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The Cattle Panel Chicken Tractor Works
…though it’s not the best. Here’s the video from a year ago in which I filmed the build and shared my thoughts on how it turned out: Though it’s unwieldy, it’s been quite useful on our new property. It...
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Building a Chicken Coop (Developing Nation Style)
This week we’re building a chicken coop. With the price of eggs, we’ve decided to expand our chicken operation. So far it’s cost us about $500 to build the coop, which is roughly 8.5 eggs at today’s...
View ArticleUnderstanding Genetic Diversity (via Sand Hill Preservation Center)
Wendy shares a good article on the value of genetic diversity, over at Sand Hill Preservation Center: “There’s a good reason why Dorkings aren’t commercially available from many hatcheries. They don’t...
View ArticleThe “Hens Not Laying Conspiracy”
Many reports have been coming in from chicken owners that their hens quit laying recently, or that their chickens stopped producing eggs in recent months. The cause, according to many, is feed that was...
View ArticleClever Ways to Feed Chickens
Joan shares some ideas on feeding chickens: I’ve kept Rhode island reds a couple of different times over my lifetime and have decided to do it again this spring. I kept them back when there wasn’t so...
View ArticleI forgot something…
A few commenters on my Struggles with Chickens livestream reminded me of the value of azolla, duckweed and other aquatic plants as chicken feed sources. Anna writes: “I’m considering growing azolla. It...
View ArticleDon’t forget the animals…
Melinda comments: “Along with roots, people sometimes forget rabbits, ducks and chicken eggs are a very quick way to feed a family with food that is far more filling than veg. In an emergency animals...
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Give Us This Day Our Daily TRUCKLOAD of Bread?
Rachel and I pray the Our Father daily. Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And...
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Why are we getting deep orange egg yolks?
Check out this amazing egg yolk: Our chickens have been getting restaurant scraps along with fresh brassica greens, and over the last couple of weeks, the yolks have become very rich and dark. It’s...
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99.9% Home-Grown Breakfast
My first attempt at bacon was a moderate success, so breakfast was created with all home-raised ingredients! Farm eggs, pickled homegrown daikon radishes, mizuna greens sautéed in lard from our pigs,...
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I’m done with “dual-purpose” chickens
For years, we’ve tried out various chicken breeds, often favoring brown egg layers. But the best-laying bird on the least feed that we ever raised was a white egg layer. It was the best forager as...
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