INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[Chaos18]

I am waiting for Sept to get here when the leaves are falling. Going to get my new cast iron pot out, put it over the fire and get cooking. Soup party! Mmmm!

Sounds good to me.

 

[campingshaws]

BENNY why are you so intent on me eating my livestock??

Don't you mean eating pets?
Livestock IS for eating.

Only ONE of my livestock is a pet. Everyone is for sale/earns their feed. The nanny goat and her doeling are the start of my 2018 milk flock. The brown whether and black billy are for sale. Hens lay eggs for me to eat or hatch. The best roos fertilize eggs and protect the flock. Lesser roos get eaten.

IDEALLY THIS WORKS. I'm just in the baby steps and there are growing pains. Ie: the farm market is flooded, so no one wants anything. That's why I'm taking my birds to an auction over the weekend. I've processed birds before, but I was using a friend's set up and haven't decided how to do it on my own. He doesn't want to drag everything out for three birds. But I don't know if my hands can take plucking three birds.

BUT I'LL GET THERE I PROMISE.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Only ONE of my livestock is a pet. Everyone is for sale/earns their feed. The nanny goat and her doeling are the start of my 2018 milk flock. The brown whether and black billy are for sale. Hens lay eggs for me to eat or hatch. The best roos fertilize eggs and protect the flock. Lesser roos get eaten.

IDEALLY THIS WORKS. I'm just in the baby steps and there are growing pains. Ie: the farm market is flooded, so no one wants anything. That's why I'm taking my birds to an auction over the weekend. I've processed birds before, but I was using a friend's set up and haven't decided how to do it on my own. He doesn't want to drag everything out for three birds. But I don't know if my hands can take plucking three birds.

BUT I'LL GET THERE I PROMISE.

Three is about all I can get done at once with no help.

Perhaps you'll have a large enough goat flock eventually to sell to restaurants.

 

[cabinchicky]

BENNY why are you so intent on me eating my livestock??

Don't you mean eating pets?
Livestock IS for eating.

Only ONE of my livestock is a pet. Everyone is for sale/earns their feed. The nanny goat and her doeling are the start of my 2018 milk flock. The brown whether and black billy are for sale. Hens lay eggs for me to eat or hatch. The best roos fertilize eggs and protect the flock. Lesser roos get eaten.

IDEALLY THIS WORKS. I'm just in the baby steps and there are growing pains. Ie: the farm market is flooded, so no one wants anything. That's why I'm taking my birds to an auction over the weekend. I've processed birds before, but I was using a friend's set up and haven't decided how to do it on my own. He doesn't want to drag everything out for three birds. But I don't know if my hands can take plucking three birds.

BUT I'LL GET THERE I PROMISE.

Good luck! Can you skin them out? Hubby does that on turkey and goose . Not had to process any chickens here yet.

 

[campingshaws]

Only ONE of my livestock is a pet. Everyone is for sale/earns their feed. The nanny goat and her doeling are the start of my 2018 milk flock. The brown whether and black billy are for sale. Hens lay eggs for me to eat or hatch. The best roos fertilize eggs and protect the flock. Lesser roos get eaten.


IDEALLY THIS WORKS. I'm just in the baby steps and there are growing pains. Ie: the farm market is flooded, so no one wants anything. That's why I'm taking my birds to an auction over the weekend. I've processed birds before, but I was using a friend's set up and haven't decided how to do it on my own. He doesn't want to drag everything out for three birds. But I don't know if my hands can take plucking three birds.


BUT I'LL GET THERE I PROMISE.

Three is about all I can get done at once with no help.

Perhaps you'll have a large enough goat flock eventually to sell to restaurants.

I think I make make them "sustainable" (pay for winter feed) by selling kids. Any does added in the future will be registered. Summer is handled through camp income (they're programming/an attraction).

Chickens, once I sell the summer flock, will pay for their winter feed through layer eggs and sales of the HRIR and svart honas. I'm new to both, so still getting my feet wet but I think I've got good stock.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Sounds like a good strategy.

 

[BantyChooks]

While I disagree, you are the one that mentioned shock therapy.
Both!!
I see you have been answered.
Awesome!
No pony?!
But a pony is more exciting!
I had gone back to bed. Life was too overwhelming.

Therapy to RECOVER from shock.



Hi all! Two pips, both in sultan x eggs....

 

[campingshaws]

BENNY why are you so intent on me eating my livestock??

Don't you mean eating pets?
Livestock IS for eating.

Only ONE of my livestock is a pet. Everyone is for sale/earns their feed. The nanny goat and her doeling are the start of my 2018 milk flock. The brown whether and black billy are for sale. Hens lay eggs for me to eat or hatch. The best roos fertilize eggs and protect the flock. Lesser roos get eaten.

IDEALLY THIS WORKS. I'm just in the baby steps and there are growing pains. Ie: the farm market is flooded, so no one wants anything. That's why I'm taking my birds to an auction over the weekend. I've processed birds before, but I was using a friend's set up and haven't decided how to do it on my own. He doesn't want to drag everything out for three birds. But I don't know if my hands can take plucking three birds.

BUT I'LL GET THERE I PROMISE.

Good luck! Can you skin them out? Hubby does that on turkey and goose . Not had to process any chickens here yet.

I may pluck one, skin one, and send one to auction. See which is the best income.

 

[kjscortez]

I locked down Sat night.... I have a pip! I raised the humidity to 69%.
Is this right?

 

[Chaos18]

I locked down Sat night.... I have a pip! I raised the humidity to 69%.
Is this right?

Sounds right to me.