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PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... #189497 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:22 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio My daughter was out in our pasture and found this.. I don't know what to think of it. It is whole and whatever is in it is still alive. She felt it moving around when she was holding it in her hand. Anyone?? Link to my photobucket account is further down in this post! Last edited by Pinkhorseofcourse; Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:46 PM.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189498 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:23 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Pics didn't come through. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Sunflowers #189501 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:25 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Bother!! I have so much trouble getting pics to load on here.. Grrr!

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189504 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:28 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada I never have trouble posting here...my trouble is in the uploading to photobucket. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Sunflowers #189505 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:30 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Well they are in photobucket... unless it is just slow today... This is so irritating!!

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189509 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:32 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada You could always ask for a link like we have to put your photobucket on here. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Sunflowers #189511 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:35 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio How do you do that?? I have posted pics here before.. but they always take a while to show up for some reason... =(

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189516 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:43 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Ok, I am going to try to post my photobucket link on here.. so you can go there to see it.. is that what you meant Tamara?? www.s19.photobucket.com/albums/b169/pinkhorseofcourse/

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189517 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:45 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio There.. that worked.. It is the first 3 pics on that page. Please go see it and tell me what you think it is.. My daughter is currently trying to pry it open.. she says it is an oyster!! ;)

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189520 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:53 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada It's a clam. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189521 Mar 6th, 2008 at 04:53 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,430 Likes: 1 Lost in space Bill Bill Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,430 Likes: 1 Lost in space Razor Clam

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Bill #189523 Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:01 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada How did a clam end up in your pasture? ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Sunflowers #189525 Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:03 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Why do I have a clam in our horse field??

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189526 Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:04 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Hahaha Tamara!! That is a VERY good question! Where do they come from??

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189527 Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:04 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Maybe a bird dropped it? ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Pinkhorseofcourse #189528 Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:05 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,430 Likes: 1 Lost in space Bill Bill Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,430 Likes: 1 Lost in space A sea bird (probably a Gull) dropped it

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found it... Tina #189529 Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:06 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Tina.. this thing is pretty big.. It is 5 1/2 inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide and about 1 1/2 inch thick!!

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #189531 Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:08 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Hmm.. I don't know Bill.. seems odd a Sea Bird would be in our neck of the woods. And Courtney has found clam shells in the field before.. but never a whole clam. So what do we do with it now??? LMBO Courtney just asked me if we can keep it!! She said it is her buddy!! Last edited by Pinkhorseofcourse; Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:10 PM.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #189543 Mar 6th, 2008 at 05:59 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Do you have any rivers around? The gulls can certainly tote that size. I live in the desert a good hundred miles from the ocean and we get gulls here all of the time. Specially when the weather out to sea is bad. Gulls like to drop clams onto rocks to try to crack them open. ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Tina #189548 Mar 6th, 2008 at 06:05 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Well we don't have any big rivers around.. I mean not close.. but I suppose if you get them living in the desert it is certainly possible for us to have them too.. it just seems so funny. So what should I do with the thing??

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #189556 Mar 6th, 2008 at 06:29 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Well, I wouldn't let it stay in the house. If there is a clam in there alive, it won't stay that way long. And they don't smell too nice when they die. If there is a live clam and you aren't attempting to keep it alive, when you apply heat and the shell will open. You can toss it in boiling water or on a grill if you happen to have a lit one around. If it is alive it will open. If it is not alive, it won't. But it won't be alive after that experiment. ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Tina #189563 Mar 6th, 2008 at 06:52 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Hmm.. ok.. thanks for that info. Courtney is now taking it back out to the field where she found it. I am sure it was alive.. because you could feel it moving around in there.. very interesting.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #189670 Mar 7th, 2008 at 04:51 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada The clam will die without water anyway. I agree it was dropped by a bird. They are delicious though, we dig them at the beach here when it's low tide. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Sunflowers #189789 Mar 7th, 2008 at 12:17 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Yeah, well, I really wanted to taste the little bugger, but Courtney wouldn't hear of it!! He is probably frozen by now.. I should have just ate it!

