Jerry-B-WI
5 year old buck +
Are they immune to the bird flu? They have to be laid by hens don't they?
Uncatagorized.....things we see....
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Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
I would guess not. I don't know all the facts regarding chicken raising. However, I am guessing that more birds are raised for the meat than for egg production. A single laying hen typically produces an egg a day at 18-22 weeks and a meat chicken is ready for slaughter in 7-8 weeks. A meat chicken is obviously a one and done, where as the egg producers are going to produce a few hundred eggs in their lifetime.
I was at wally world the other day, and they have them there. I work for an RV store, so I'm pretty familiar with propane. After looking at these refillable bottles at the store, I'm not sure how they're filled, but, hadn't done the research yet either.
Foggy47
5 year old buck +
I did a little more research on 'em. There are two brands out there. Both have a small vent hole that allows the tanks to be filled to the top....at which point they will squirt some propane thru that vent. When it does that you close a valve and the tank is full. Seems everyone is happy with them....tho the initial price for these specialty tanks is a bit much. (you can buy 4 for about $60.). I suppose after a few fills your money ahead and the tanks will last a long time.
My issue was how do you fill it, because the top is obviously not large enough for our regular LP filler where I work. Youtube'd it up, and there's an adapter kit that has to be purchased, looks like around $30. You hook up that adapter kit to a larger propane bottle to transfer/fill.
I like to camp out at my lease, so I always have a 20lb lp tank there, use it for a blackstone grille. I use the Mr. Buddy heater also, usually to heat up my tent, sometimes to heat up my blind, and that thing will go thru a 1lb bottle pretty damn quick.
Doing the math...We sell LP refill here at $5/lb, our cost is around $2.90/lb. 1 bottle of non-refillable LP is around $5 apiece at walmart. Refillable cylinders run about $19 each. The adapter to fill is around $30. I can do the math a number of ways, but it seems the savings is pretty minimal.
I can appreciate the convenience of being able to refill 1 or 2 bottles instead of packing around a 4 pack like i usually do, and, don't have to throw away the containers.
I like to camp out at my lease, so I always have a 20lb lp tank there, use it for a blackstone grille. I use the Mr. Buddy heater also, usually to heat up my tent, sometimes to heat up my blind, and that thing will go thru a 1lb bottle pretty damn quick.
Doing the math...We sell LP refill here at $5/lb, our cost is around $2.90/lb. 1 bottle of non-refillable LP is around $5 apiece at walmart. Refillable cylinders run about $19 each. The adapter to fill is around $30. I can do the math a number of ways, but it seems the savings is pretty minimal.
I can appreciate the convenience of being able to refill 1 or 2 bottles instead of packing around a 4 pack like i usually do, and, don't have to throw away the containers.
Foggy47
5 year old buck +
Kinda the way I see it too. Pretty expensive....but the convenience may make it worthwhile for many. It's under consideration here....tho I mostly have connected our heaters via a hose to 25 lb tanks. (that was not "cheap" either......but the hassle of little tanks is now gone.)
Electrodigical
5 year old buck +
They had to do something with all those chickens the killed.
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
Eagle doing the lords work. Flew over in the pouring rain, hit the brakes, did a 180 and went talons down into the water to get a catfish. Take all the catfish you want buddy
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Funniest damn thing that I have experienced in a long while. I was working on the new house came around the corner and there is a Chukar dusting itself in a area of fresh dirt. I thought what the hell.... no Chukar that are wild around here. I assume it has traveled a mile or better from a controlled shooting area. I then assumed it would see me and at least increase the distance between us. Nope. Within the next hour we became best buds! LOL! The damn bird was always within 20' feet of me. I found a audio file on a website of a Chukar and I drove that bird crazy playing it. It would get to within a couple of feet of me if I left it playing. It would vocalize its fool head off every time I played it, haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Sent a couple of Snapchats to my hunting buddies and they were catch the fool thing and eat it. I said I don't know .... at this point I feel like I would be eating a pet! LOL Man they are weed eating machine. That thing was constantly eating forbs/weeds, of course it crapped about every 10 minutes.
in awhile today!
in awhile today!
Bill
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Oh man I would be feeding him. Your best bud until his short life is over. Which won’t be long if a cat shows up.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Yea something will probably turn him into a snack before long. Likely my youngest daughter's PIA dog that thing kills everything it can catch.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Pics just didn't do it justice! I had the wife text me a pic as I was already at work, and her camera kind of sucks. Wish I'd been home for it!
T-Max
5 year old buck +
And it changes so quick! 3 minutes after I took that it was WAY better, but I was driving. 3 minutes after that it was just grey clouds. I love sunrises this time of year and sunsets in the winter.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
I think KS has the best sunrises and sunsets in the world! I think smoke and dust blowing around help the views (not that it helps my allergies).
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Just an update..... sorry I could not resist.... Chuckie the Chukar as we now refer to him as, appeared again tonight. He is one resilient pen raised SOB! LOL
