Recent content by Mr_Jeff

Educate me on the difference, if you would please. My son can't elaborate on the finer points, really.

Do any of the Michigan members have rouen or khaki campbell ducklings for sale? My son wants to add both to his flock. Thanks.

Quote: so sorry to hear of your bad news. Darn coons anyhoo!! I'll glad give you a free Buff Chantecler rooster, but I don't know where Durand is. Let's meet half way, I do NOT need two of them. I know you'll love him, I've posted photos, but you can probably see them on one of my pages...

Hey all, I know I do not post often, but I do read alot. Just wanted to commiserate about my chickens. Over the course of two nights all my laying hens were wiped out by coons and an opossum. It's been so hot that some of the birds just would not go into the coop, they would roost outside on...

Early on we train turkeys to come when called, reinforced with some grain or whatnot. They graze free range during the day and can usually be rounded up into the barn in the evening. Stragglers get gentle guidance with an old broom to steer them in the right direction.

The chickens turn their noses up at them, but the turkeys will strip every plant that they find. They love the leaves but don't seem to want the flowers or stems. That's fine, though. No leaves, no photosynthesis, no dandelions.

I don't know where you are, but it is generally illegal to posses wild turkey eggs. If you hatch, raise, kill, and eat them it is the same as poaching.

I used a 28% turkey starter I got from the local elevator until they are about two months, then switch to Flock Raiser combined with grazing. The starter was made by Prince Feeds; it's pricey though, 17$ for 50lbs.

My chickens free range all day, so the water is in the yard. I don't bother with the coop, too much of a hassle.

I've had alot of luck with auto watering cups. I have a low pressure gravity system using 1/2 inch pvc, 3/8 ID tubing, and a 5gal bucket suspended a couple feet above the waterers. I have three cups for our dozen turkeys and it works great. They go through 5gal of water in about three days, and...

Since you have such a crappy salary, forgo the chickens. It costs more to raise and feed them than the price of eggs at the store, especially in the city. Build your house, move in, and try to change the ordinance as a resident; rather than knowingly violating the current ordinance. You wouldn't...

Captain Carrot must be a Terry Pratchet fan.

Check out Cutler's Supply. Large selection and good prices. Not Canada, but Michigan is pretty close. http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=11_60_63

Quote: Straw is usually 1.50-2.50 higher than hay. It is cleaner than alot of hay. Why would straw-an agricultural byproduct- be 1.50-2.50 higher than a bale of hay, which is grown and harvested specifically as fodder? We do hay every year, I have never seen anyone charging twice as much for...

Follow the links in paragraph six to other statutes. It looks like you can have a portion of your land classified as agricultural even with a residence on it. You have some reading to do, that's for sure. Hopefully someone from Florida with some experience with this will chime in.