The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[stonykill]

thats fine, but hey, catch us up on you!
whats happening in your neck of the woods?

keeping busy. Finishing up another Vardo, I was featured in the Tiny house blog and on FB , well my Vardo's were, not me

, refinishing a house full of furniture for a customer. It's been a year I bet since I'm on this page... so I know I'm missing a gazzillion things.

The girls are happy and laying fools. Too many roosters driving me nuts. Thinned out a few the other day. More to do.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

I've never overseeded before but that is what I was planning on trying. Just spreading the see right on top of the snow/ground.

There are some folks with sheep not too far from us. The lady's son told me she got a seed mix and put it in a regular grass seed thingy that you push to distribute the seed. He took me out in the pasture and showed me the area they seeded and it was lush and green and obviously thriving. Definitely looked different than the rest of their pasture.

That gave me the thought to try it out myself. I just have to figure out where to get seed. I guess I should call the feed mill and ask them if there is a seed mill around that gets non-gmo seeds.

I'm not even sure what I want to put out there. I'm not real excited about any legume (including alfalfa). I'd like to find some grasses that may have been native to this area if possible. And, like so many things, I procrastinate and haven't contacted anyone yet.

It's getting late!

Our weather says a chance of snow early next week. I have read on the Purdue site that planting grasses right before the snow is a good time. We did it for winter 2012/2013 and the grass came up nice.

 

[Sally8]

Here is a picture. It is an early one so she is a bit smaller now. It won't be long before she will be growing way to fast just like her siblings did.



Thank you to all of you for your congratulations.

What a cutie atootie as my grand daughter would say.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Here is a picture. It is an early one so she is a bit smaller now. It won't be long before she will be growing way to fast just like her siblings did.



Thank you to all of you for your congratulations.

@SallyinIndiana

 

[delisha]

Quote: Red clover is considered to be...I am pretty sure it has to do with hormones and helps with asthma and breathing I plant red and white clover in my grass for the chickens too..

Here is a picture. It is an early one so she is a bit smaller now. It won't be long before she will be growing way to fast just like her siblings did.



Thank you to all of you for your congratulations.

she looks like a sweet baby..you are blessed..

Quote: I am so tired of the snow..I can see grass in between drifts!!

 

[Scott H]

@Sally8.....do I sound like I'm arguing? I hope not because I'm not.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Well just culled my girl that had been popping out yellow yolks, no shell, just balls of yolk. She went quietly. I wish I'd noticed it for what it was sooner. RIP RIR.

Sorry to hear it.

I know in my head what needs to be done. But I don't think that doing it will ever be easy.

 

[stonykill]

here ya go Delisha

http://tinyhouseblog.com/vardo/toms-custom-vardo/

 

[Sally8]

@Sally8.....do I sound like I'm arguing? I hope not because I'm not.

No, you don't. Just speaking my mind on a subject.

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It's snowing again, the ground is lightly covered!!! Ugh!

 

[delisha]

here ya go Delisha

http://tinyhouseblog.com/vardo/toms-custom-vardo/

looks great!!
Those will keep you busy!!