It’s Great to Have Chicken in the Freezer Again!
A week ago, we started sending our meat birds to freezer camp. We raise Cornish Giants (which is the Canadian equivalent of Cornish Cross) and these birds are bred to gain weight fast. We got them as...
View ArticleHomegrown Chicken Dinner
You know what I love? Roasted chicken for dinner. Roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and frozen garden peas. I’d rather have the peas fresh, but it’s not even the middle of April yet so I am...
View Article8 Pounds in 8 Weeks: Raising Day Old Chicks for the Dinner Table
Our latest eBook is all about raising meat birds. If you have been reading this site for awhile, you know that almost every year we raise a few meat birds to put in our freezer. Since we try to raise...
View ArticlePreparing for Meat Birds
Getting ready for chicks to arrive? Is your order of meat bird chicks ready to be sent through the mail? Here’s what you need to know about preparing for meat birds or other chicks. Several days...
View ArticleThe Meat Bird Chicks Have Arrived
I went to the local Post Office this morning and picked up 25 chicks, sent to me by a hatchery in Alberta. Normally, a hatchery will add a chick or three to the order, in case some die during transit....
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