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Comments (11)Velvet: Oh My Gosh, I'm so glad you responded. Mabel is a White Giant. I just did not want to give my son a stick and say it was OK! after reading your website I have started following the advice. Should I also involve my son in this process alongside me? You see--- my son is adopted, also my daughter. We got her at birth and my son at the age of three, he was severly abused with a baseball bat--enough said? I forgot to say that everytime Mabel chases my son he always runs and is yelling (of course I would too, if something was chasing me!)and yes, my son is doing extremely well,& is a very happy well adjusted little boy! Thanks again, Nelda...See Morechickens & ducks
Comments (15)Back to Ducks and chickens - we have 4 Indian Runners (2 M's, 2 F's as it happened) and 2 buff orpington pullets. They're all about the same age - (5 mos.) and were raised near each other since chicks/ducklings. We always used to think of those fuzzy little ducklings as passive and happy. No more. They're okay togethr in the caged pen, though the buffies have learned to give the ducks a wide berth, and while there's ample space in the coop at night, from the beginning the ducks would peck at the hens trying to roost (they're perches were only a few feet high since we clipped the pullet's wings at first). We finally had to build a 3 foot high partition to separate the space and discourage the ducks from bothering the buffies. Eventually the buffies wings grew in enough so that they could roost higher. In response, the ducks felt threatened and in collaborative mutiny, refused to go into the coop at night. We had a heck of a time herding them in. Finally, we resorted to clipping the buffies again just enough to keep them roosting lower. Like second graders, sheesh! We have our own version of "Archi", too! No sooner than Rudy developed his drake feathers, then he became quite 'sure of himself' as well. We keep our 4 African geese in the pen during the day. They have GOT to be 2 -3 times the size of Rudy, but that didn't stop him. He got his dander up toward one of the geese one day, latched on to her posterior in a death grip, and off she spun, waddling and wailing to the top of her lungs with Rudy half waving-half dragging behind her like a loose diaper. We watched in amazement until Lincoln (the gander) intervened. Was quite the scene! The farm gal we got our ducks from had both chickens and ducks living harmoniously. When we wrote to her about the predicament, she was quite puzzled. Perhaps if you had only ducks and hens (all females) things would be better. This is only our experience of course. ItÂs manageable, but doubtful we'll underestimate the nerve of a duck again. Sure makes us think twice about adding a rooster....See MoreFun chicken video
Comments (6)Reminds me of my favorite picture of my father. He is sitting on the doorstoop to the shed, a chicken on his lap, another one on his shoulder and the rest standing or sitting around on a peaceful afternoon. Thanks for the memory trip past - long past. Lilo, I agree with your reason why they are called fowl!...See Morechicken-proof plants?
Comments (31)No chicken proof plants really, but you can control the amount of time on lawn or pasture. Scratching combined with their droppings will destruct anything growing if kept on the same ground for more than a few days depending on size of area & density of chickens. When the kids were young we let the chickens and ducks free range in our fenced... part grass part woodland backyard with mostly native plantings with a few hardy perennials around a fir tree. No cultivated beds or precious plants. Containers on the deck & we disliked stepping on droppings, so we blocked access with a piece of plywood. I didn't attempt to grow plants for chickens or keep chickens from plants as they couldn't do much damage to forest underbrush and actually kept the weeds down where now I hand pull them. Length of time varied from 30-60 min. prior to sunset to all day depending on the weather conditions & seasons. Wet weather & winter meant no ranging. Dry weather & spring growing grass meant longer times. If the grass wasn't growing back fast enough to keep up with their scratching ways we would reduce time, reseed, & rake smooth. Chickens loved the swingset worn areas for dust baths, so that became mud in rain. Duration also dependent on the breeds kept & numbers of chickens. Featherlegged bantams scratched less than the clean legged production hens. Now, ten + years later still raising chickens, ducks, rabbits, & doves, but they stay in their pens most of the time. The outside chicken run has about 6" of pea gravel to control drainage, but does build up some mud over time in wet weather as they have tilled the pea gravel with their droppings. Our rainy climate washes away a lot of the manure from the gravel, so it's not really used in our gardens other than when we remove some of the muddy parts. Ducks are in raised pens to keep raccoons out. Young chicks have a separate chick pen with outside run some years & other years are inside their own coop, but herded outside to a movable 6x6 net covered chain link dog kennel during part of the day. Frequency determined by grass durability & weather dependent. Wet weather = mud on our soils in part sun conditions. Swingset & free ranging are long gone now as I've taken over the backyard now. Paver patio, 3 portable fountains, large containers, one raised bed, 6x8 greenhouse wood chip paths, large mixed island beds & a much smaller lawn. Not really permaculture because we bring in purchased feed & bedding and then when soiled haul the bedding + manure from pens to the garden for composting....See More- 6 years ago
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'Can you get fresh albahaca? Or do you sub basil?'
They're one and the same. Get creative with your choice of fresh herbs, but definitely include basil.
The amount of garlic may shock some folks, but roasting the garlic mellows out its pungency considerably. I posted this here, and on the blog, over 10 years ago.
Lemon Garlic Chicken
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs, such as thyme, rosemary, parsley, sweet basil and/or oregano
S & P to taste
1 3½ pound fryer chicken, cut up
25 garlic cloves
¾ cup chicken broth
In a small bowl, stir to combine, the lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, ¼ cup of the herbs, and salt and pepper.
Preheat
oven to 425ºF. Arrange the chicken pieces in a roasting pan, and pour
the lemon-herb mixture over. Arrange the garlic cloves all around the
chicken, stirring them to coat with the mixture. Roast for about 45
minutes, or until the chicken pieces are golden brown.
Remove chicken from the oven. Add the broth to the pan and place on top of
the stove over medium-high heat. Stir to scrape up the browned bits from
the bottom of the pan, while smooshing the soft, roasted garlic with a
fork to thicken the sauce. I like to transfer the chicken to a platter,
pour the sauce over the chicken and then, garnish with the remaining 2
tablespoons of herbs and lemon wedges.
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chicken a la maryland is tough to beat.
panned fried in bacon flavored fat , after
dredged in seasoned flour. then covered with
cream gravy and chopped bacon.
full recipe:
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6 years agoBragu, I make a point of buying drumsticks for .99/lb and use them whenever wings are used.
I love, love Chicken Marbella. But quick and easy is also good! Chicken quarters sprinkled liberally with seasonings and baked.
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