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #189816 Mar 7th, 2008 at 01:22 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,843 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,843 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri don't racoons eat clams???---but is there a pond around ?/ ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i JunieGirl #189818 Mar 7th, 2008 at 01:23 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,843 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,843 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri hey--Jenn you got "mail"--a PM that is...... ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i JunieGirl #189834 Mar 7th, 2008 at 02:12 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio We don't have a pond, but we have a creek that runs the whole length of our property.. and we had some major flooding when all the snow melted. So maybe he got washed in from somewhere. I have no idea.. it is just funny.. and Courtney just thought it was awesome!

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #189849 Mar 7th, 2008 at 03:09 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada hmm, I always thought clams only came from salt water....I know they only do here. We dig them out of the sand with special clam shovels. If you would of eaten that clam, you might of been real sick. Shellfish spoils quick out of water. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Sunflowers #189867 Mar 7th, 2008 at 03:34 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Well, I have no idea.. I don't think he was a salt water critter though.. Not in Ohio.. And you might be right.. he might not have been very good if I had eaten him.. Probably a good thing my daughter wouldn't let me. I swear that child would starve to death if she had to hunt/fish for her own food. Or at least become a vegetarian. :wink:

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #189871 Mar 7th, 2008 at 03:40 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Oh my, fresh salt water clams are the best. I grew up on shellfish and seafood. Some of my uncles are lobster, scallop and clam fishermen. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Sunflowers #189874 Mar 7th, 2008 at 03:43 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,843 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,843 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Originally Posted by tamara hmm, I always thought clams only came from salt water....I know they only do here. We dig them out of the sand with special clam shovels. If you would of eaten that clam, you might of been real sick. Shellfish spoils quick out of water. nope we had freshwater clams--for sure in the area "pond" (they would call it a lake these day) and smaller ones in the creeks as well. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i JunieGirl #189886 Mar 7th, 2008 at 03:59 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Gee, we have lakes and ponds here. Ya learn something new every day. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Sunflowers #190088 Mar 7th, 2008 at 09:48 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio I had no idea that we could have them in our creek... Very cool... I will have to send Courtney clam digging this summer..

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #190146 Mar 8th, 2008 at 07:57 AM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered freshwater mussels and clams are really good cooked over charcoal until they "pop" then have a sliver of salted butter or margarine pushed in them, cook a bit longer. good eats.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i #190170 Mar 8th, 2008 at 09:32 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Jiffy Not a moment too soon......I made stuffed clams for supper last nite , and they were delicious.. I never ate a clam before. Saw them in the dollar store. Dollar for 2 stuffed frozen clams. So I figured that is cheap , why not . We liked them.. Now I can clam up.. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i dodge #190223 Mar 8th, 2008 at 10:43 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,493 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Here we are allowed to dig 100 clams per day. There used to be no limit before but they were becoming scarse. Mussels can be picked by the crates.... ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i dodge #191342 Mar 11th, 2008 at 10:59 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Pinkhorseofcourse OP Wild Willow OP Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 927 Rolling Hills of SE Ohio Originally Posted by dodge Jiffy Not a moment too soon......I made stuffed clams for supper last nite , and they were delicious.. I never ate a clam before. Saw them in the dollar store. Dollar for 2 stuffed frozen clams. So I figured that is cheap , why not . We liked them.. Now I can clam up.. You bought them at a Dollar Store? Like Dollar General?? Or the Dollar Tree? I want to try some too! But I bet we won't have them.. that is an awesome price huh??

Re: PICS!! What IS this? A mussel? My daughter just found i Pinkhorseofcourse #191415 Mar 12th, 2008 at 10:14 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania I think the store just said The dollar Store Not bad at all. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..