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Fast or Slow Molting Chickens?

In the last post (see Molting Chickens), I said that you could tell how long a chicken has been molting and how long it would continue to molt by looking at the primary (flight) feathers. But, I didn’t go on to explain how from there – as several have pointed out.

I’ll try to explain further with the help of the illustrations below (no comments on my attempt to illustrate a chicken wing!). The first illustration shows the 10 primaries (in yellow) of a chickens fully feathered wing prior to molting. For the explanations below, keep in mind that a bird drops [...]

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Ultimate Cheater Pulled Pork

I first heard about this recipe on The Splendid Table where it was reprinted from Cheater BBQ: Barbecue Anytime, Anywhere, In Any Weather by Mindy Merrell and R. B. Quinn. It’s unbelievable how good it is – given how easy it is!

In short, you drop a pork butt into the slow cooker, add dry rub and bottled smoke, close the cover, go away for awhile, pull or chop the meat, pile it on a bun, and add sauce. Makes 12-14 servings.

One 5 to 6 pound boneless Boston butt pork roast or same weight of boneless country-style pork ribs
1/4 cup Cheater Basic [...]

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