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Allotment Day 38 – Gales v Polytunnel

Possibly the wettest April I have ever known, and now gales?? UGH!

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Is a typical chicken entree (i.e. grilled chicken breast or even chicken parm) made from a broiler or fryer?

Image by Marji Beach February 2009: Ava died suddenly. Upon necropsy, it turned out Ava was actually a boy, significantly underweight and full of cancer. He was a very friendly rooster and will be missed. Ava is a "peeper", our sanctuary-created term for a broiler, the type of chickens people eat. 9.2 billion Avas are […]

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Anyone with backyard chickens….?

Image by chrisdat Processing 280 Chickens – Cornish Cross & Red Bros at Pete and Jen Backyard Bird’s Mobile Poultry Processing Unit Question by : Anyone with backyard chickens….? We have recently started receiving eggs from our two chickens. These are the first home chickens we have ever had before. I was wondering if your […]

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What should I feed my chickens?

Image by Furryscaly I know she looks 12 in this shot, but she’s not. It’s just a goofy angle or something…or maybe they were just really big chickens… Question by Angie S: What should I feed my chickens? I really want to raise all-natural chickens. Right now I let my chickens loose during the day […]

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Can one use staggered breedings to keep a goat dairy operational year-round?

Image by Kaiscapes Media Surfing Goat Dairy, Malama Maui tour, Maui Visitors Bureau. Photography by Peter Liu (@PeterLiu47) Question by : Can one use staggered breedings to keep a goat dairy operational year-round? I live in a temperate zone, and I was told you could not do this due to something about light. What’s the […]

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Question by mehdi s: which state of USA has the best situation for broiler’s breeding chickens(Roster chickens).? What do you think? Answer below!

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The Third Update of the Organic Heirloom Vegetable Garden. Lots of sun and a good day to be on the balcony. Today we are looking at the progress of all vegetables and fruit since the last updates. We are also looking at the Double Stacked Tomato Planter from past videos, looking at the roots. Check […]

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isnt it great when you have flowers in-flower directly in front of your window, so you can see bees&butterflie

Image by OutdoorLori Posted via email from Bee Realty’s Posterous Question by catweazle: isnt it great when you have flowers in-flower directly in front of your window, so you can see bees&butterflie flies close up as youlook out of your window…..i dont mean a tiny dried out window box, but something like a raised up […]

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Hoop House – pipe bending

Bay Branch Farm building a hoop house with help of WWOOF volunteers.

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