Posts by backintime

Thank you both for the rapid and informative answers!

I've got 10 Gold Star layer chicks in a 4' X 8' well insulated, draft-free coop in Zone 3 (northern Wisconsin).  I started the chicks late in the season.  They are now 9 weeks old.   I've obviously been heating the...

"What kind of wine goes with chickens?" as I drag my lawn chair into the run to have a glass of wine while holding and petting the chickens. 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Beef_from_Farm_to_Table/index.asp#3 Quote: Originally Posted by Yukonchick  True, we don't really know but they were putting alot of growth hormones in cattle and poultry feed for...

Quote: Originally Posted by furbabymum  I just wanted to point out to ya'll that there are a lot of reasons people are larger now. This includes better nutition, health care, etc. You're using an awfully big brush if...

Quote: Originally Posted by Just reebok  So what about seeds then? I am planning a decent sized garden for next year and I will need seeds. Is this a concern with the seed companies? I don't have room to grow my own...

Quote: Originally Posted by Yukonchick  Did anyone know that they have actually taking a gene from a fish that swims in deep depths and they have inserted that gene into the genetic code of a tomato so that it has a...

  Yukonchick, you're singing my song!  Taking the words right out of my mouth.  I recently saw a new brand of feed at a local feed store.  So I wrote an email to the Big Gain Feed Company asking if their feed...

Yukonchick, I'm with you.  It's a huge problem, and I can't solve it by myself.  But my motto is this:  I can't do everything, but I can do something.  Raise a few chickens, plant a garden, make some...

Quote: Originally Posted by Yukonchick  Ya for sure people should see a commercial processing plant and how it works. I worked at a turkey processing plant but about 4 times a month we got loads of used up laying hens...