The transition from sailing to living back on land even from just a video standpoint has been completely seamless. You guys are doing such an amazing job.
Those australorps are a great breed. We had about 10 girls in our suburban backyard chook run in Brisbane when I was a kid some 70 yrs ago. Eggs galore and supplemented feed with vege scraps and garden weeds. Dad had boiled rolled oats for brekkie every day, and mum soaked the saucepan with the oat leftovers then we gave this gruel to the chooks. At Easter they would lay decorated Easter eggs which I collected. Found out later that my sister painted them and stashed them in the laying boxes for me to find, thanks Big Sis!!!!
That was fun for me from start to finish; the animals are having a ball (except for a few unco-operative chooks), and looks like you are too. This is how you live a happy life, not through chasing unrealistic financial targets, but by handling what's in front of you. Making things with your hands, becoming connected. Wholesome, harmonious, serene.
Growing out our food and knowing the history of our animal food is enormously satisfying. People who visit remark on how calm the animals here are so we are doing something worthwhile here.
What a shame more folks dont step back and get back to basics - fresh air, sunshine, rain, exercise, wholesome food, home cooked meals and socialisation...no texting each other on the darned phone when they are standing next to each other..no big fancy cars, big screen TV's, 5 bedroom houses and yards so small you cant even swing the proverbial cat!! Btw those kittens are so cute.🙂
You two are so good at conveying your day to day that I feel as if I'm visiting good friends and family. I'm so glad you share all of this richness with us. I apricate it so much.
How could we not love your channel Pascale? After a busy few weeks Ive spent most of today just veging out watching your videos...while you do all the hard work. So many animals now...what will you do with them all when you move on? Boy those pigs are effective arent they? Who needs farm machinery. When you think of the old settlers/farmers trolling up and down their rows behind a horse and plow..if only they had known pigs were better!! Thanks to the apple farmer for giving those pigs such joy...hows that cider going?
Those are some GOOD LOOKING hogs! After they, and the chooks, and you, prepare the ground, your crops ought to thrive. Thank you for another informative, entertaining, video.
I am loving your video's, at sea you taught us so much and now on land you're teaching this old dog new tricks and reminding oc old tricks. Your little chicken watering trays are the same principle we used to have on the family farm, the dairy cows would go to the small individual troughs and drink and their noses would push on a paddle that operated the valve to let water in. I have no idea where they were made in the 60's, but it wasn't China, they worked and lasted for decades! Your kittens and dogs are adorable.
Y'all have a wonderful place and are doing EXACTLY what you need to do for each of the species you have......I can say this with certainty because of how your animals react to you, and how healthy they are; their behaviours confirm the success of your methods. One bit of suggestion: on those 'wings' you deep fried; if you find them too dry, debone the meat, dice it up or mince it, and ad some mayo/mustard/vinegar and turn it into a 'spread' for making sandwiches; you can add olives, peppers, whatever you want to the base, to make SEVERAL different types of 'Spreads' for sandwich making, that provides a wide variety of myriad tastes. Thanks for making this video. Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY, USA
Looked forward to this upload.. luv the new chuuks perfect addition to the farm.. the property is coming along nicely!! Pascale, with a tuffer meat try making a brine to soak it in first. Apple cider wud be great. For hour or 3... Then before you deep fry keep your lard at an lower temp than the one you used... Then before frying mix yogurt an egg then your spices.. then dip into panko an fried pork rind or bran flakes... (Anyhoo)drop them in lard don't touch for 4 to 5 mins than flip... Med heat cooking kinda slow... Skim off floaties.... The beautiful golden chicken fat.... Pure gold rite there.... My Gran used to make lard lye soap for laundry... An so many more products....! This brings me home... We wud care for the farm. An travel to the Chesapeake Bay summer house for fishing , crabbing an sailing the small skiff around looking for stuff to explore...!! Best times of my life... !!! Thanks again for sharing your lives with us... Grateful for the lessons an wisdom!!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
Captivating stuff guys. I have been following you both on your sailing exploits and now on the land delight to see you looking after the growing animal numbers.
