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Yes, like almost all foods offered in stores, honey in most cases is heated and processed to eliminate the gov't's paranoia over "our safety" from germs and whatnot. Raw honey is just simply raw honey.
Little suggestion on Araucanas, Ameraucanas, and whatnot - Let the boys have their area, girls have their area.
I lately found out that when people put their chickens in runs (for safety) then let them out to free range in limited parts of the day. . . . They do it just before sunset so the chickens go right back to bed when it gets dark. Dumbest idea ever, in my opinion.
If someone is going to say they don't want to free range their chickens because of predator issues, but they wouldn't mind a short moment now and then, but just at DUSK? Do people realize they're letting their chickens out to forage in the most dangerous time of day? . . . . There's no difference between that and completely letting them free range 24/7 except the only chance the hens get is during the most dangerous point of day.
Had to rant. I didn't know people did this until the one time I drove through Port Angeles at dusk, and for the first time ever, I saw chickens outside. And I thought, wow, really? This time? And only this time of day? Wow.
btw - We've got thunder tonight!! Anyone else getting thunder?
They'd be out foraging all day on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and after 1pm on Friday, and after 3 the remaining days. I have a fenced 2 acres that will have 2 more fenced areas within (25'X30'); and 2 tractors that I can pull out of the fenced areas to the front pasture (that at times seems to be an Elk super highway)
Not sure if I'd hear it with the way the rain has been hammering the roof! No flashes, though earlier we had heavy squalls not as bad as Thursday when the squalls were 9 stop with really wicked winds.
My girls are always in at dusk - it surprises me how early they sometimes choose to head back to the coop. On warm nights, one of my EE's will sleep on a perch in the covered run rather than in the coop. This makes me a little nervous. The only thing that could get in is a bear, and I don't want her attracting any. Since we have had snow covering the yard the past few weeks, it is amazing to see how much they eat! My last bag of food lasted 4.5 months with 9 hens. They are already nearly half through the new bag, and I opened it in February, and I supplement with lots of veggie scraps and other leftovers that I throw in their covered runs each day.
Mine go out during different times of the day. But a lot of the time during the week I either don't let them out, or they go out for an hour or two before dusk. They go in pretty early too. I checked on them tonight, and even though I didn't think it was dark, they thought it was time to go to bed. I just have to let them out when I can or they get grumpy, and they are already slacking on the egg production.
So I don't want to upset them further. Anyone have some good tips for better egg production. I have two that molted a while back(like 5 months) and still aren't laying. Ideas? Anyone? Anyone? Bueler? Bueller? gig
Yes, like almost all foods offered in stores, honey in most cases is heated and processed to eliminate the gov't's paranoia over "our safety" from germs and whatnot. Raw honey is just simply raw honey.
Little suggestion on Araucanas, Ameraucanas, and whatnot - Let the boys have their area, girls have their area.
I lately found out that when people put their chickens in runs (for safety) then let them out to free range in limited parts of the day. . . . They do it just before sunset so the chickens go right back to bed when it gets dark. Dumbest idea ever, in my opinion.
Had to rant. I didn't know people did this until the one time I drove through Port Angeles at dusk, and for the first time ever, I saw chickens outside. And I thought, wow, really? This time? And only this time of day? Wow.
btw - We've got thunder tonight!! Anyone else getting thunder?
They'd be out foraging all day on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and after 1pm on Friday, and after 3 the remaining days. I have a fenced 2 acres that will have 2 more fenced areas within (25'X30'); and 2 tractors that I can pull out of the fenced areas to the front pasture (that at times seems to be an Elk super highway)
Not sure if I'd hear it with the way the rain has been hammering the roof! No flashes, though earlier we had heavy squalls not as bad as Thursday when the squalls were 9 stop with really wicked winds.
My girls are always in at dusk - it surprises me how early they sometimes choose to head back to the coop. On warm nights, one of my EE's will sleep on a perch in the covered run rather than in the coop. This makes me a little nervous. The only thing that could get in is a bear, and I don't want her attracting any. Since we have had snow covering the yard the past few weeks, it is amazing to see how much they eat! My last bag of food lasted 4.5 months with 9 hens. They are already nearly half through the new bag, and I opened it in February, and I supplement with lots of veggie scraps and other leftovers that I throw in their covered runs each day.
Mine go out during different times of the day. But a lot of the time during the week I either don't let them out, or they go out for an hour or two before dusk. They go in pretty early too. I checked on them tonight, and even though I didn't think it was dark, they thought it was time to go to bed. I just have to let them out when I can or they get grumpy, and they are already slacking on the egg production.
