Image by Lost Albatross I seriously love that we can keep chickens within city limits. Question by Silver: How does one raise chickens in their backyard? I’m interested in raising chickens for consumption in my backyard. I’m tired of buying chickens, knowing all the hormones and crap that goes into them. I’d like to raise […]
Continue reading …if i have my broiler chickens on a 24-28% protein ration, how will that effect my meat?
December 4, 2011 2 Comments
Image by wickenden I made this for an early dinner. Asiago cheese bread, buttered with a base sauce made from a reduction of red wine, chicken deglazings and tomato broth, pounded and lightly breaded chicken fillets, fried in olive oil, goat cheese, pesto and san marsano tomatoes lightly dried under the broiler. The sandwiches were […]
Continue reading …i raise home-grown broiler chickens, do i need a license to ship my butchered birds in state or out of state?
December 3, 2011 2 Comments
Image by Paul Keller gate of an abandoned chicken farm somewhere in the east german countryside between magdeburg and berlin. i took the picture when cycling from hannover to berlin in the summer of 1995 Question by k_erdahl: i raise home-grown broiler chickens, do i need a license to ship my butchered birds in state […]
Continue reading …I have free range backyard chickens. They have had chiggers in the past and used carbaryl and it worked?
December 2, 2011 3 Comments
Image by Steven-L-Johnson Yum, tomato. Question by Mr. Peanut: I have free range backyard chickens. They have had chiggers in the past and used carbaryl and it worked? Is it likely this is seasonal and they should get dusted on a regular basis? What are other methods of controlling chiggers? Add your own answer in […]
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Image by Book_Maiden Pot of goodness food, veggies all local – turkey raised by my uncle, cooked by my momma. I made the soup from scratch, bones and all. Used garlic, onion and spices as a base with water and a bit of oil. Added large stalks of celery from my soup stalk and chopped […]
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Image by hagwall at Wrisleys in Boda Question by Chris C: How do you feed your home raised chickens? I know chicken feed is meant to mean cost very little, but what do you feed them with and how much does it cost? Are you up on buying the factory raised eggs from the supermarket? […]
Continue reading …Raising ducks and need something (besides a dog) that can look after them, defending them against predation.?
November 30, 2011 1 Comment
Image by francescominciotti And the story goes: the Duck race is a a non-competetive, in aid of charity contest that take place, every year since 2005, in several cities all around the US. You can «adopt» a rubber duck (as the ones shown in this picture) and, if your duck places on the first five […]
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Image by francescominciotti And the story goes: the Duck race is a a non-competetive, in aid of charity contest that take place, every year since 2005, in several cities all around the US. You can «adopt» a rubber duck (as the ones shown in this picture) and, if your duck places on the first five […]
Continue reading …I am thinking of raising Standard Bronze Turkeys, does anyone know how loud they are?
November 28, 2011 7 Comments
Image by roberthuffstutter A memory sketch: Grandad hawthorne’s chicken house. He also raised turkeys. Question by theaquaticspecialists: I am thinking of raising Standard Bronze Turkeys, does anyone know how loud they are? Add your own answer in the comments!
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Image by doug_wertman After a long day of gliding and searching for carrion, Turkey Vultures begin to settle in for the evening in Beaver Shores, AR. The Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, is a bird found throughout most of the Americas. It also known in some North American regions as the Turkey Buzzard (or just Buzzard), […]
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