i was over at my in-laws and they have a chicken coop, got lots of assorted feathers from the cages. then i saw this freakin awesome bird that had absolutely beautiful hackle all over it... came really close to "accidently" nocking a board into the hen and having to skin it and freeze it. If my father in law wouldn't kick my ass, that bird would be drying as we speak lol. almost looked like a jungle cock
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chicken feathers
Started by polock, Mar 08 2006 11:31 AM
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 03:49 PM
I wonder if you could use the insane for hackle defense in Chicken Court!!!.... 
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Posted 10 March 2006 - 11:33 PM
not sure, but i found out this lady sells full grown roosters around here for like 3 bucks.... sooo i figure whole chicken to put on the smoker drunken style, and some killer hackles.. can there be anything better lol
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Posted 15 March 2006 - 02:09 PM
Polock, I like the way you think 
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Posted 04 June 2006 - 10:16 PM
all u have to do is tell your father in law that the chicken tried to attack u and u hit it over the head with a piece of wood, or somthing like that...lol!!!! i crack my self up!!!lol
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 01:48 AM
when you find chicken feathers in a coup do you have to wash them? or delice before you tie? 
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 04:59 AM
$3.00 a bird is a real good deal.
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 06:55 AM
Might not be a bad idea to put the found feathers in a big zip loc bag to isolate them. If there is bugs a little shake of the bag after isolating them for a time may divulge critters. If they are mis-shaped you could steam them but otherwise - isolate and tie away.
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 11:44 AM
Reminds me of the time when I was a young whipersnapper that I decided to do a little target practice with my rifle. Tacked a paper target to the side of one of my uncle's farm buildings. It was a chicken coop.
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Posted 22 August 2006 - 08:23 PM
LOL!!! I'll bet the farm your backside was a little hot after that one!!!!!!
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