100 Broilers and Fermented Feed Project

[kuntrygirl]

Oh another thing to update on. I have my first CX cross barred rock in the incubator I am really psyched about it!

CX cross barred rock. Do tell. Amazing. Good luck. When are they scheduled to hatch? Please keep us posted when the hatch to include pics. What made you decide to start this project?

 

[aoxa]

CX cross barred rock. Do tell. Amazing. Good luck. When are they scheduled to hatch? Please keep us posted when the hatch to include pics. What made you decide to start this project?

I have been plotting it since I decided to keep two CX. They are 33 weeks old today. Big Bertha and unnamed girl.

I set the eggs Wednesday and I may have a couple from the week before set (can't remember). I want to make my own meat bird that I can butcher out at 12 weeks. I don't like paying for chicks.




My mating attempts.. She and her sister are in the Barred Rock breeding pen with Jagger and his girls. Jagger LOVES big Bertha. She is easy to catch for mating lol

 

[kuntrygirl]

KG-- isn't amazing what is in our food??? I don't trust the FDA or USDA in all matters . . .  like my kids do NOT parttake in school lunches. My dogs eat better food than that. As for the food we eat from the supermarket . . . ?

THe foods we eat today in the standard AMerican diet are all junk!!  OK I said it. However, the opportunities to eat very good foods are better now than in the history of mankind. THe supermarkets are well stocked with quality nutritious foods if we shop the perimeter. ANd grow what we can, too. 

 As for bread, making homemade bread is much healthier on many levels.  Removing all the addatives is one and  reducing the portion of the grains that are so finely ground that our insulin/blood sugars go haywire. 

Using whole grains is key to better health but most of us are not used to that.  It can be a work in progress  though.  I use a coffee grinder for many small grains like millet, flax and sorghum to increase the whole grains.  

( In my house we eat whole grains in soups; we eat very little bread now. Still have all my bread making books though.  )

I am so outraged after reading that article. Although I was upset before at the FDA and USDA.

I had a garden for a few years but with the animals, it was too much to keep up with. So, now I buy from local farmers to support them. I try to buy as little as possible from stores. I'm disgusted with processed food in the stores. JUST DISGUSTED !!!!!!

I love Tilapia, so I buy it from a local organic farm who raise their own Tilapia in above ground pools. It is so delicious.

I make a lot of soups with a variety of beans. And I love salads. I have all of my own meats (chicken, lamb, rabbit, duck and turkey) so there is no reason to buy meat in the store. However, there are a lot of local farmers who raise grass fed beef and I haven't bought any yet but would like to see what it taste like.

We have a local farmer's market that sells grains as well. I try to pick some up when I can. They also have a great variety of the granola/fruit combos and I love that. I eat that for breakfast with milk. Speaking of milk, what is everyone's take on milk. If I could get goat milk from locals, I would. I have bought goat milk in the store once before but would prefer straight from the goat. I would love to get a milk goat but that would be another chore added on to my list. What do you all think about organic soy milk?

I want to live like The Engles on Little House on the Prairie. Including the clothes.

 

[kuntrygirl]

CX cross barred rock. Do tell. Amazing. Good luck. When are they scheduled to hatch? Please keep us posted when the hatch to include pics. What made you decide to start this project?

I have been plotting it since I decided to keep two CX. They are 33 weeks old today. Big Bertha and unnamed girl. I set the eggs Wednesday and I may have a couple from the week before set (can't remember). I want to make my own meat bird that I can butcher out at 12 weeks. I don't like paying for chicks. My mating attempts.. She and her sister are in the Barred Rock breeding pen with Jagger and his girls. Jagger LOVES big Bertha. She is easy to catch for mating lol

NICE!!!!!! Jagger is HANDSOME!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!! LOL @ Jagger LOVE Bertha. I am so happy and excited for you. This will be great. I'm sending good vibes your way. I hope everything turns out like you want it.

 

[Coralietg]

Is there any other additional equipment needed to shrink them like some sort of machine?

I think just a pot of hot water! I opened the package, and their don't appear to be any instructions in there. I sent an email off to see if I am overlooking them. From what I have read from other sites, you seal the bag with a ziptie/staple, some instructions say to leave a small hole for air to escape during the sealing process. They look interesting for sure!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I would like to make home made bread with healthy ingredients but not sure where to start. I better start researching.

 

[Coralietg]

I am so outraged after reading that article. Although I was upset before at the FDA and USDA.

I had a garden for a few years but with the animals, it was too much to keep up with. So, now I buy from local farmers to support them. I try to buy as little as possible from stores. I'm disgusted with processed food in the stores. JUST DISGUSTED !!!!!!

I love Tilapia, so I buy it from a local organic farm who raise their own Tilapia in above ground pools. It is so delicious.

I make a lot of soups with a variety of beans. And I love salads. I have all of my own meats (chicken, lamb, rabbit, duck and turkey) so there is no reason to buy meat in the store. However, there are a lot of local farmers who raise grass fed beef and I haven't bought any yet but would like to see what it taste like.

We have a local farmer's market that sells grains as well. I try to pick some up when I can. They also have a great variety of the granola/fruit combos and I love that. I eat that for breakfast with milk. Speaking of milk, what is everyone's take on milk. If I could get goat milk from locals, I would. I have bought goat milk in the store once before but would prefer straight from the goat. I would love to get a milk goat but that would be another chore added on to my list. What do you all think about organic soy milk?

I want to live like The Engles on Little House on the Prairie. Including the clothes.

I love tilapia too. I remember reading that tilapia are pretty much junk fish, that are fed corn. I'm guessing it is different from the local farm, I will have to check them out. I get so disheartened with some American foods. It was a huge culture shock when I moved from the UK, when I realised they sell food over here with ingredients banned in other countries.

 

[Coralietg]

I have been plotting it since I decided to keep two CX. They are 33 weeks old today. Big Bertha and unnamed girl.

I set the eggs Wednesday and I may have a couple from the week before set (can't remember). I want to make my own meat bird that I can butcher out at 12 weeks. I don't like paying for chicks.


My mating attempts.. She and her sister are in the Barred Rock breeding pen with Jagger and his girls. Jagger LOVES big Bertha. She is easy to catch for mating lol

He is a beautiful rooster! Completely cracked me up that Big Bertha is his favourite. Excited to see how the chicks turn out!

 

[apteryx]

I love tilapia too. I remember reading that tilapia are pretty much junk fish, that are fed corn. I'm guessing it is different from the local farm, I will have to check them out. I get so disheartened with some American foods. It was a huge culture shock when I moved from the UK, when I realised they sell food over here with ingredients banned in other countries.

I still remember moving here from New Zealand and trying bread - it was much sweeter than I was used to and had a different texture. I barely eat any bread anymore because of that. Each time I come back from visiting my parents I struggle when I go to the grocery store as there is very little food that I actually feel like eating. Over the years I have been able to find some foods that are consistent with what I remember the foods being like when I grew up. Most of those are usually from either local producers or small, niche companies.

It always makes me happy to see our two girls excited about eating home grown vegetables or eggs.

 

[foreverlearning]

I would like to make home made bread with healthy ingredients but not sure where to start. I better start researching.

I currently use a depression era recipe with plain flour (5#), water (5c), and yeast (6TBS) with a double rise and baked @ 350 for 30 minutes. It makes 6 loves at a time. I would love to make my own flour for it I just need to find out how to properly store the grains.