When I was 10 years old I had to do a school project... It was a representation of things in physics, things like fulcrums and wedges... also from Alaska where our boots actually need those things. Build a 1.5 or 2 (Foot) board X 3 or 3.5 (foot) board... then cover then entire thing with the strongest and most durable "astroturf" you can find. NOW you have a boot puller and home cleaner. You fair-weather kids have no idea what muck and mud and slime is until you live in Alaska.
The old saying, eat like a bunch of pigs is so right for your pigs. Man do they love there food especially the apples. Great videos love your new adventures. Cheers from Brisbane.
I used to follow 'Life Uncontained' but after a few years it was still all work work work, as amazing as those guys were, Im sad to say they have been superseded by the delightful & fun Troy & Pascale and their menagerie in the south west of Western Australia woo hoo 👍🙏🥰🦘🦘🦘
Hi Troy & Pascale, you’ve both adapted to country life so well and the knowledge you both display is a joy to see. Well done and keep up the good work, your videos are great to watch. All the best from the UK.
The thing about the electrified wires, hahahahaha, let's hope that the little pigs haven't read "The Farm Rebellion" hahahahaha, regarding the rest... Uffff that's good, from the Sea to the.... field. I wish you the best-... Les deseo lo mejor.... Luky
Fire the birds into a pressure cooker for 45- 1 hr, seasons of your choice. Meat falls off the bones and tender. Not super juicy mind you, as they are not broilers/meat birds. We had the same problem trying to find ways to use our spent egg layers. Trying to fork a rubber squash ball was spoken! Pulled chicken after pressure cooking is the way to go, then canning for later while everything is still hot.
I miss watching you dive for some weird food, then seeing you cook it, listening to some high engineer knowledge then seeing you enjoy the sea food :( but I live in a homestead myself thats why :) all the best to you. Still wearing your tshirt
Greeting from Maine USA I enjoy watching Engineer Troy and Counselor Pascale. I am a retired attorney and love living vicariously with you on both the sea and on the land. You two are the surf and turf dynamic duo. Tom Peters
🤣 Just because they are terrorists doesn't mean that they aren't cute! The contrast between the calm, sleepy pups, and the play-murder of the kitties was perfect! The farm is really coming together wonderfully! Take good care!
Now to be able to get back sailing,you would need a Noé's Arch!!!!. Well done!! We shall save this planet no matter how!! Very nice episode! Thanks again!!!;))
You should try precooking those wings in your soup stock. They would have fried up quick and tender. Next time you try your skins for a coating try making a seasoned thin paste out of flower and water. Dunk your wings in there, let them drip off and then roll them in your crumbled skins. I often will use whatever left over chips and crackers I have around for a crumble. One of my favorites is corn chips. Makes an awesome coating for just about anything fried. ...A retired MasterChef
Australorp's are a good choice. Been keeping chooks for over 15 years now and tried many breeds including Isa Browns, Highlines, Australorp's and Golden laced Wyandotte's. Based on my experience Australorp's and Wyandotte's are the only ones I'll keep in future.
First one for a while. The place is looking great and that fried chook would have been down the hatch quick as....tough as no worries. Those kittens almost edible too. Substituting hanging with our cat for these two makes perfect sense. Lovely.
I bought a free range chicken at a small country store a long time ago and roasted it like a normal store bought chicken. It was so tough that I was going to throw it out until a co worker that lived in the area from where that chicken had lived came over looking for something to eat. I fed that drunkin railroader that chicken and he swore it was the best chicken he ever ate...Different strokes for different folks LOL !!!
'38 animals under our care.' Indeed yes, and you know how to care for them, which is a Divine responsibility on all us Humans, and that many either ignore, or simply forget. On that tough chicken when deep frying - coating the meat in seasoned flour and egg before cooking, has a tendency to keep the juices in, while tenderizing the meat. Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
A big bucket or barrel for a mouse/ rat trap with a roller and some peanut butter to lure them in and they drown in the bucket/ barrel. Seen chickens fight over a dead mouse so you can probably also feed them to the chickens.
