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Sorry folks, but if you look in your Petersons birds of North america or similar reference, right beside vultures, hawks, eagles, and falcons, YES you will find grouse, ptarmigans, pheasants and all those other close friends of ours. I am probably violating the ancient hippy code here but what...

Hi mate seperate your roosters from the hens. put them (roos) in darkness for 10 - 40 hours let them out in light in a big area they don't know unless 1 roo is old, they will stabilise 1 will be boss. If one is an old warrior, soup him, or have mounted in appropriate pose. Or, turfthe young...

Well first off, if you have a rooster yer kinda buggared because they go by their bioclock. If it is just hens, try shutting down all light at midnight. NO cracks. Auto BRIGHT lights on at 7am, anyone should be awake by then. Unless a hen is passing an egg I know of no reason for them to be...

Hi cupman I don't know about birds but, my very best ecological mix was 7 horses, 2 goats, 18 lambs, and 37 hens. I would break open 7 bales of alfalpha out on the snow. The hens would get right in there for leaf, being out all the time as they were. I let the milk goats out for 15 minuets...

Well I didn't fill in your form because it only gave us the choice of 1, dhhh. I hit rats because my grandpa lived in rat country. Then i hit foxes because I live in fox turf. when I realised I only had 1 choice I wrote this. I have also lived in : Mountain Lion \\ Unless they...

I thought I should follow up on my previous promise. On 11/02/2010 @ 3:01 pm I (koonaone) wrote: >> Overall I would have to say these guys' are a lot more healthy and active and fun to deal with than the ones fed to specs. Those sit a lot and seem drugged almost comatose. They are bigger and...

The only hard and fast information on hybrid vigour I have deals with cattle. And horses, actually. It is well known and established in the beef cattle industry that if you cross Certain breeds of beef cattle (black angus and hereford, herford and shorthorn) you will surely get a calf that...

While I'm in contrite mode, I tried some of the techniques for avoiding the "instant death syndrome" with my meat birds this year. Water and feed bunker were max distance apart, ~ 12 feet. Lights out, 9pm - 8am = no feed Feed reduced for the last 2 weeks. What a violent bunch when they are...

After growing and plucking chickens for an awfully long time (it seems) I am often the one people ask questions of. This can lead to swelled headitis. Some time back I found some posts here on the best water temp for pluckking chickens. Concensus among the folks was between 150 and 160, mean ~...

Hi folks Hmmm. 17 and not rode much? You might try this. Wrap it with a tensor bandage with a pad soaked in Di methyl sulphoxide (DMSO) get it from a vet most places, hardware stores other states, give it 4 or 5 days of soak. Unless the horse is skinny, corral him and cut his feed. Rest and...

There's a jersey breeder at chimney lake, south of williams puddle here in BC. I think it's a local call for me here in lac la hache. If you want (like are you serious?) I could phone them, or try to dredge up a url or something. douglas

Hi Folks Quite a number of times when I have tried to use the search function on this forum i was presented with an advanced search page which then would not work. Tonight I really wanted to search "hybrid vigour", same thing, no workie. Then I had a brainstorm uerekah event and fixed the...

Only thing I ever shot and couldn't eat. Dog wouldn't eat it either. Even pressure cooked.

Has anybody managed to get some Texas pioneers into canada yet? I'm not positive I want to go that route yet (wifely resistance) but If they aren't available in country then the problem is resolved. yours etc. douglas

Hey Stu I just had a happy hour rambling through your expat blog, I love it. How far would $2600 cdn go for shelter, healthy food, home brew makings etc., over there? douglas

Go for it. And hair on ye!! We did for 40 years, we are plugged in now on a lake shore in BC, as my wife is disabled pretty severely, though I personaly will go back to it if I'm left alone in life, goddess forbid. We lived from alaska to queen charlottes, Oregon, chiapus state mex.. to...

caragana is pretty good, it grows very fast and produces lots of a high nitrogen seed that "pops" out of the pods when ripe. From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caragana_arborescens Caragana arborescens, or Caragana or Siberian peashrub, is a...

Hi all I enjoyed the BackYardChickens Newsletter - 9/2010 particularly Pat's Big Ol' Mud Page: How to Fix A Muddy Run. I have a situation where there is a downhill side to my runs which conveniently is right beside the garden. (which is fenced off as a winter/spring run.) This rectangular...

>Fill up any empty space with plastic milk jugs filled with water. Once that water freezes, it will stay cold much longer in an outage..... >Just take out the frozen milk jugs when you need the space. Hear, hear. Top of the line advice if you are in a place with regular power failures. They...

Hi Folks This was a one time event, probably not to be emulated. Last night early, I gazed out my office window, contemplating broccoli, zuchini, basil. Right under my nose the most beautiful red fox pops up and proceeds to the chicken coop door. At 15 feet I had a perfect shot to put a .22...