Comments for Deberosa's Homestead Weblog http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com Learn with me about sustainable homesteading Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:15:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Homestead Update August 2009 by Rini http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/homestead-update-august-2009/#comment-189 Rini Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:15:40 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-189 Wow, glad to see you guys getting so much done! Yay! And a new pup to enjoy. Does Jake like him? Well, Debbie, it's almost fall, and every year is different, but the color will start soon and will last until a rainstorm blasts the leaves off the trees. It should be lovely for a few days to a few weeks. Your woods should supply you with lovely scenes, and the roads will be like pictures on a calendar. Not as much color as Vermont, but a pretty decent show anyway. :) Glad you guys are doing so well. Rini Wow, glad to see you guys getting so much done! Yay! And a new pup to enjoy. Does Jake like him?

Well, Debbie, it’s almost fall, and every year is different, but the color will start soon and will last until a rainstorm blasts the leaves off the trees. It should be lovely for a few days to a few weeks. Your woods should supply you with lovely scenes, and the roads will be like pictures on a calendar. Not as much color as Vermont, but a pretty decent show anyway. :)

Glad you guys are doing so well.

Rini

]]> Comment on The new farm is starting! by deberosa http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/the-new-farm-is-starting/#comment-185 deberosa Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:59:08 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-185 Thanks Kathy, I was beginning to wonder too but looks like we are back in the homesteading business. Debbie Thanks Kathy, I was beginning to wonder too but looks like we are back in the homesteading business.

Debbie

]]> Comment on The new farm is starting! by deberosa http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/the-new-farm-is-starting/#comment-184 deberosa Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:56:12 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-184 Hi Jan! We are liking our new homestead. It's alot of work right now but we can at least see progress! Debbie Hi Jan! We are liking our new homestead. It’s alot of work right now but we can at least see progress!

Debbie

]]> Comment on Dark Cornish Experiment update by deberosa http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/dark-cornish-experiment-update/#comment-183 deberosa Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:55:01 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-183 Hi Ethan, It's great you are learning to process chickens! I learned from my grandmother when I was your age and never forgot it. How long did you cook the chicken in the crockpot? What did you put in with it? I have found if I use too much water or cook them for too long they lose flavor. I also put fresh herbs such as rosemary and thyme from the garden along with an onion and only a few cups of water. Actually using some kind of fruit juice makes it really good also. I have a chicken I got from a neighboring farmer cooking right now and the whole house smells wonderful! The dark cornish are not your frying kind of chicken - you would want to stew or bake them but the have a great flavor. I am not one to do fried chicken so I don't know how they would turn out and also did not try to BBQ them. They were a very decent size for butchering at 10 weeks old. Since they were free range we left them out there for a bit longer and while they don't look very big, they are a very heavy bird. The tight feathers make them look much smaller than they are. They were not tough though. Hope that helps! Debbie Hi Ethan,

It’s great you are learning to process chickens! I learned from my grandmother when I was your age and never forgot it.

How long did you cook the chicken in the crockpot? What did you put in with it? I have found if I use too much water or cook them for too long they lose flavor. I also put fresh herbs such as rosemary and thyme from the garden along with an onion and only a few cups of water. Actually using some kind of fruit juice makes it really good also. I have a chicken I got from a neighboring farmer cooking right now and the whole house smells wonderful!

The dark cornish are not your frying kind of chicken – you would want to stew or bake them but the have a great flavor. I am not one to do fried chicken so I don’t know how they would turn out and also did not try to BBQ them.

They were a very decent size for butchering at 10 weeks old. Since they were free range we left them out there for a bit longer and while they don’t look very big, they are a very heavy bird. The tight feathers make them look much smaller than they are. They were not tough though.

Hope that helps!