Have you considered feeding fermented mash to your chicks and chooks? Much less mess in the brooder, more nutrient availability. I switched to that method 2 years ago and it's great. Also, for rodent control....guinea fowl 😀
Beautiful markings the kitty's have....I throw the wings in on top of rice, cook in the microwave for 20-25 mins in a microwave rice cooker, when rice is done, so is the chicken, then debone the meat and viola, chicken and rice(I also toss in veggies)....
This farm life looks so amazing, the kittens are precious! You guys just got tired of eating fish all the time I guess, Troy said "land ho'' and the rest is history lol
There's a big reason market chicken is processed at 6-8 weeks. Fryers and roasters are best flavored and tender at those ages. You could try running the older birds through a grinder with a lot of seasoning for chicken sausage, maybe mixed with some pork.
Having previously only known from boat life, you keep amazing me with your varied knowledge. Its fun watching you do it all on a budget. I had 5 acres up in Mandurah, wish I'd had 1/2 your skills.
You two make it look so easy and it helps the evolution from sailor to farmer along when you have a great food prep and a great handyman person to pull it all together. To bad about the chicken turning out to tough to eat after all that work. There probably is a way to tenderize the meat before frying and hopefully one of your many followers will give you a solution. Maybe you could can the tough birds. We can a lot of wild game and it comes out so tender you can eat it with a spoon and it makes a really quick and delicious meal used many ways.
Pasquale in the old days you’d cover tough meat with bicarb and leave for maybe an hour or two,rinse off the meat and use it,so tender.Ganzer schmolz was always a favourite on fresh rye or schinken brot.
I swear I could smell that soup there/ here on TH-cam… yum! yum! I take it you ain’t thinking of going back to the water with a water dispenser and 38 friends any time soon? ….Have fun!
quite a menagerie in just a few months!!... it's amazing looking habitat all around you. you mentioned a few natural threats, are there others you're dealing with?
Ok Troy, you rotary hoe the paddock up with the pigs, the chooks semi flattern it and spread there fertilizer around. But what is going to happen then. Sow it down for pasture for sheep. a cow or Lama's??? Sorry about all this but I'm getting a bit lost with your direction going forward. Oh and with the chooks No rooster?? to have your on going supply of chickens. Not sure if I heard you right in this ep if you had a rooster. Just trying to work out how you will be self sufficient in the future. Thanks again and GL.
Well we would like to show it rather than tell it but we are currently overseeding with mixed species cover crop after the chickens and will also experiment with buckwheat and small pockets of cucurbits for pigs and us. A plan has to be flexible in the first year as we collect feedback from our actions. Roosters will be the least of our problems. Brooding chicks turn out 50/50 hens to roosters.
Another great episode. The fried chicken failure reminded me of wild chicken in Hawaii… my solution to tough chicken, is to grind it and make sausage with it. No more tough birds. Aloha.
I'm just guessing but would imagine cooking laying hens would be a bit like preparing wild duck. Marinade in white wine for a while and then add chicken and marinade to the pressure cooker with the necessary water and about 2/3 cook. Finish in oven or deep fryer as appropriate.
Love what you guys are doing! Miss the sailing but I understand what you’re doing. I also live on acreage so can relate! Not sure about the cat’s!! I call them vermin.
hard to belive a few months ago we were sailing fishing ?? and new this i love it ??? great stuff ?? but all that work and money for someone elses land ??
We never gave our dogs chicken bones as those can be pretty sharp and make holes in their stomach. …also your cats will destroy your pretty couch in no time. :)
Great discoveries and solutions. I guess that the stewing hens can be simmering for a longer while for stock and smaltz. The dogs should like the meat and bones. If not, to the pigs. .. Cheers to you. ..
Please, full feature film consisting only of kittens playing. Lol, there need to be more cat videos on the internet! Also, do you ever refer to Troy as MacGyver?
“We ate Gertrude because she was being such a bully.” I know that is practical farm life but it does sound like a harsh sentence. If I come to visit I will remember to say “Please”, “Thank You”, and “May I” often. LOL.
What are your thoughts on the cats and their impact on native wildlife? I understand keeping mice and rabbit populations down as they are introduced, but the cats don’t generally discriminate between mice and say numbats (not sure exactly where in the SW you are and if there are numbats in the area). Also, I love cats, I just worry about them killing so many native birds and marsupials, I’m undecided on outside or inside being better.
