams
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Yes Chad painted the cones black....I don't know why, not like the birds really care... 
Our birds are 8 weeks old today. We are getting ready to process the next 5 or 10. We'll see how big they are.
These we just skin and cut up to freeze in pieces. Usually according to light/dark meat. We leave the bones in the legs/thighs and we cut the breasts out without the bones. We have some people that want them whole and we usually give them the option of plucked and whole or skinned and whole. Most actually want them skinned.
We cut the heads off completely and then let them bleed out in the cones and then cut the skin up the middle of the breast and just peel it off. Then we cut off the feet. Then we cut out the breasts, then cut the thigh/leg out in one piece and ta da. If anyone wants the livers/gizzards then we also remove those.
Our birds are 8 weeks old today. We are getting ready to process the next 5 or 10. We'll see how big they are.
These we just skin and cut up to freeze in pieces. Usually according to light/dark meat. We leave the bones in the legs/thighs and we cut the breasts out without the bones. We have some people that want them whole and we usually give them the option of plucked and whole or skinned and whole. Most actually want them skinned.
We cut the heads off completely and then let them bleed out in the cones and then cut the skin up the middle of the breast and just peel it off. Then we cut off the feet. Then we cut out the breasts, then cut the thigh/leg out in one piece and ta da. If anyone wants the livers/gizzards then we also remove those.
AL
Almost Self-Reliant
For someone who was so hesitant going into the whole butchering thing, I am really anxious to get going on these birds! Thanks for sharing the info!
Blackbird
Goat Whisperer
MMMM! Chicken!
I think that one in the back of the pen knew what was comin'
I think that one in the back of the pen knew what was comin'
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i'm still laughing about the one that flopped over dead!
we worked on some of our today and we laughed and laughed that we hoped one of ours didnt have a heart attack.
please tell chad the black cones are lovely.
actually i was thinking how beautiful that pic was! the woods are so pretty!
we worked on some of our today and we laughed and laughed that we hoped one of ours didnt have a heart attack.
please tell chad the black cones are lovely.
actually i was thinking how beautiful that pic was! the woods are so pretty!
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lorihadams
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Thanks guys, we have done 20 birds so far. The others are enjoying the space and higher food intake. I went back to a 80-20 mix of flock raiser to corn until these guys put on some weight. The last batch pecked me so bad I have wounds. 
Today is incredibly windy so I have 2 loads of towels on the line. Went hunting yesterday evening but didn't see anything but 3 little squirrels. Can't shoot squirrels with a 30-06 or there won't be anything left!
I feel really weird today. I have some tingling in my face and I feel all floaty. I don't get it. I really do feel strange. I am slightly dizzy but I don't know why.
I went off my cymbalta, gradually over the last month and a half. I went from 60 mg to 30 mg daily and the last week I went from 30 mg daily to 30 mg every other day. I hope I haven't totally screwed up and now am making myself feel worse.
I am also really trying to get off the gluten. I have done it 90%. I have fudged a bit here and there but not every day. I am eating a bite of something here and there about 3 times a week. Like a bite of toast, a piece of stuffing for thanksgiving, I did have chinese food the other night and I was sick with diarrhea about an hour afterwards. I ordered something new and didn't realize it was breaded. NEVER again. I had horrible stomach cramps.
Have I tried to do too much too fast? My face feels really weird.
Today is incredibly windy so I have 2 loads of towels on the line. Went hunting yesterday evening but didn't see anything but 3 little squirrels. Can't shoot squirrels with a 30-06 or there won't be anything left!
I feel really weird today. I have some tingling in my face and I feel all floaty. I don't get it. I really do feel strange. I am slightly dizzy but I don't know why.
I went off my cymbalta, gradually over the last month and a half. I went from 60 mg to 30 mg daily and the last week I went from 30 mg daily to 30 mg every other day. I hope I haven't totally screwed up and now am making myself feel worse.
I am also really trying to get off the gluten. I have done it 90%. I have fudged a bit here and there but not every day. I am eating a bite of something here and there about 3 times a week. Like a bite of toast, a piece of stuffing for thanksgiving, I did have chinese food the other night and I was sick with diarrhea about an hour afterwards. I ordered something new and didn't realize it was breaded. NEVER again. I had horrible stomach cramps.
Have I tried to do too much too fast? My face feels really weird.
Javamama
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not sure about the tingly face stuff, but the rest - I'm thinking it sounds like a yeast die-off detox reaction. It could be any number of things though. Could be your body trying to come back on line from tapering off the Cymbalta. I dunno. i felt spaced out on the antidepressants and it got worse when i tapered off. Then it went away.
