CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

2 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Poor chickens 

Maybe they could come and live next to you Bucket

[Bucket1]

I take it back Albert, they all need to go in the pot

[Albert1434]

A good Idea

[Albert1434]

So how are you today Bucket Good I hope

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Well it looks as though the rain is settling in for the day. Currently just after 1pm here, and the temperature is a lot lower today than recently. Currently around 7°C (45°F), but feeling only about 2°C (36°F) with no sun to warm the day. The high is expected to be around 11°C (51.8°F). Not really expecting a huge amount of rain; forecast is for around 14mm (half an inch) in total for today and tomorrow, which will be enough to (a) water the garden, and (b) put a temporary halt to me turning more ground in the vegetable plot. I'm hoping to get the onion sets planted either today or tomorrow - if only because the advice is that they should be planted by the end of April if they are to yield a good crop. The seed potatoes aren't so critical, so can wait another week or so. We can expect late frosts up to the first of June, and that could kill any potato shoots and put them back anyway.

I'm currently moving some of the larger and/or heavier items of mine from the rented accommodation to the new place. Some of them can be carried round. Some will fit in the car. There's a brand new colour A3 printer that I bought myself for Xmas currently in the car waiting to go round. It's never even been taken out of the box yet, and it only just fit on the back seat (it's a hatchback, so I could have dropped the back seats if necessary). There may be one or two items that I will need help carrying round, but the house was rented fully furnished, so I don't have to be moving heavy items of furniture. It's getting time to give my landlord his month's notice of me ending the tenancy agreement. I may leave that another week or so, as I really need to get the last of my own stuff moved first, and then give the house a thorough cleaning.

Hey, Marty!  The weather is about the same here. I look forward to updates on your move... it's exciting.  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Vieste on the Adriatic coast of Italy

 

Hi, Albert!     Lovely photo!

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Bucket1 said:

I take it back Albert, they all need to go in the pot

Hey, Bro B!    

[Headstall]

Happy Wednesday, all! 

[Albert1434]

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

Happy Wednesday, all! 

I believe we should all stand back when Dughlas goes for this guy!

Edited April 29, 2020 by Albert1434

[Bucket1]

3 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

So how are you today Bucket Good I hope

Good here, I was thinking about the various dishes we might make out of your rogue chickens but then Gary put up a picture and I completely lost my train of thought

What about you?

[Headstall]

14 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Good here, I was thinking about the various dishes we might make out of your rogue chickens but then Gary put up a picture and I completely lost my train of thought

What about you?

My bad.  

[Marty]

41 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

I believe we should all stand back when Dughlas goes for this guy!

He's more than welcome to take the shirt off his back, but I claim first dibs on the rest of him! 

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Albert1434]

And Bucket the problem is they are roosters and they crow all day and they start at 5am they would need a hell a lot of cooking to eat them

They seem to think you need roosters to get eggs and that is a not They have like 7 cages with a rooster in each one

Edited April 29, 2020 by Albert1434

[Page Scrawler]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

they would need a hell a lot of cooking to eat them

I saw an episode of Barefoot Contessa where Ina Garten prepared a Capón (gelding rooster), so they are, in fact, edible.   

[Headstall]

7 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

I saw an episode of Barefoot Contessa where Ina Garten prepared a Capón (gelding rooster), so they are, in fact, edible.   

Hi, Page.  

[Albert1434]

28 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

I saw an episode of Barefoot Contessa where Ina Garten prepared a Capón (gelding rooster), so they are, in fact, edible.   

That chicken was neutered when young and so as you put it edible however the ones I am talking about have all there body parts

And you would need to boil the hell out of it

Edited April 29, 2020 by Albert1434

[dughlas]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Wednesday, all! 

And to me especially. Thank you.

[dughlas]

36 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

I saw an episode of Barefoot Contessa where Ina Garten prepared a Capón (gelding rooster), so they are, in fact, edible.   

Capon are emasculated roosters and are usually slaughtered at a young age so are more tender than Albert ... er, uhm, I mean Albert's neighbors roosters. Those roosters however are also edible they just would either need soaking in buttermilk to tenderize them or braising in wine, coq au vin, rather than roasting.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

He's more than welcome to take the shirt off his back, but I claim first dibs on the rest of him! 

Marty, Marty, Marty don't you have enough to keep you busy with your new old house.

[Albert1434]

7 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Capon are emasculated roosters and are usually slaughtered at a young age so are more tender than Albert ... er, uhm, I mean Albert's neighbors roosters. Those roosters however are also edible they just would either need soaking in buttermilk to tenderize them or braising in wine, coq au vin, rather than roasting.

Its so sad Dughlas that you don't understand jokes very well do you 

[clochette]

39 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

That chicken was neutered when young and so as you put it edible however the ones I am talking about have all there body parts

And you would need to boil the hell out of it

Cook it with red wine to make coq au vin

[Albert1434]

24 minutes ago, clochette said:

Cook it with red wine to make coq au vin

A lovely idea

[Page Scrawler]

10 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

A lovely idea

I think your neighbors might object, though.   

[Marty]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Marty, Marty, Marty don't you have enough to keep you busy with your new old house.

Yes, yes, and yes again.

But a young muscle stud like him would be just the ticket. It's hard work preparing the vegetable plot by myself. And then he could help with landscaping and decorating.

And...! ...I'll let him use a ladder when necessary. A big strong lad like that may break my kitchen chairs if I make him stand on them.