If you don't have a steamer , put the cold eggs in boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes . Remove from heat and allow to set and cool to room temperature while you do something else . Crack and peel all the way around the mid section making certain you get under the 2 membranes . The complete...
For healthy birds , plant alfalfa for chickens to graze . In the Fall cut and dry for winter feed .
Read the benefits of alfalfa to nearly all classes of livestock in the book :
Feeds and Feeding by Frank Morrison .
Reading 10 ways to save on feed it's mentioned chickens can be wasteful . If you'll analyze the supposedly waste around the feeder i believe you'll find that discarded grain is light weight and has no value to a chicken . Be careful choosing your grain feeds because if watch closely you can see...
They will need a place to roost . A easy roost to make so cleaning beneath is not so complicated .
In two 2 X4-s or two 1X4-s etc. cut half round holes or V notches to support the authentic roost tree limbs you cut to length for the spacing you need to fit in the limb supports . If necessary to...
Possibly not seen as an herb but Alfalfa was omitted in the top 50 herbs . It provides excellent nutrition year round either as a green pasture or leafy hay for winter feed . Research it .
I did an extensive search from the search box to find the answer to the question i have but no answer unless i missed the thousand i read .
QUESTION:
When we see chickens reaching the beak to the tail frequently for a few minutes then rubbing their feathers with the beak i've been told they...
As a kid on the farm ( 1940"s ) we used a lot of Binder Twine for various needs other than binding bundled hay . If we needed a rope of any size and length we made it of Binder Twine . The machine we made to make the rope was designed by older uncles , made of material we had there on the farm...
When winds tend to sustain around 18-20 mph and higher they begin looking for shelter in a calm area , and if that area is available they will come .
Build them a V shaped wind break 90° is ok , V to the prevailing wind . I know this seems odd as most wind beaks are 3 sided but this allows eddy...
First listened to this recording in about 1946 when 2 older brothers picked and sang it . 1 brother on the guitar and the other brother on the mandolin . Could never for get that .
Was never thrown from a horse but fell off one when riding bare back and ole blue decided to make a quick right...
Has this already been discussed ? Possibly but i wouldn't have a clue how to find that discussion .
I eat a lot of pickled eggs and would like to discover a recipe that makes a pickled egg taste like those pickled in the remaining juice of home grown canned or purchased canned beets . I can...