Our city doesn't allow chickens at all in the city limits(I live in Oklahoma). I got 6 chicks anyway. 2 ended up being roos which when they started crowing at all hours of the days and night, we gave them away. In the end we ended up with 26 hens and our 6 neighbors(we had 2 city lots on a...
when you butcher your roos (RIR) do you go by weight of the bird or the age?? We are fixin to get rid of about six tomorrow, because we forgot to cut off the feed yesterday. That are pretty big but not sure if we should wait.
my older girls were chasing off the squirrels until they realized that the squirrels were knocking down bird seed off of the bird feeders. They LOVE bird seed. I give it to my 6 week old RIRs.
this is EXACTLY what I am talking about.
can have a 160lb mastiff, no questions asked, who poops 4X as much as the hens do with twice the odor and thats ok. We won't mention the possibility of dog attacks. Don't worry Daisy (the dog) is a dork and immediate rolls on her back for ANYBODY to...
It's a golden rule, NEVER touch other peoples kids!!
In anger(you'll go to jail for child abuse) or just trying to be nice(you'll be in jail for molesting him/her) whether you did it or not.
On the other hand, some adult touches my kid,especially in this instance, I would have been the one...
I live in a very suburban(snobby) town unfortunately we have a "no poultry" ordinance. Needless to say I now have 28 hens and the city can kiss my tail feathers. I do make sure the coop is clean(no odor) and no roos (because of the crowing). They make clucking noises if I don't let them free...
I agree. most people have lost touch with where their food comes from.
After the "tomato" scare(which came after the onion,spinach, whatever scare) I decided to start a garden. Amazing what you do not know about growing veggies(like you can't grow strawberries inthe middle of summer in...
thought about a cow, but found out they give 5-6 gallons PER DAY. Geez!!! Only two of the kids drink milk. (I can see waste here). Goat seems more practical.
Might get a dc frig or get a very small frig.Very few things NEED refrigeration but thinking we may hook up a freezer to its own solar...
thanks for the info elderoo. We already had a well drilled so we have water. Most things we will grow, have/not have will be based on if it's worth it economically to do it our selves or just buy it from the store, how much time I can put into this(I still work), etc.
I know we have timber...
I have a hen with bumblefoot right now. I noticed she was limping and looked it was the size of a golf ball, on the bottom with a black scab. I called EVERY vet in town and NONE of them would see a chicken. This is Oklahoma folks, NOT NYC!!
I guess the vet can't justify charging a fortune for a...
one of the BEST thoughts of the country is the silence.
Funny saying I saw the other day
if we were meant to talk more and listen less, we would have been born with one ear and two mouths
I don't know about everyone else, but if the middle east got ticked and refused to send oil or increase it like Bush just asked them to do(and was told where to shove it by giving up a minimal increase. It's a hop, skip and a jump from flat out denial). Summer has just started and as you know...
Thanks for all the info. Got a huge garden started but need to find out more about when to plant stuff(cool and warm weather crops) had to find out about canning. plan on doing ALOT of freezing since its easier.
Anybody know about storing(possibly freezing) eggs for winter use...
we are moving from the "burbs" to 20acres, on a mountain-ten miles from electricity.
With things on the way to crapville(economy, gas and grocery prices, etc) we are on our way to depending on NOBODY for our exsistance. Little does my small flock of hens realizes they are about to embark on a...