Cats that have the greatest impact are unsterilised feral cats in areas of limited surface water. We'll fed, spoiled to be frank, cats that mostly seek to come back inside to a comfy couch a lot less so.
I was with ur animal choices right up until the cats arrived? Having been a feral pig hunter for 40 plus yrs I’ve seen firsthand the carnage cats wreak on our native fauna. Do get me wrong cats r a cool animal but I feel if people want them as a pet they should b contained to stop them killing anything that moves?
I've shot plenty of both myself and a few feral dogs. I think we're doing OK with handling them as they spend more time stalking our curing pork than anything else and sleep at our feet all night.
@@FreeRangeLiving - Yep.. and just like twins, they get into 3 times the trouble that just one can! The upside is, they keep each other entertained, which saves a lot of wear & tear on their owners.
The transition from sailing to living back on land even from just a video standpoint has been completely seamless. You guys are doing such an amazing job.
I concur 100%
I agree!
Those australorps are a great breed. We had about 10 girls in our suburban backyard chook run in Brisbane when I was a kid some 70 yrs ago. Eggs galore and supplemented feed with vege scraps and garden weeds. Dad had boiled rolled oats for brekkie every day, and mum soaked the saucepan with the oat leftovers then we gave this gruel to the chooks. At Easter they would lay decorated Easter eggs which I collected. Found out later that my sister painted them and stashed them in the laying boxes for me to find, thanks Big Sis!!!!
Gotta love your big sis!
That was fun for me from start to finish; the animals are having a ball (except for a few unco-operative chooks), and looks like you are too. This is how you live a happy life, not through chasing unrealistic financial targets, but by handling what's in front of you. Making things with your hands, becoming connected. Wholesome, harmonious, serene.
Growing out our food and knowing the history of our animal food is enormously satisfying. People who visit remark on how calm the animals here are so we are doing something worthwhile here.
What a shame more folks dont step back and get back to basics - fresh air, sunshine, rain, exercise, wholesome food, home cooked meals and socialisation...no texting each other on the darned phone when they are standing next to each other..no big fancy cars, big screen TV's, 5 bedroom houses and yards so small you cant even swing the proverbial cat!! Btw those kittens are so cute.🙂
You two are so good at conveying your day to day that I feel as if I'm visiting good friends and family. I'm so glad you share all of this richness with us. I apricate it so much.
Me too!
Looking forward to see the changing seasons. You got some cool cats!!
How could we not love your channel Pascale? After a busy few weeks Ive spent most of today just veging out watching your videos...while you do all the hard work. So many animals now...what will you do with them all when you move on? Boy those pigs are effective arent they? Who needs farm machinery. When you think of the old settlers/farmers trolling up and down their rows behind a horse and plow..if only they had known pigs were better!! Thanks to the apple farmer for giving those pigs such joy...hows that cider going?
I never thought I'd see "porked" chicken wings! The most carnivorous snack food. You're building something really wonderful, it's great to see
Haha super carnivorous for sure! Shame they didn't work out!
Those are some GOOD LOOKING hogs! After they, and the chooks, and you, prepare the ground, your crops ought to thrive. Thank you for another informative, entertaining, video.
What a joy it is to watch anything you do. Best wishes from the UK
I am so happy for you both. This is great!
So many happy animals. Great to see.
I am LOVING your journey!! Thank you!
I am loving your video's, at sea you taught us so much and now on land you're teaching this old dog new tricks and reminding oc old tricks. Your little chicken watering trays are the same principle we used to have on the family farm, the dairy cows would go to the small individual troughs and drink and their noses would push on a paddle that operated the valve to let water in. I have no idea where they were made in the 60's, but it wasn't China, they worked and lasted for decades! Your kittens and dogs are adorable.
Y'all have a wonderful place and are doing EXACTLY what you need to do for each of the species you have......I can say this with certainty because of how your animals react to you, and how healthy they are; their behaviours confirm the success of your methods.
