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Thanks for posting it. I also noted that the photos were laughable. Not at all representative of the captions. Even though I have a flock of 30 birds, I still sprout in lg. mouth qt. mason jars. I simply find them easy to use and keep clean. I soak grains 12 - 24 hours, then rinse and...

SOJ, Excellent, well thought out post. I have to say, this is the best post I've read all week, with many nuggets of wisdom here. This needs to be placed in the articles section. Going through your post, I looked for any little nuggets that I could add to it, and I found nothing. Absolutely...

For human and chooks too:

I have planted Siberian Pea, Bocking #14 Comfrey, American seedling plum, apricot, Hazelbert, High bush and low bush cranberry, Juneberry, Black and Raspberry, Elderberry, apple, and pear. Fresh road kill would be an other option, as would the many chipmunks and squirrels that populate my yard...

Do they show a preference for one over the other?

Interesting. Wonder why mine are not fond of it???

the Bocking varieties are sterile. However, I've not found my birds to pay any attention to it. I use it as a mulch material for my orchard. It is also supposed to be great as an additive to healing salves. Do your birds like to eat it? What variety do you have now? Fish water is...

Victory style gardening is a perfect subject for this thread. The original premise is how to feed your flock "when you can't get to the feed store". But, in the back of almost every person's mind, is the what happens if a TSHTF scenario should happen. What then? How do I feed my flock, so...

Agreed, and IMO, that is b/c chickens were created with the need to "keep the nest clean" and also to elminiate the weaker members from the flock. But, again, I digress, though this subject is related to "feeding the flock" in the absence of "bagged feed". This falls into a "what may be right...

For you folks who love a good research, I pulled this up. If you don't like such, skip it please: Germany[edit] Allotments in Germany Allotments in Schwabing, Munich The history of the allotment gardens in Germany is closely connected with the period of industrialization and urbanization in...

You folks in the south could get a BSFL culture going. Good source of free protein and calcium. Add some whole grains which have a very long shelf life, and you would do pretty good.

Don't want to highjack the thread, but I made acorn flour once and baked some cornbread with it just to add to my list of 'what can I do if i just HAD to do it' stuff. It's a tedious pain and tastes pretty bad, but it's doable. I imagine the birds may like it way more than we did. Did you...

A double layered cold frames can add 3 growing zones to your current climate. In my zone 4, a double layered cold frame would provide a micro-climate = to zone 7. So, it adds WEEKS to both ends of the growing season. A very effective cold frame can be made with 5 or more bales of hay, a...

My flock's usual ration is 16% Layer or 18% multi-flock breeder. It is fermented if I'm not dealing with single digit and below temperatures. Deep litter helps stretch the feed budget, as well as seasonal free range, garden produce, winter pumpkins and squash, sprouts, and occasional "time...