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Ozumoz66 said:
Sort of. I use a section of the garden to broadcast a variety of mixed greens. Then let several different plants go to seed, collect the seeds and broadcast plant again, till under and wait for the next crop. The next year I use a different section of the garden for rotation. The more mature leaves that we don't consume go to chickens - they fight over Russian kale - odd how they know nutrition better that some other two legged creatures. I haven't collected/saved seeds from the mixed greens from one year to the next though.

I've started saving seeds for Mexican marigolds, peanuts, cucumbers, dill and sunflowers. It's rewarding to save a buck or two.
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I would love to have a few hens here. They’d keep the backyard quite weed-free. Oh and homegrown eggs are just the best.
 
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cannabineer said:
I would love to have a few hens here. They’d keep the backyard quite weed-free. Oh and homegrown eggs are just the best.
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Aside from their awesome protein production, hens are cool to watch - there is a definitive pecking order with one or two of them frequently being nasty to the others. One even thinks/behaves like a rooster with her dominance. Another one follows me and can be picked up and petted. Some have personality while others are just chickens. They're certainly Pavlovian, aways rushing towards me when I have something in my hand, anticipating a handout of sorts. I remind them that I protect them from the coyotes and their eggs are adequate payment. I've had one egg that was 104g (nearly quarter pound) and had a double yolk. A couple tiny eggs, without a yolk, have also been produced - called chicken farts. I feed them oyster shells - one hen seems to be getting more than her share based on her egg - too much calcium.
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cannabineer

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Ozumoz66 said:
Aside from their awesome protein production, hens are cool to watch - there is a definitive pecking order with one or two of them frequently being nasty to the others. One even thinks/behaves like a rooster with her dominance. Another one follows me and can be picked up and petted. Some have personality while others are just chickens. They're certainly Pavlovian, aways rushing towards me when I have something in my hand, anticipating a handout of sorts. I remind them that I protect them from the coyotes and their eggs are adequate payment. I've had one egg that was 104g (nearly quarter pound) and had a double yolk. A couple tiny eggs, without a yolk, have also been produced - called chicken farts. I feed them oyster shells - one hen seems to be getting more than her share based on her egg - too much calcium.
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Today’s kitchen experiment. Jumbo eggs (almost) steamed hard in the Instant Pot.

Three eggs went to deviled eggs (allrecipes) using my current fave mod: (to three eggs so 1/2 recipe) I added 1/2 strip bacon (fried then minced fine) and 1/2 tsp Tapatío sauce. (plate with spoon)

The other three changed the tablespoon of mayo to a tablespoon of chipotle aioli. (bacon here also) A local gastropub introduced me to their awesome chipotle aioli last year, and after several iterations I got close enough to call it good. Many an onion ring served in the test program.

Time to put some Bax on the platter, some IPA in a glass, and try them out.
 
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cannabineer said:
Today’s kitchen experiment. Jumbo eggs (almost) steamed hard in the Instant Pot.

Three eggs went to deviled eggs (allrecipes) using my current fave mod: (to three eggs so 1/2 recipe) I added 1/2 strip bacon (fried then minced fine) and 1/2 tsp Tapatío sauce. (plate with spoon)

The other three changed the tablespoon of mayo to a tablespoon of chipotle aioli. (bacon here also) A local gastropub introduced me to their awesome chipotle aioli last year, and after several iterations I got close enough to call it good. Many an onion ring served in the test program.

Time to put some Bax on the platter, some IPA in a glass, and try them out.
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Verdict: Mayo and chile sauce is the winner. Brighter flavors. But the chipotle aioli eggs are a close second. Without the comparison batch they’d be top shelf.
 
Boatguy

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cannabineer said:
Base recipe recommended by Annie

www.allrecipes.com

Deviled Eggs

These deviled eggs are easy to make with hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, and mustard. Double the recipe for holiday parties, picnics, or any occasion.
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Like mine with a bit of sweet relish, mayo, mustard, no veggies, a shake of worcestershire, and hot sauce. To each their own.
When im home sick i make a half dozen for myself and house em, makes me feel better and nobody suffers the after effects
 
injinji

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Ozumoz66 said:
I've started saving seeds for Mexican marigolds, peanuts, cucumbers, dill and sunflowers. It's rewarding to save a buck or two.
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I save all sorts of seeds, but my saved seed Mammoth Jalapeno was all I could find pictures of. (Excuse the shape my sandhill garden is in. This was in September, long after I had passed the "F this" point of the summer. Also I'm putting most of my gardening time in at the riverhouse these days) This plant actually did much better than the two bought plants. The 50 gallons of soil in the kiddie pool may have had something to do with that though.

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Saving seeds from hybrids is a bit tricky. About half will be pretty close to the parent plants, with the others taking traits from the two varieties used to make the hybrid, (If you have space and time, there is nothing wrong with saving all of them. But I usually cull any that falls too far from the tree)

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injinji

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That implies cocks. Hens make a sweet noise.
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He does raise fighting chickens, but they have hens for eggs and hens for making chicks to sell too. He has a sweet setup with a lady who incubates the eggs and sells the chicks on halves. For a while they were doing the blue speckled feather legged chickens. I'm terrible with names, but they were in high demand a couple three years ago. Now folks are wanting traditional layers more.

For years he kept his cocks on tethers, but the panthers have got so bad he has them all in cages now. When a coon or a fox would get a roster it would look like a bomb went off with the blood and feathers. With a panther the tether is just broke and roster gone.
 
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DarkWeb

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injinji said:
He does raise fighting chickens, but they have hens for eggs and hens for making chicks to sell too. He has a sweet setup with a lady who incubates the eggs and sells the chicks on halves. For a while they were doing the blue speckled feather legged chickens. I'm terrible with names, but they were in high demand a couple three years ago. Now folks are wanting traditional layers more.

For years he kept his cocks on tethers, but the panthers have got so bad he has them all in cages now. When a coon or a fox would get a roster it would look like a bomb when off with the blood and feathers. With a panther the tether is just broke and roster gone.
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I opened the door to the coop one morning and a skunk was in there.......I almost fell back on my ass lol
 
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I opened the door to the coop one morning and a skunk was in there.......I almost fell back on my ass lol
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It's always a white oak snake in the hen house that gets most folks. I have a picture somewhere of Daddy holding three eggs he retrieved from a snake. He cut it in half, got the eggs out, washed them off and put them back under the setting hen. Those eggs hatched.
 
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