Posts by marlo1968

You might be able to spritz it on their food twice daily, just enough that there is some there, but not so much that it soaks it.

We have 35 chickens. 3 Roosters:     1 Blue Copper Marens,     1 Salmon Favorelle,     1 Wellsummer (we think) 32 hens:     2 Buff Orpingtons,    ...

Quote: Originally Posted by hearts34  Anyone noticed a price drop on grocery store eggs? Locally around here various stores are running sales .79 dozen   I think they are feeling the pinch of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by tinah  I suppose I could. I was thinking more as a low maintenance forage for winter, and if they dry lot the yard in 2 months (likely, since they are chickens). I could just keep a bale in...

The old addage "Everything in moderation" applies here.  If you eat one one kind of food for an extended period of time, you won't feel well.  If you eat a well balanced diet, with those things that aren't so good for you (ie...

Quote: Originally Posted by erinszoo  Kassandra on the Okies in the BYC thread is trying this I think. She might be willing to talk to you about it. You can also go to permies.com to see video on it. Thank...

Quote: Originally Posted by Summerlove  Has anyone tried the hugelkultur method for their garden?   Have never heard of this term.  So I suppose I haven't tried it.  I'll be doing a little...

I grow a garden and can or freeze anything possible.  I have chickens for eggs, I sell the extra (have 29 hens) to pay for their feed.  Grocery shop about once per month.  We get our milk fresh, so no store bought...

Quote:Originally Posted by ronott1  Was the chicken all black or just the feathers? In China there is a chicken that is all black, even the meat and bones. I also saw the episode of chopped where a silkie was in the basket. Not...

Quote: Originally Posted by oldrooster  Just talked with some family who had some mules years ago, most of the time they are sterile, so often so that most people don't even try to breed them because the few...