Debbie

]]> Comment on Dark Cornish Experiment update by Ethan http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/dark-cornish-experiment-update/#comment-180 Ethan Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:38:48 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-180 Hi I'm Ethan from Maine im only twelve, but i've had chickens for the last two years and only thought of my chickens for eggs but this year i was over a freind/cousins andher freind brought over a chicken(butchered) over and said that he had a job for me and i went over his house later. He has all kinds of birds and rabbits and we killed, plucked, and butchered seven chickens. I got a chicken from it but when i coocked it yesterday in the crockpot it was tender but very stringey. It was flavorful but i've heared that there not very good tasting and tough,are the dark cornish like that? And how long do they take to get to a fairly large butchering size? Hi I’m Ethan from Maine im only twelve, but i’ve had chickens for the last two years and only thought of my chickens for eggs but this year i was over a freind/cousins andher freind brought over a chicken(butchered) over and said that he had a job for me and i went over his house later. He has all kinds of birds and rabbits and we killed, plucked, and butchered seven chickens. I got a chicken from it but when i coocked it yesterday in the crockpot it was tender but very stringey. It was flavorful but i’ve heared that there not very good tasting and tough,are the dark cornish like that? And how long do they take to get to a fairly large butchering size?

]]> Comment on The new farm is starting! by Jan http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/the-new-farm-is-starting/#comment-178 Jan Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:06:25 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-178 Wow, Deb I can't wait to see how things turn out. It sounds like the new place is a diamond in the rough, but I'm sure you'll make it shine in no time at all. Jan Wow, Deb I can’t wait to see how things turn out. It sounds like the new place is a diamond in the rough, but I’m sure you’ll make it shine in no time at all.

Jan

]]> Comment on Straw Bale Gardens by deberosa http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/straw-bale-gardens/#comment-176 deberosa Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:58:01 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/straw-bale-gardens/#comment-176 Thank you Doug - I am quite impressed with your web site also! Debbie Thank you Doug – I am quite impressed with your web site also!
Debbie

]]> Comment on Straw Bale Gardens by the rural independent http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/straw-bale-gardens/#comment-175 the rural independent Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:21:17 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/straw-bale-gardens/#comment-175 Great article - love your website as well! Doug Great article – love your website as well!

Doug

]]> Comment on The new farm is starting! by Kathy http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/the-new-farm-is-starting/#comment-174 Kathy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:32:33 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-174 So glad to hear from you again! Was beginning to wonder.... Look forward to hearing of your new adventures and progresses! So glad to hear from you again! Was beginning to wonder….
Look forward to hearing of your new adventures and progresses!

]]> Comment on The Farm Dog by deberosa http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/the-farm-dog/#comment-173 deberosa Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:21:19 +0000 http://deberosahomestead.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/the-farm-dog/#comment-173 Hello! Jake has turned into a wonderful dog. He's been through alot this year - first I drove him from Washington State to Virginia and then we lived in the basement of a home for a couple of weeks before getting a temporary rental. He's had to adjust over and over. Now we are at our new farm and he is back in his element. However through it all he was perfectly behaved and calm. He's had to stay in pens during the day with Martha the basset hound. The only thing missing is the animals but he still takes his caretaking of the cats seriously - continuing to make sure they are accounted for and safe! Jake obeys commands instantly. He will obey down even if at a dead run. He always comes when called and stays close by. He's a very very smart dog. I would certainly recommend this cross to someone looking for a good all around farm dog. Oh, another thing is he hardly ever barks! Only when there is a good reason even if left alone for a period of time. Debbie Hello! Jake has turned into a wonderful dog. He’s been through alot this year – first I drove him from Washington State to Virginia and then we lived in the basement of a home for a couple of weeks before getting a temporary rental. He’s had to adjust over and over. Now we are at our new farm and he is back in his element. However through it all he was perfectly behaved and calm. He’s had to stay in pens during the day with Martha the basset hound. The only thing missing is the animals but he still takes his caretaking of the cats seriously – continuing to make sure they are accounted for and safe!

Jake obeys commands instantly. He will obey down even if at a dead run. He always comes when called and stays close by. He’s a very very smart dog. I would certainly recommend this cross to someone looking for a good all around farm dog. Oh, another thing is he hardly ever barks! Only when there is a good reason even if left alone for a period of time.

Debbie

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