NY chicken lover!!!!

[Overhill Flocks]

Sigh. No chance even getting stuff done in our hoop house in this cold. Seeds ordered, garden rotation plan for the year mostly completed....longing for spring! I hope we'll get some spinach and other cold greens into the hoop for early spring crops by late February. Alas, if we didn't have weather like today, I wouldn't look at the green in these pics with quite as much love and longing! Here's to having four seasons!

 

[Overhill Flocks]

Thanks, my husband actually made it for me last night. It's actually Dino's recipe. I LOVE their Tortilla Soup but it's not an every day menu item. They only place it as a soup special once in a while. Last time I ate lunch there with my daughter I got it and asked him to make it at home so he does now. There's nothing more I love in the winter than homemade soups!

Awesome -- I've had it there and loved it. We try to keep either soup or broth made all the time in the cool months, often both. We're just finishing up a great pot of minestrone, and I'll whip up a quick split pea/ham hock tonight. Then, on to broth making with the chicken carcass left over from the Arroz con Pollo Friday!

 

[Lynzi777]

I was thinking of creating some sort of raised bed garden along the back of our house where it all became mud this winter. If I wanted to do this, do I need to start planting seeds now? I would really like to try to grow some lettuces, squash and zucchini, green and red peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes. Watermelons and pumpkins would be cool too.

 

[Overhill Flocks]

I was thinking of creating some sort of raised bed garden along the back of our house where it all became mud this winter. If I wanted to do this, do I need to start planting seeds now? I would really like to try to grow some lettuces, squash and zucchini, green and red peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes. Watermelons and pumpkins would be cool too.

No. Too early. You should decide on varieties and what kind of space you're thinking about, but too early for anything right now in our neck of the woods. Lettuce is the only cool weather crop you mentioned - all of the others love heat and will get very leggy and weak if you start them too early. PM if you want some mentoring.

 

[stonykill]

Nice tiller. It looks like the front end of a Cub Cadet.

that is a 2 wheel tractor. It is a 69 Gravely with the rotary plow attachment on it. The rotary plow is from 1944. I also have a tiller attachment, brush hog, mowers, snow cannon, sickle bar.

 

[Overhill Flocks]

that is a 2 wheel tractor. It is a 69 Gravely with the rotary plow attachment on it. The rotary plow is from 1944. I also have a tiller attachment, brush hog, mowers, snow cannon, sickle bar.

My dad found an old Gravely a couple of years ago and adores it. I'm surprised he hasn't named it, actually.

 

[stonykill]

My dad found an old Gravely a couple of years ago and adores it. I'm surprised he hasn't named it, actually.

I have several. This one is just my favorite

 

[Framac]

Hello folks.

It has been a while so I thought I would stop in and say hello. The world in our neck of the woods is like everyone elses, cold as ####.

Funny story. About the end of November, I decided to turn my lights down (from 14 hours to 10) to get the chickens a good chance to molt and rest. Egg production stopped almost immediately. From time to time I would get an egg, but nothing much. We even had to buy store eggs gah.

Well here a few weeks ago I changed the timer back to 14 hours, and expected the eggs would start coming. The Chickens look great, and I am hoping to set eggs at some point in Late February.

Well no eggs for a few weeks, and last Sunday I decided to do a full cleaning on the chicken coop. During the time I was in there 2-3 hours, I got 4 eggs. Mon-Friday, Zero eggs.......... hmmmm

Read a little, but had pretty much figured I had some egg eaters. Tried to find some fake eggs (Expensive on e-bay) and then decided to fill the coop with golf balls.

Sat-Tuesday, 3 remnants of eggs, and 22 full eggs.

I wonder how long they have been chowing down, and if they every truly stopped laying?

Stay warm people.

 

[ag29ande]

Hello folks.

It has been a while so I thought I would stop in and say hello. The world in our neck of the woods is like everyone elses, cold as ####.

Funny story. About the end of November, I decided to turn my lights down (from 14 hours to 10) to get the chickens a good chance to molt and rest. Egg production stopped almost immediately. From time to time I would get an egg, but nothing much. We even had to buy store eggs gah.

Well here a few weeks ago I changed the timer back to 14 hours, and expected the eggs would start coming. The Chickens look great, and I am hoping to set eggs at some point in Late February.

Well no eggs for a few weeks, and last Sunday I decided to do a full cleaning on the chicken coop. During the time I was in there 2-3 hours, I got 4 eggs. Mon-Friday, Zero eggs.......... hmmmm

Read a little, but had pretty much figured I had some egg eaters. Tried to find some fake eggs (Expensive on e-bay) and then decided to fill the coop with golf balls.

Sat-Tuesday, 3 remnants of eggs, and 22 full eggs.

I wonder how long they have been chowing down, and if they every truly stopped laying?

Stay warm people.

I also suspect I have an egg eater. I just separated out my blue opringtons, they are now under lights....still need to put the speckled sussexs and lavs in their own pens. We'll see what pens lay. I hoping to find out who my egg eater is, though it probably won't end well for her!

But I think I'm going to try golf balls this weekend.

 

[why do birds]

I'm wondering what your plan is. Where are you going to sell the quiche? Check in with your Coop Ext. Ask for the Farm business manager person. If its oneida county, let me know she is my SIL. When you go to a farmers market, which is where I think you are planning, those people are mostly doing it part time. They have one member who has a full time job that supports their farm venture. Well, except the Amish, they are full time. I"m not sure, but I think if you ware cooking for sale, you have to have an approved kitchen, check into that.

Also, in Nelson, there is a place that rents out their kitchens for "added value" to farm products. Its connected with Morrisville College. They could probably give you some answers.

Good luck. I love quiche, but can't eat wheat dough...

Was hoping to sell egg products at farmer's market and/or other venues, possibly flea markets. It would be part time. We have the kitchen plans in the building plans. We designed the plans to be sustainable as caterers. We are NOT allowed to have a commercial stove, largest stove allowed would be a Wolf double oven, (or 2 regular stoves). We left capacity in the kitchen for 2 stoves and 2 refrigerators, in case the business ever did take off. Sorry to hear about the gluten troubles, I'd be happy to prepare you a lovely omelet! Or other wheat free delight. I believe that you may eat rice, and so golumkie may be ok? That's hamburger, rice, a little cooked onion, salt, pepper mix wrapped in a cabbage leaf and baked in tomato sauce! I make salt free too for me, it's healthier, and I obtain the salt from the tomato sauce. If the kitchen is unacceptable for catering, we can prepare food on site like the other farmer market vendors do.