Alaska depends on freight from the Lower 48 for all their food, chickens included. The only grains they can grow locally are Oats & Barley, not great as chicken feed, but useable in a pinch if you add a protein source -- they feed salmon to their dogs. I went to Alaska years ago, really considered (wanted to) moving there in the mid 90's, but too far from family. If I lived there my chickens would get lots of fish cleaning scraps, the fishing was fantastic!
Plus, if there was a quality problem, where the jar/lid/ring didn't seal perfectly, how would you know?
And you wouldn't need a fan, misters, ice trays etc but think of the work, keeping their water from freezing in the winter!
They are doing great! 1 male and 1 female Barred Holland (you can tell from spot on head) and the Naked Neck/Wyandotte- we will have to wait and see what it turns out to be. Next batch goes on lockdown tomorrow - up to 5 more BH and 4 more Naked Neck chicks may hatch around Aug 8 or 9! I'm getting a second brooder box ready today and I plan to combine these hatches in one brooder as soon as possible.
They seem to be doing good and growing!
That is thier sex link trait (or maybe auto sexing trait - can't remember correct term right now). You can tell Barred Holland chicks close to right after hatching. @Parront chose the ones easiest to sex by color for me to breed when I got them from her at 1 month old. The males are lighter colored with more prevalent baring than females.
Even with this one,, I'm only RICH by name.And get rich by auctioning it off?
When we HAM out,,,, we freeze the leftover, in individual baggies, and use as needed in smaller quantities..
,,, Just checked,,
, no ham left
From what I read,,, the quality problem was associated with the glass breaking, in the newer jars. (during the boiling to seal process) Peeps using very old jars (grandmas stash) just kept using over, and over with good results. Not sure if it is due to the glass composition, or just thin glass.
This info came from reading the gardening thread, during the canning season. (last year)
It's most likely due to using thinner glass with everyone trying to get by cheaper with having to use less of everything. Less is not always best.From what I read,,, the quality problem was associated with the glass breaking, in the newer jars. (during the boiling to seal process) Peeps using very old jars (grandmas stash) just kept using over, and over with good results. Not sure if it is due to the glass composition, or just thin glass.
