Homesteaders

[rancher hicks]

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Nope the type of tater definitely maters too! I was the one who told you that rancher. I would have to go google to see, but I can tell you that Yukon golds and red potatoes doesn't work.

You definitely need to keep after the dirt layers though, you are right about that. Don't mean to flat out tell you that you are wrong

Well now don't be afraid to flat out tell me I'm wrong cuz such is life and sometimes that's the only way we learn. I'd hate for someone not to tell me I'm wrong and keep wondering what's going on and why something isn't working.

See I got this tater catalog and we do like both Yukons and red taters. I'm in NYS and I know some onions aren't good for here so I thought perhaps some taters aren't good for NYS too.

My onion catalog specifies which is which. Too DW like medium size onions so I wouldn't want to waste time growing huge onions.

 

[KlopKlop]

Well now don't be afraid to flat out tell me I'm wrong cuz such is life and sometimes that's the only way we learn. I'd hate for someone not to tell me I'm wrong and keep wondering what's going on and why something isn't working.  

See I got this tater catalog and we do like both Yukons and red taters. I'm in NYS and I know some onions aren't good for here so I thought perhaps some taters aren't good for NYS too. 

My onion catalog specifies which is which. Too DW like medium size onions so I wouldn't want to waste time growing huge onions. 

It has been a while since I read about it but from what I remember there are at least 2 types of potatoes. Think similar to determinate vs indeterminate tomatoes as to how they set their fruit. This year I am going to try growing up in straw after the initial plant in dirt/compost. I will also do some regular old style rows. It is more effort but it has always worked for me

 

[Tumbling K]

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Nope the type of tater definitely maters too! I was the one who told you that rancher. I would have to go google to see, but I can tell you that Yukon golds and red potatoes doesn't work.

You definitely need to keep after the dirt layers though, you are right about that. Don't mean to flat out tell you that you are wrong

why not?

lol

if I'm wrong I'm wrong, and I will admit it to you.......just not to my wife......lol

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

So I have a wheezing chicken. I searched BYC and found a couple good threads. I checked her throat, as well as I could, looked clear, as did her nostrils. I seperated her, put her in my "broader room" with easy access to food and water and a heat lamp that she can easily get away from.
So the two possiblities sounds like: moldy dust (she got herself trapped in my old grain room, I think she was unable to get enough room to fly out but while trying stirred up the old floor. OR she caught a respiratory infection, and became weak and fell into that room.
It is unlikely that I am going to be able to buy any antibiotics due to weather for several days. Anything else I could do for her? Of course she is one of my layers hens and not my meat birds I do not particularly care for....

 

[Chicken girl 15]

So everyone on here keeps talking about BTE garden method. Tonight I looked it up finally. Ha, joke is on me, I've been doing it all along short of the news paper. I love my raised beds with new soil added yearly for literally no cost. The neighbors provide me with horse manure and the chickens provide me with wonderful bedding. We toss leaves in, we chip wood over the entire thing in fall and start over. I thought I was just being cheap and lazy. Oh and there is the great "tea" that the horse manure makes if you put it in a big bucket and add a bit of rain. That is awesome stuff.

 

[rancher hicks]

So I have a wheezing chicken. I searched BYC and found a couple good threads. I checked her throat, as well as I could, looked clear, as did her nostrils. I seperated her, put her in my "broader room" with easy access to food and water and a heat lamp that she can easily get away from.
So the two possiblities sounds like: moldy dust (she got herself trapped in my old grain room, I think she was unable to get enough room to fly out but while trying stirred up the old floor. OR she caught a respiratory infection, and became weak and fell into that room.
It is unlikely that I am going to be able to buy any antibiotics due to weather for several days. Anything else I could do for her? Of course she is one of my layers hens and not my meat birds I do not particularly care for....

Duramycin is just a few dollars at TSC. So if you can get some give her that for a while. Remember warm and humid is not good. This is why I don't heat my coops. Chickens exhale a lot of moisture. Cold and dry is better.

So everyone on here keeps talking about BTE garden method. Tonight I looked it up finally. Ha, joke is on me, I've been doing it all along short of the news paper. I love my raised beds with new soil added yearly for literally no cost. The neighbors provide me with horse manure and the chickens provide me with wonderful bedding. We toss leaves in, we chip wood over the entire thing in fall and start over. I thought I was just being cheap and lazy. Oh and there is the great "tea" that the horse manure makes if you put it in a big bucket and add a bit of rain. That is awesome stuff.

