The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Sally8]

NYS DEC has an official stance that we don't have mountainlions as well. But we do. Had one in my front yard last year. Friends have pictures of them. DEC just says "that's not a mountainlion"

Be prepared. I never saw a weasel here until this past year. 1st mink I ever saw was 2 years ago.

We don't have Mt Lions either and many have been seen. No rattlers here but many, many killed. (Of course protected) One was so large, it was as big as a man's arm and stretched across the road. The man who ran over it worked with me. DEC tried to give him grief, apparently it was run over many times. B ut it was whisked off to Cornell and no one heard anything more about it. So yeah, I know we have all these varmints that we don't have. Thankfully, my neighbors love to keep the varmint population down. I'll use traps. I had been keeping a trap set until the only thing I caught was my cat. I need to reset it.

Not sure if you need a permit to trap cats. lol

 

[Leahs Mom]

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That's what I meant too. Frozen then left out. I don't think you'd have a problem in the fridge after it was frozen.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Del-
Some time ago you posted about broadcasting seed on the snow in pasture so that it would come up in the spring. I believe oregano was the seed you mentioned.

Can you give us a run-down of what we could broadcast now that would come up in the pasture (without tilling or putting specifically in the garden, I mean)?

 

[jockeyeba]

Off topic I know, but couldn't we all use a nice place to park our lawn mower? Think of all the chickens this barn could hold! PeepsCA,, your guineas would love to roost up there!

to live in this

 

[jockeyeba]

aoxa, sorry to hear about carlton.  my partner, Sue, had to put down her dog today - its a tough day. 

X2

 

[jockeyeba]

ok, that barn blows me away.  Chickens, heck, I'ld live in there!

BD, thanks.

I just had the weirdest egg experience ever.  Cracked open an egg, couldn't have been more than a week old, noticed the shell went easy and the yolk was broken before I opened it, and yuck!!!! the air sac had green mold in it!    Had to throw everything out in the pan and start over.   Anyone ever seen that before?

 

[pigeonguy]

ok, that barn blows me away. Chickens, heck, I'ld live in there!

BD, thanks.

I just had the weirdest egg experience ever. Cracked open an egg, couldn't have been more than a week old, noticed the shell went easy and the yolk was broken before I opened it, and yuck!!!! the air sac had green mold in it! Had to throw everything out in the pan and start over. Anyone ever seen that before?

Guess you missed one of my post that says. Crack egg in cup put in pan crack on other egg in cup put egg in pan etc. Never crack an egg directly into a pan. Especially if you have other ingredients in it. Don't think I need to explain why after that experience.

PS. Thanks great Grandma.

 

[jockeyeba]

aoxa, sorry to hear about carlton.  my partner, Sue, had to put down her dog today - its a tough day. 

So sorry to hear about the losses.  Today, my son and I put down the cat we adopted over 15 years ago.  Very sad day at our houses.

Stony, I remember very well the pics you showed of the weasel you got.  I've never heard of them being seen around here but saw that we have them from a DEC chart.  We are not supposed to have Fishers (did I spell that right) but someone saw one down the road a couple of miles.  I don't believe we can ever be too prepared.  Sue

Sorry about your cat I've had several over the years

 

[jockeyeba]

Cilantro herb contains no cholesterol; however, it is rich in antioxidants, essential oils, vitamins, and fiber.

• • Its leaves and seeds contain many essential volatile oils such as borneol, linalool, cineole, cymene, terpineol, dipentene, phellandrene, pineneandterpinolene.
  • The leaves and stem tips are also rich in numerous anti-oxidant polyphenolic flavonoids such asquercetin, kaempferol, rhamnetin and epigenin.
  • The herb is a good source of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure. Iron is essential for red blood cell production. Manganese is used as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
  • It is also rich in many vital vitamins, including folic-acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin-A, beta carotene, vitamin-C that is essential for optimum health. Vitamin-C is a powerful natural antioxidant..
  • It provides 6748 IU ofvitamin-Aper 100 g, Vitamin-A, an important fat soluble vitamin and anti-oxidant, is also required for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin and is essential for vision. Consumption of natural foods rich in vitamin-A and flavonoids (carotenes) helps protect from lung and oral cavity cancers.
  • Cilantro is one of the richest herbal sources for vitamin K;provide about 258% of DRI. Vitamin-K has a potential role in bone mass building by promoting osteotrophic activity in the bones.
  • Coriander seed oil has been found application in many traditional medicines as analgesic, aphrodisiac, anti-spasmodic, deodorant, digestive, carminative, fungicidal, lipolytic, stimulant and stomachic.

Wonderful! Cilantro leaves provide only 23 calories/100 g, but their phyto-nutrients profile is no less than any high-calorie food item; be it nuts, pulses or cereals or meat group.
This humble backyard herb provides (% of RDA/100g): 15% of folates, 11% of vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), 45% of vitamin C, 225% of vitamin A, 258% of vitamin K, 22% of iron and 18% of manganese.

eat a lot of cilantro in our end of the world

 

[atmaclean]

We don't have Mt Lions either and many have been seen.  No rattlers here but many, many killed. (Of course protected)  One was so large, it was as big as a man's arm and stretched across the road.  The man who ran over it worked with me.  DEC tried to give him grief, apparently it was run over many times. B ut it was whisked off to Cornell and no one heard anything more about it.  So yeah, I know we have all  these varmints that we don't have.  Thankfully, my neighbors love to keep the varmint population down.  I'll use traps.  I had been keeping a trap set until the only thing I caught was my cat.  I need to reset it.

Not sure if you need a permit to trap cats.  lol

We have seen cougar here in NC as well. They run a path not far from our acreage. Two years ago I saw one down at our stream in the back pasture. No one believed me until a friend of my husband saw one cross the main road about a mile from us last fall. I'm so thankful for our maremma!! We dont see any coyote or other nasty varmits anymore.... We have also set traps for the remaining skunk or two that we haven't shot. There is one who keeps getting our Australian shepherd! But at least they don't get down around the house or near the chickens. We have had the same luck.....just caught our own cats in the trap so far! Lol. Those skunks are the nastiest things ever! They were all over here a few years ago but we have slowly gotten the population down.

I am hopeful that our maremma will soon take to chasing the hawks. My great pyr hated them and went after them anytime they flew near our property! We have scared them off many times with the shotgun and rifle but only gotten a few..... I can't imagine having chickens without a good guardian dog.