One bit of suggestion: on those 'wings' you deep fried; if you find them too dry, debone the meat, dice it up or mince it, and ad some mayo/mustard/vinegar and turn it into a 'spread' for making sandwiches; you can add olives, peppers, whatever you want to the base, to make SEVERAL different types of 'Spreads' for sandwich making, that provides a wide variety of myriad tastes.
Thanks for making this video.
Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY, USA
Looked forward to this upload.. luv the new chuuks perfect addition to the farm.. the property is coming along nicely!!
Pascale, with a tuffer meat try making a brine to soak it in first. Apple cider wud be great. For hour or 3... Then before you deep fry keep your lard at an lower temp than the one you used... Then before frying mix yogurt an egg then your spices.. then dip into panko an fried pork rind or bran flakes... (Anyhoo)drop them in lard don't touch for 4 to 5 mins than flip... Med heat cooking kinda slow... Skim off floaties....
The beautiful golden chicken fat.... Pure gold rite there.... My Gran used to make lard lye soap for laundry... An so many more products....!
This brings me home... We wud care for the farm. An travel to the Chesapeake Bay summer house for fishing , crabbing an sailing the small skiff around looking for stuff to explore...!! Best times of my life... !!!
Thanks again for sharing your lives with us... Grateful for the lessons an wisdom!!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
Yes, brining looks like a very good technique- not used much in Australia
@@FreeRangeLiving Looking forward to many more episodes of experimenting an fun surprises..
Captivating stuff guys. I have been following you both on your sailing exploits and now on the land delight to see you looking after the growing animal numbers.
Home on the range is quite satisfying. 👩🌾👨🌾
When I was 10 years old I had to do a school project... It was a representation of things in physics, things like fulcrums and wedges... also from Alaska where our boots actually need those things. Build a 1.5 or 2 (Foot) board X 3 or 3.5 (foot) board... then cover then entire thing with the strongest and most durable "astroturf" you can find. NOW you have a boot puller and home cleaner. You fair-weather kids have no idea what muck and mud and slime is until you live in Alaska.
The old saying, eat like a bunch of pigs is so right for your pigs. Man do they love there food especially the apples. Great videos love your new adventures. Cheers from Brisbane.
Pork scratching covering for the chicken sounds delicious
Oh yes, just not so good on chooks at the end of their time.
Can't beat a good episode of Free range living with the coolest couple on the tube! Thanks for all the entertainment
I used to follow 'Life Uncontained' but after a few years it was still all work work work, as amazing as those guys were, Im sad to say they have been superseded by the delightful & fun Troy & Pascale and their menagerie in the south west of Western Australia woo hoo 👍🙏🥰🦘🦘🦘
My kind of homestead experimentation Channel. Nice Transition, Guys!
You Two have an AWESOME little Piece of the World and You are Doing with it Very Good things....VERY COOL God Bless and Keep up the AWESOME work🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi Troy & Pascale, you’ve both adapted to country life so well and the knowledge you both display is a joy to see. Well done and keep up the good work, your videos are great to watch. All the best from the UK.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch... Great episode, thanks for bringing us along.
ps my dog really enjoyed watching all the creatures, Great and Small.
Lovely additions! Might I suggest a laser pointer purchase for the collective entertainment for you and the kittens. They NEVER get tired of it!
E eryone in your care looks so happy and healthy!
The thing about the electrified wires, hahahahaha, let's hope that the little pigs haven't read "The Farm Rebellion" hahahahaha, regarding the rest... Uffff that's good, from the Sea to the.... field. I wish you the best-... Les deseo lo mejor.... Luky
You Two just fit there, no question at all.
Fire the birds into a pressure cooker for 45- 1 hr, seasons of your choice. Meat falls off the bones and tender. Not super juicy mind you, as they are not broilers/meat birds. We had the same problem trying to find ways to use our spent egg layers. Trying to fork a rubber squash ball was spoken! Pulled chicken after pressure cooking is the way to go, then canning for later while everything is still hot.
Great advice, thanks. Squash ball is right!
