Recent content by HardWayMike
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Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era
Just trying to keep the thread alive. Too much posted already to just let it die! :) I personally have learned a ton so far and want to keep it fresh,lol. Thanks everyone for all the info up to this point. By the way, on the Cornish x chickens, I read a thread on sustainable self site about...- HardWayMike
- Post #120
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era
Well, since I am just starting out and finally talked the wife into having chickens, my plan is very simple,lol. After finishing my coop and getting a run set up for them, I am planning on buying some 1-2 year old isa browns that are already laying. The reason being for this is to pull the wool...- HardWayMike
- Post #25
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Pastoral Poultry, Traditional Farming For A Modern Era
I also am interested in learning more on this topic. I am currently trying to acquire some chickens so I am not at the same level most here are at but I am trying. I want to start out right and only set everything up once and I have learned a ton of info from this site and I am always reading...- HardWayMike
- Post #3
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Last Year I Started Beekeeping - So Exciting
That is amazing! I wish that there were people around here that kept bees. I would love to have someone bring a hive or 2 over. It would be nice to have some bees to pollinate our garden and food plots. Again, that is truly amazing that they "march" right into the hive box like they belonged...- HardWayMike
- Post #284
- Forum: Hobbies
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Gardening with chickens (and other poultry)
Great thread! Please keep the info coming everyone. This year will be my first for both ventures. I am currently gathering materials to start the chicken adventure and I have my seized up rototiller soaking with diesel hoping that it will free up in time to get some tomatoes and other veggies...- HardWayMike
- Post #68
- Forum: Gardening
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12+ Australian Spotted Duck eggs (fertility proven)
What kind of (for lack of a better term)"coop/run" do you need for ducks? We have 40 acres here in MI, and have a small, about 1/8th of an acre pond out back. I was wondering if I could put up fencing around it and a coop on one end, if the ducks would do well there? We would have to walk out to...- HardWayMike
- Post #28
- Forum: Other Poultry - Birds & Hatching Eggs