While newspapers may not be necessary I do like to use them for mulch since it recycles something that would eventually end up in the landfill. A waste by my way of thinking. They can also be shredded and added to the compost pile.

If you have newspapers you might as well recycle them and put them to use. Right?

IMHO, horse manure is the best. I don't have access to it readily but if I take the drive I can find it for free.

Also IMHO, doing things in an easier way is not cheap and lazy. It's smarter and more efficient.

Sometimes the new way is not always the better way.

Peace,

Rancher

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Duramycin is just a few dollars at TSC. So if you can get some give her that for a while. Remember warm and humid is not good. This is why I don't heat my coops. Chickens exhale a lot of moisture. Cold and dry is better. 


While newspapers may not be necessary I do like to use them for mulch since it recycles something that would eventually end up in the landfill. A waste by my way of thinking. They can also be shredded and added to the compost pile. 

If you have newspapers you might as well recycle them and put them to use. Right? 

IMHO, horse manure is the best. I don't have access to it readily but if I take the drive I can find it for free. 

Also IMHO, doing things in an easier way is not cheap and lazy. It's smarter and more efficient. 

Sometimes the new way is not always the better way.  

Peace, 

Rancher

That is what the other post recommended, and as soon as I get a chance I will drive up and get some to at least have on hand. I do not usually heat my coop (couldn't even if wanted it is a large barn over winter), but the thread said the heat might help keep the sick hen from getting stressed. Will Duramycin help if it is old dust?

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Duramycin is just a few dollars at TSC. So if you can get some give her that for a while. Remember warm and humid is not good. This is why I don't heat my coops. Chickens exhale a lot of moisture. Cold and dry is better. 


While newspapers may not be necessary I do like to use them for mulch since it recycles something that would eventually end up in the landfill. A waste by my way of thinking. They can also be shredded and added to the compost pile. 

If you have newspapers you might as well recycle them and put them to use. Right? 

IMHO, horse manure is the best. I don't have access to it readily but if I take the drive I can find it for free. 

Also IMHO, doing things in an easier way is not cheap and lazy. It's smarter and more efficient. 

Sometimes the new way is not always the better way.  

Peace, 

Rancher

IMO the new way of doing things uses to many chemicals and produces lots of unnecessary waste. I have access to an abundance of horse manure, both fresh for tea and old broke down for immediate use in beds and pots.

 

[rancher hicks]

That is what the other post recommended, and as soon as I get a chance I will drive up and get some to at least have on hand. I do not usually heat my coop (couldn't even if wanted it is a large barn over winter), but the thread said the heat might help keep the sick hen from getting stressed. Will Duramycin help if it is old dust?

I would keep an eye on her and see how things go. Duramycin won't hurt. I usually use just a weak dose and have really only used it once or twice in all the years I've had chickens. Watch the humidity in your coop.

I rarely use it but keep some in the fridge just in case. I would watch her and make sure she's eating and pooping. Use a high protein feed.

Of course you have to do what you think is best so if you don't take my advice that's okay. I just want your bird well.

IMO the new way of doing things uses to many chemicals and produces lots of unnecessary waste. I have access to an abundance of horse manure, both fresh for tea and old broke down for immediate use in beds and pots.

IMHO, I think the reason for all the soil erosion on farms is lack of real soil. Too, I think the desire to eradicate every weed is too much. A few weeds won't hurt. There is a natural balance that is lost when adding so many chemicals.

I have read that the percentage of increase in yield using chemicals is negligible. It increases the cost of the producing a crop. Might as well dump on lots of horse manure and save money.

Besides horse are nicer than a chemical plant. Can't ride a chemical plant. Can't hug,nuzzle or kiss a chemical plant. When's the last time a chemical plant acted happy to see you?

Okay I'll stop.

 

[henless]

I don't find horse manure offensive. It doesn't smell like roses, but it doesn't have an awful smell either.

The area I plan on putting in my small orchard, is where I used to have one of my corrals. Lots of horse manure has been put into that area. I'm hoping it will help my new trees.