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    • FadezF
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      @jordanscollected is that saffron in the package? Paella is also one of my all time favorite dishes. That looks delicious 🤤

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      • jordanscollectedJ
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        Yes @Fadez it’s Saffron. So fragrant and delicious. One of the secrets is to toast it a bit first and crush it with your fingers into the paella. I fold it into foil and give it a few seconds in the flames before crushing.

        Of course seafood is traditional in paella, but this version is chicken and smoked pork belly.

        world tours:
        888 Fat guy chocolate WT
        Mad Red x2
        Wabidashery

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        • jordanscollectedJ
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          Backyard Chickens are a big deal in the U.S. right now. Everyone wants them as egg prices have skyrocketed. We pre-ordered chickens a month or so ago and yesterday was the preorder pickup day. We expected to be slick and move out with our chickens before the masses showed up. No such fuckin luck. We arrived to mass chaos at the hatchery and proceeded to stand in line for almost 2 hours until our turn to pick up our new chickens and ducks. Some must have waited 3-4 hours to get theirs.

          No photos of the new chickens yet, we got back after dark and today they are huddled up in the coop dealing with new home trauma.

          Anyhow, we got 3 new Cayuga ducks and one of our males immediately tried violently mating with it. For the time being we made a makeshift run out of chicken wire to separate the males.

          Any tips for integration @WhiskeySandwich?

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          world tours:
          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
          Mad Red x2
          Wabidashery

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          • MizmazzleM
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            @jordanscollected that’s an armful of chickens!!

            In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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            • jordanscollectedJ
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              @Mizmazzle she’d come out with 6-7 in her arms asking to pick the ones they wanted. Some would escape and a chase would ensue. It was comical.

              world tours:
              888 Fat guy chocolate WT
              Mad Red x2
              Wabidashery

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              • ARNCA
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                @jordanscollected grey hoodie guy in pic 1 looks like he wants to be somewhere else, suit guy in pic 2 looks like he should be somewhere else (unless dressing up to collect chickens is a thing where you are)!

                “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                • jordanscollectedJ
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                  @ARNC grey hoodie guy got 15 chickens and 6 ducks. He was serious. I didn’t see the suit guy until I saw the pic. That’s definitely not the normal chicken gettin attire.

                  world tours:
                  888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                  Mad Red x2
                  Wabidashery

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                  • jordanscollectedJ
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                    New chickens. 2 black stars and 2 Easter eggers
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                    world tours:
                    888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                    Mad Red x2
                    Wabidashery

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                    • WhiskeySandwichW
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                      @jordanscollected nice! Sucks they’re in such high demand that you have to go thru that. Glad I was early! So how many are you working with? Right now our 5 female ducks, one drake, 12 chicken hens, and one rooster are all cohabiting well enough. The rooster is horny as hell and pretty aggressive but hasn’t injured any of them. The drake (named Kendrick lol) does mate with the girl ducks but isn’t violent or anything. I’m working on a separate house for the ducks though because I think they’ll all be happier that way.

                      We got them all kinda around the same time so we just threw them all in together and let them figure it out. If we got a new batch though, I’d set up a sorta halfway house so they’re separated by just some wire fencing. That way they can interact and get used to each other but avoid full fights till they’re ready. Close but separate for at least two weeks is the word I heard.

                      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                      -Seneca

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                      • WhiskeySandwichW
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                        @jordanscollected what’s the price for pullets out your way? If egg prices are up I’m sure they are too. I guess it answers the age old question of which came first.

                        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                        -Seneca

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                        • jordanscollectedJ
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                          @WhiskeySandwich we have 7 ducks, 2 males and 5 females. The 3 small ones are the ones we just got and the one male was trying to mate super aggressively. We have 6 chickens and they are house separate but they free range together.

                          The new ducks and chicken were $35 each and the money goes towards 4-H so we are happy to pay the prices.

                          world tours:
                          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                          Mad Red x2
                          Wabidashery

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                          • jordanscollectedJ
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                            Artemis update!

                            I can now pet her, but only when sitting on or kneeling near this rocking chair. She will not allow to be touched anywhere else in the barn. This week she jumped up onto my lap for the first time.

                            She also ran through an open door in the barn a couple weeks ago and made about a dozen dead sprint laps around the barn scared before we corralled her back in. That was an adrenaline rush for the entire farm.

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                            world tours:
                            888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                            Mad Red x2
                            Wabidashery

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                            • motojoboboM
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                              Good to hear she’s slowly coming along.

                              The journey is the objective.

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                              • jordanscollectedJ
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                                A few updates from the farm.

                                We had a local guy build us a shed we will eventually be using for goats. Need to get fencing in first. No I’m not sure I actually want goats.

                                We’re slowly build some obstacles for the horses to climb on and over. Nola has done well, Beau has been an asshole about it.

                                We picked up a swing to hang from a tree near the round pen, and the sunsets haven’t disappointed.

                                I figured how to meet the auto pet door opened and I rigged up a kennel so the kittens can see out, and the chickens can see in. It’s called the window to the world.

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                                world tours:
                                888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                Mad Red x2
                                Wabidashery

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                                • motojoboboM
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                                  I like the swing!

                                  The journey is the objective.

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                                  • jordanscollectedJ
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                                    @motojobobo Thanks! It faces directly West, and we sit on it until the sun fades over the horizon every night these days.

                                    world tours:
                                    888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                    Mad Red x2
                                    Wabidashery

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                                    • MizmazzleM
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                                      I love following this thread. Life looks good on the farm!

                                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                                      • jordanscollectedJ
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                                        Last weekend we celebrated my wife’s 40th birthday with a get together at the farm. I smoked Teres Majors, made herb deviled eggs, salad and Tiramisu, and my wife baked raspberry pie and mixed berry fragipane tart. We also catered in her favorite Indian dishes, Shahi paneer and Chicken Biryani. In the photo with Allie and I, you can see me yelling “Everyone please leave by 9” during the singing of Happy Birthday.

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                                        world tours:
                                        888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                        Mad Red x2
                                        Wabidashery

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                                        • MizmazzleM
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                                          @jordanscollected you guys are the coolest!! What a great celebration. Happy 40th!

                                          In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                                          • SKTS
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                                            @jordanscollected Happy birthday to your wife Jeff. Beautiful backdrop for a celebration dinner

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