I cant think of two people better suited for self sufficient farm life than you two...good call! 🐔🐖
I miss watching you dive for some weird food, then seeing you cook it, listening to some high engineer knowledge then seeing you enjoy the sea food :( but I live in a homestead myself thats why :) all the best to you. Still wearing your tshirt
Might have to pull apart some machinery and do a little welding for you.
@@FreeRangeLiving please do!! :)
Greeting from Maine USA I enjoy watching Engineer Troy and Counselor Pascale. I am a retired attorney and love living vicariously with you on both the sea and on the land. You two are the surf and turf dynamic duo. Tom Peters
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Just because they are terrorists doesn't mean that they aren't cute! The contrast between the calm, sleepy pups, and the play-murder of the kitties was perfect!
The farm is really coming together wonderfully!
Take good care!
They melt even the coldest of hearts that's for sure!
Very enjoyable show! Thank you 🤓
Pigs are so awesome!
Now to be able to get back sailing,you would need a Noé's Arch!!!!.
Well done!!
We shall save this planet no matter how!!
Very nice episode!
Thanks again!!!;))
I swear you two could make living in a bare cave look interesting.
You should try precooking those wings in your soup stock. They would have fried up quick and tender. Next time you try your skins for a coating try making a seasoned thin paste out of flower and water. Dunk your wings in there, let them drip off and then roll them in your crumbled skins. I often will use whatever left over chips and crackers I have around for a crumble. One of my favorites is corn chips. Makes an awesome coating for just about anything fried. ...A retired MasterChef
Australorp's are a good choice. Been keeping chooks for over 15 years now and tried many breeds including Isa Browns, Highlines, Australorp's and Golden laced Wyandotte's. Based on my experience Australorp's and Wyandotte's are the only ones I'll keep in future.
Wyandottes sure are pretty little hens. We like the personality of our Australorps- very self sufficient but friendly and fearless.
Your ingenuity and industry is always inspiring! 👍✌️
First one for a while. The place is looking great and that fried chook would have been down the hatch quick as....tough as no worries. Those kittens almost edible too. Substituting hanging with our cat for these two makes perfect sense. Lovely.
Kittens taste too much like dolphin for my tastes.
@@FreeRangeLiving yeah both a bit tough and sinuous.
I bought a free range chicken at a small country store a long time ago and roasted it like a normal store bought chicken. It was so tough that I was going to throw it out until a co worker that lived in the area from where that chicken had lived came over looking for something to eat. I fed that drunkin railroader that chicken and he swore it was the best chicken he ever ate...Different strokes for different folks LOL !!!
'38 animals under our care.' Indeed yes, and you know how to care for them, which is a Divine responsibility on all us Humans, and that many either ignore, or simply forget. On that tough chicken when deep frying - coating the meat in seasoned flour and egg before cooking, has a tendency to keep the juices in, while tenderizing the meat. Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
A big bucket or barrel for a mouse/ rat trap with a roller and some peanut butter to lure them in and they drown in the bucket/ barrel.
Seen chickens fight over a dead mouse so you can probably also feed them to the chickens.
Oh yes, our chooks turn into little T-rex at the sight of a mouse.
I have those silicone ice cube trays that I pour stock into and freeze. Another good way to store it for instant use
Have you considered feeding fermented mash to your chicks and chooks? Much less mess in the brooder, more nutrient availability. I switched to that method 2 years ago and it's great. Also, for rodent control....guinea fowl 😀
We would appreciate more info on fermented mash. We are strong advocates of fermenting food and the health benefits that follow.
So good to see you settled and thriving :)
i love this channel, land or sea.
thankyou!
Beautiful markings the kitty's have....I throw the wings in on top of rice, cook in the microwave for 20-25 mins in a microwave rice cooker, when rice is done, so is the chicken, then debone the meat and viola, chicken and rice(I also toss in veggies)....
Love your new life little envious oh to be young agian, keep up your videos so enjoyable
This farm life looks so amazing, the kittens are precious! You guys just got tired of eating fish all the time I guess, Troy said "land ho'' and the rest is history lol
There's a big reason market chicken is processed at 6-8 weeks. Fryers and roasters are best flavored and tender at those ages. You could try running the older birds through a grinder with a lot of seasoning for chicken sausage, maybe mixed with some pork.
