Quote: Just got this from my farm group:
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Bulletins/Profitable-Poultry
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Quote: Just got this from my farm group:
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Bulletins/Profitable-Poultry
I didn't know that Dorpers were popular that far North. All I knew is that they were developed in South Africa for their varied climate conditions by crossing Persian Blackheaded sheep with Dorsets (I think), and that some were exported to the US. I really love their rapid growth, easy care (no shearing, resistance to parasites, etc.) and ability to thrive in our climate (up to 107 in summer, below 0 in winter) and able to get fat on 'weeds'. Their flavor is sublime!yep, here we cross breed with dorpor also; i had many lambs from what we call baladi /dorper... here, anyting that comes from the 'old timers' or from the arab villages or from home grown style is called baladi: we have balaladi chickens, baladi goats, baladi cucumbers (a very sweet variety but needs lots of space and water) , not sure how to describe to an american what baladi means (its actually arabic term not hebrew) but i guess 'homegrown', 'old style' are the two best terms.
anyhow, baladi are usually all purpose animals or veggies that may not be wonderful producers or fast growers but are usually hardier, easier (throw them down/out and they fend for themselves with a bit of help) and in my opinioin tastier then more speciallized breeds or varieties of things. nowadays, baladi anyhthing costs twice as mucha s it has become a gourmet term: lamb baladi, etc...
Quote: Sounds good to me! We have a couple of grape vines but just for making jelly out of. Some years we get enough for a batch of raisins too but Oklahoma isn't exactly known for grape growing. Our winters get too cold and our summers too hot. Isn't it great being able to produce shop in your own yard? I haven't bought lettuce at a store in so long. This year we are adding to our rain barrel set up and looking at adding a storage tank in our cellar for gathering that rare rain water we get to help out on water costs. We'll see how that goes.
yep, here we cross breed with dorpor also; i had many lambs from what we call baladi /dorper... here, anyting that comes from the 'old timers' or from the arab villages or from home grown style is called baladi: we have balaladi chickens, baladi goats, baladi cucumbers (a very sweet variety but needs lots of space and water) , not sure how to describe to an american what baladi means (its actually arabic term not hebrew) but i guess 'homegrown', 'old style' are the two best terms.
anyhow, baladi are usually all purpose animals or veggies that may not be wonderful producers or fast growers but are usually hardier, easier (throw them down/out and they fend for themselves with a bit of help) and in my opinioin tastier then more speciallized breeds or varieties of things. nowadays, baladi anyhthing costs twice as mucha s it has become a gourmet term: lamb baladi, etc...
I just stopped eating the yellows. Since my most productive layers are ducks and they are high in cholesterol. But I learned that although my dog wont eat chicken eggs, he will eat duck yellows!I have always been warned not to eat too many eggs – indeed, to eat only egg whites. This is because eggs are supposed to increase your cholesterol levels. Because I am not one to waste a good source of protein, and because we have an abundance of eggs this year, my diet has included a lot of eggs. So it was with some trepidation that I visited my doctor to review my lab report. I just got the results yesterday only to find my cholesterol levels to be in pretty good shape – 125. Go figure!
I read that too. I was a little confused by the way he described his Katahdins, he said his lambs were born weak and wobbly, took hours to get up,or something like that. Mine are standing right away, walking in minutes and running, if need be, in hours. He also wanted horns for handles. I've had both. Not a bad point.I was reading an article in Mother Earth’s News (this Feb/March issue) which is about, what they termed, “Landrace” sheep. From what I understand, it is kind of like baladi in that the breed of the sheep is developed to whatever environment they are living in. The author of this article claims he does not interact much with the sheep; so those that survive produce offspring more acclimated to that particular environment. It is an interesting idea, but I need to find a breed to start with. I do know I want to start with hair sheep.