Tell me about it :mad: . My add-ons from TS 2 yrs ago were all roo's. Jack is still with us, but I need room for some BO pullets I saw last weekend and the three Amigo's need to vacate the portable pen I built to start pullets in. Jack will probably get voted off the island as he is still...
Okay I've never processed so pardon me if i say something stupid. :)
You said you don't pluck so am i correct in that you are doing "Skinless" chicken ? now for the dumb question. how deep do the feathers go ?? Does the skin pull back like when you skin a fur animal (deer/rabbit) with the...
I would rent a bigger tow behind that self feeds. I rented a midsize tow behind without self feed and I felt that was MORE dangerous because is was gravity fed and you had to push stuff into it. I used one of the bigger thicker pieces to ram stuff down. That said - It may be best to hire someone...
Once again I am way behind. I'll be the voice of (semi) reason. If you haven't already decided, I'd say if you really must have one, then wait till next spring. Everything will be working for you . ie weather , the ability to integrate with more space, etc
I have one of those heat plates set up wall mounted behind their coop perch connected to a thermo-cube that turns on @ 32F or 0C. That way if they are cold they can find heat but otherwise they are at outside temps.
LOL - My dad used to say he forgot more than I knew (when I was young)! History is written by the victors and they often leave out the "Less noble" things they did.
Hi Kris so glad progress is being made. As By Bob said , I hope you can get tthe exterior finished before Winter ! Hope your Island escaped the Covid pandemic. I hope you did well with your chicken enterprises this summer.
You can frequently find eggs per year info. I'm guessing the lower the number in a heritage breed the longer lived they might be ?? I'm also guessing any hatchery breed bird is going to be geared towards production :mad:
I had named all of mine but I only remember four now :( . It doesn'thelp they are all the same breed. The four I remember are a little different than their sisters. I also started with ten LOL
You can pull the drive and put it in the new case (if a desktop) and it becomes a second (slave) drive. alternately you can put it into an external case that uses the USB interface and use as an external storage drive and afterwards use it for backups ( everybody makes back ups right :lau