That sounds good-we just got an efficient mincer. We will also experiment with brining and pressure cooking.
May seem odd....but I think I like homesteading as much or more than sailing. Looking forward to more.
We're at 5 months and only 10. You guys sure are quick!
Having previously only known from boat life, you keep amazing me with your varied knowledge. Its fun watching you do it all on a budget. I had 5 acres up in Mandurah, wish I'd had 1/2 your skills.
loved it
I bet the chicken soup was nice
So simple yet so yummy.
@3:05 is a great description of why pig, and why not goat. clearly pigs will clean the topsoil, not just the bramble more effectively than goats.
Great kitties. Feeding all those apples may result in apple trees coming up. 😼😾
You two make it look so easy and it helps the evolution from sailor to farmer along when you have a great food prep and a great handyman person to pull it all together. To bad about the chicken turning out to tough to eat after all that work. There probably is a way to tenderize the meat before frying and hopefully one of your many followers will give you a solution. Maybe you could can the tough birds. We can a lot of wild game and it comes out so tender you can eat it with a spoon and it makes a really quick and delicious meal used many ways.
Yes, those birds were so old they had stopped laying and next time, a stint in the pressure cooker sounds like a key step.
@@FreeRangeLiving Yep. Sounds like a plan.
Pasquale in the old days you’d cover tough meat with bicarb and leave for maybe an hour or two,rinse off the meat and use it,so tender.Ganzer schmolz was always a favourite on fresh rye or schinken brot.
I swear I could smell that soup there/ here on TH-cam… yum! yum!
I take it you ain’t thinking of going back to the water with a water dispenser and 38 friends any time soon? ….Have fun!
quite a menagerie in just a few months!!... it's amazing looking habitat all around you. you mentioned a few natural threats, are there others you're dealing with?
Our main threat is fire and snakes. We also have a tractor so overconfidence could be regarded as a natural threat!
Greetings from Germany. There has been no "West Germany" for more than 20 years.
Old habits I suppose (I can relate) or it could actually be that the watering cup thing is actually that old when it was made.
The plastic has it embossed in it!
Ok Troy, you rotary hoe the paddock up with the pigs, the chooks semi flattern it and spread there fertilizer around. But what is going to happen then. Sow it down for pasture for sheep. a cow or Lama's??? Sorry about all this but I'm getting a bit lost with your direction going forward. Oh and with the chooks No rooster?? to have your on going supply of chickens. Not sure if I heard you right in this ep if you had a rooster. Just trying to work out how you will be self sufficient in the future. Thanks again and GL.
Well we would like to show it rather than tell it but we are currently overseeding with mixed species cover crop after the chickens and will also experiment with buckwheat and small pockets of cucurbits for pigs and us. A plan has to be flexible in the first year as we collect feedback from our actions. Roosters will be the least of our problems. Brooding chicks turn out 50/50 hens to roosters.
I love your sailing vids but this farming stuff is just as!
Another great episode. The fried chicken failure reminded me of wild chicken in Hawaii… my solution to tough chicken, is to grind it and make sausage with it. No more tough birds. Aloha.
I'm just guessing but would imagine cooking laying hens would be a bit like preparing wild duck. Marinade in white wine for a while and then add chicken and marinade to the pressure cooker with the necessary water and about 2/3 cook. Finish in oven or deep fryer as appropriate.
Sounds good thanks Tony
Love what you guys are doing!
Miss the sailing but I understand what you’re doing. I also live on acreage so can relate!
Not sure about the cat’s!!
I call them vermin.
Most cats are. I've accounted for quite a few out in the bush.
"We kept the livers and the hearts". You threw away the gizzards? That's some good eating right there.
We kept a few gizzards
hard to belive a few months ago we were sailing fishing ?? and new this i love it ??? great stuff ?? but all that work and money for someone elses land ??
It's very little money- everything apart from the tree surgery is portable and improving land is an education which we get for free!
Hi guys have you sold your yacht yet love your videos keep up the good work , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia
Boat sold quite a while ago.
