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[BackyardFarmMom]

I think that sounds like a 2 for 1 special..... and a picnic opportunity

Mine doesn't play well with others...sometimes. But I do!
He is not a social person. Which is funny cause all the older ladies love him at work!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

I have been thinking about why EE's are considered "shy".
I wonder if it's because they are low on the pecking order? My flock is made up of equally "shy" breeds, and i wonder if that's why the EE's are so relaxed and tame. I have noticed that the bottom pecking order birds in the flock seem to be the shyest. I have had good luck feeding those birds seperate, it helps bost their self-esteem, and as a bonus they are the first to come running for the evening treats!

 

[mrshaggie810]

As to the "food inc" issue, i personally don't care for confining animals for our use, i know that it is necessary for feeding the world and all, but i don't like it. Does that mean i carry resentment for the farmers who do it? No. They are doing their chosen job. I personally won't do it, but i will not judge for those who do. Someone has to. I wish that we could go back to the homestead days, when every family made contributions to the food supply, but thanks to all the laws and regulations it is now legal to nark a neighbor out for growing a tomato in a flowerbed instead of a flower. I speak with my dollars, and do what i can to produce some of my own food, that's all any of us can do.

Exactly. (And just for the record...I've never seen Food, Inc....it is in my queue though! lol!)

Don't worry y'all, I'm a tough cookie.

Sick and sad about those horses! I can't believe that!

Kimmie said something that I totally agreed with too...can't find it though now.

I'm off until tonight...more pallets to tear apart! I need to get this ducky house done!
(And didn't I mention yet that I'm pretty sure I have at least one duck!

How different do duck eggs taste from chicken eggs?)

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

(And didn't I mention yet that I'm pretty sure I have at least one duck!

How different do duck eggs taste from chicken eggs?)

Hen-duck? Female ducks are called hens too... right?
They taste the same to me... but I get upset stomach after eating them.
I haven't eaten them in years, so maybe it would be different now.
I used them to make cakes and brownies... and didn't have problems though.
I have heard they make cakes fluffier... I, however, never noticed a difference

 

[RBahmer]

Exactly. (And just for the record...I've never seen Food, Inc....it is in my queue though! lol!)

Don't worry y'all, I'm a tough cookie.

Sick and sad about those horses! I can't believe that!

Kimmie said something that I totally agreed with too...can't find it though now.

I'm off until tonight...more pallets to tear apart! I need to get this ducky house done!
(And didn't I mention yet that I'm pretty sure I have at least one duck!

How different do duck eggs taste from chicken eggs?)

Yes, it is a real bad situation for those horses. Everytime I go by them, which is just about daily because it is on the way to my sons house, I try to look them over and see if they have hay and stuff. Not that it would do any good to turn them in because plenty of people have. She had the prettiest little foal born earlier this year, it was a paint, now I don't see it anymore :-(

 

[Olive Hill]

It would be easier if everyone could just get along..lol..then i would only need to put netting over the yard and everyone could live happily ever after underneath it.

I dont know how big I plan on making it, Olive- does one ever know that ahead of time? I only have an average backyard, so I dont have much room- depending on how much of the chickens' space I want to steal, I could go four foot by eight foot to much smaller.

What are my cheaper...did you say easier?....options? share with me.

Well, they pre-make small half hoops for low tunnels. So you could use those. Not sure how much cheaper they'd be than PVC, but that would save you the bending. Another option is conduit, which is stronger than PVC and will hold up better, I believe it's also cheaper in many places. You'd still need to bend that.

And, probably by far the cheapest and easiest way would be with a cattle panel and a few 2x4s. If you don't need it to be walk-in size, you could make two 4'x5' hoop frames with one $20 cattle panel. Ask at the local lumberyard for their cull boards to make your frames and you'll save even more. I think last time I picked them up an 8' 2x4 was $1.79. 10 footers are not much more. They're not perfect, but usually the imperfections are minor and perfectly suitable for things like this. You could have yourself a nice little hoop house for not much money.

 

[keyt1969]

I already offered mine...

I have one too..but he's not a DH and never will be lol

Funny thing is he will build or create anything for anyone but very rarely here at home lol

 

[swampducks]

I'm not sure hen is used. Duck is female, drake is male, duck just happens also to be the term for the species. I could be wrong though.

Hen-duck? Female ducks are called hens too... right?

 

[keyt1969]

I'm not sure hen is used. Duck is female, drake is male, duck just happens also to be the term for the species. I could be wrong though.

Yes, hen is used for a female duck.

 

[keyt1969]

Exactly. (And just for the record...I've never seen Food, Inc....it is in my queue though! lol!)

Don't worry y'all, I'm a tough cookie.

Sick and sad about those horses! I can't believe that!

Kimmie said something that I totally agreed with too...can't find it though now.

I'm off until tonight...more pallets to tear apart! I need to get this ducky house done!
(And didn't I mention yet that I'm pretty sure I have at least one duck!

How different do duck eggs taste from chicken eggs?)

Duck eggs are richer. Some of my customers say they are a little thicker/rubberier for scrambled or fried eggs but I don't notice it. BF uses them to make bread because it makes them fluffier and tastier.

Most of my duck egg customers buy them because someone in their family has dairy allergies. Those that have dairy allergies can eat duck eggs with no problems. I also have a man that comes from pretty far away to buy all my chicken and duck eggs for a week because his daughter is a baker.