We never gave our dogs chicken bones as those can be pretty sharp and make holes in their stomach. …also your cats will destroy your pretty couch in no time. :)
We've come to an agreement, they don't thrash the couch and we don't wet them:)
Heya, that are quit some animals after only 9 moths
Great discoveries and solutions. I guess that the stewing hens can be simmering for a longer while for stock and smaltz. The dogs should like the meat and bones. If not, to the pigs. .. Cheers to you. ..
39 Animals. You have a Troy too.
Shedding is the big issue there
Please, full feature film consisting only of kittens playing. Lol, there need to be more cat videos on the internet! Also, do you ever refer to Troy as MacGyver?
“We ate Gertrude because she was being such a bully.” I know that is practical farm life but it does sound like a harsh sentence. If I come to visit I will remember to say “Please”, “Thank You”, and “May I” often. LOL.
Isn't there a pressure cooking step before batter prep and deep frying?
I think that will have to be the case with old birds
Hi guys I’ve been off grid for some time .
Is your Clansman sold ???
Are you going back to sailing??
What’s your long term plans ?
Cheers Dave.
Boat is sold. Not going back to liveaboard sailing in the foreseeable future. There's a few things we would like to learn.
Is Shmaltz culturally known in AU? Nobody in US really knows what it is, other than historically cultural and culinary communities.
No, most people just call it chicken fat.
Make sure you don't give your animals cooked chicken bones. They splinter and get stuck in their stomach
What are your thoughts on the cats and their impact on native wildlife? I understand keeping mice and rabbit populations down as they are introduced, but the cats don’t generally discriminate between mice and say numbats (not sure exactly where in the SW you are and if there are numbats in the area). Also, I love cats, I just worry about them killing so many native birds and marsupials, I’m undecided on outside or inside being better.
Cats that have the greatest impact are unsterilised feral cats in areas of limited surface water. We'll fed, spoiled to be frank, cats that mostly seek to come back inside to a comfy couch a lot less so.
They substituted hanging with our cat for those ones.
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I was with ur animal choices right up until the cats arrived? Having been a feral pig hunter for 40 plus yrs I’ve seen firsthand the carnage cats wreak on our native fauna. Do get me wrong cats r a cool animal but I feel if people want them as a pet they should b contained to stop them killing anything that moves?
I've shot plenty of both myself and a few feral dogs. I think we're doing OK with handling them as they spend more time stalking our curing pork than anything else and sleep at our feet all night.
There was a cat itch, now they're not hanging with us, that needed to be scratched.
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You guys amaze me, from able seamen to masters of the land. theres only one thing that can ruin this picture......children!!!! hihihihi
We wouldn't put them on camera even if we had them
Don't find many people who call it West Germany anymore! 😀
Got to love that old technology
Kitten;
Noun.
Small homicidal muffin on legs. Not recommended for beginners. Get at least two. 🐈🐈⬛
😂 double trouble. So glad we got them both together.
@@FreeRangeLiving - Yep.. and just like twins, they get into 3 times the trouble that just one can! The upside is, they keep each other entertained, which saves a lot of wear & tear on their owners.
Did you all end up selling the boat?
A while ago, yes.
Cats eh. R.I.P grass parrots, lizards and any cute marsupials.
Haven't killed so much as a frog. They're more of a risk to a ham hanging in the laundry
I’m not keen on cats in the bush either sadly
Neither am I, or dogs. That's why I can't remember how many I've shot.
Cheers guys.
Does everyone say Mortar and Pestle or Pestle and Mortar?
(Not sure why, but i say P&M)
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^mind blown!
Careful giving cooked chicken bones to dogs as they can splinter and damage their intestines, sometimes requiring surgery.
I I have followed your instructions to drink naked, the neighbours are not happy
They didn't get an invite?
11:35 a lot of West Germans wish there was still a West Germany instead of having to pay for East Germany to catch up😅👍
Ask any Asian person and they will tell you an old chicken has much more flavour than a young one especially if you're making soup
Very true. We love them in stock but fried makes for a chewy meal.
Are you guys missing your seafood
Not yet.
You should really hold some lobsters and sell them. I recently ran out.
Those tough chickens would be better for chicken and dumplings.