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In a follow up to my original post about caring for these rangers: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3742130#p3742130 I am excited to post that we are here, at butchering time!!! They did live totally free for their entire lives, most chose to perch under bushes, some...

So I learned yesterday that Chicken Manure is yet another item I can sell at this years farmer's market! I'm so excited, because I certainly have LOTS of that. Unfortunately, I'm in the list of the worlds' WORST composters.... and in 2 years have not managed YET to make compost so my...

Well, the insanity has started for 2010! I will be hatching around 40 chicks every 2 weeks for a couple of months and we'll see how long I keep it up for. I'm trying to get a fair amount of chicks from each of 3 family lines. This first batch was 20 chicks.. only 4 keepers Because of this...

Ok... so I was thinking, no big deal.. I care for hundreds of chicks/chickens... Orpingtons & Australorps anyway. But these Colored Rangers are a bit different right? Do they need any "special" care I wouldn't normally provide? I was thinking of raising them in a cold brooder indoors in the...

Most Won Ton fillings are meat based or cheese based, this is neither.. so I thought I would share this LOVELY veggie filling I use. They are sweet & wonderful and a bit addictive. They make GREAT finger foods & party snacks. The filling stores well in the fridge in a canning jar to be...

So I thought I would share our newest recipe here 'on the Farm. Growing up in a Cuban family, we ate our weight in black beans probably every month so it's fun for me to find new ways to revamp an old favorite. It's NOT "easy" but it's not hard.. it takes a couple of days because I NEVER...

We consume approximately in 1 year for our family of 3. 144lbs of pork/ham 96lbs of poultry 48lbs of red meats/beef/bison/deer we eat almost NO fish or seafood... I know that part is weird I'm calculating this because after seeing Food, Inc I am making other arrangements for our meat supplies.

http://www.rfdtv.com/ Mostly targeted at larger operations and not so much poultry, but STILL very informative much of the day time. Just in case someone didn't know.. it's pretty high up there in the #s not a place I usually go.

My Boy is the MOST wonderful dog of all of our 5 dogs. He showed up a couple weeks after I got chickens 2 summers ago while we were still building our first Hen House. He seemed like the perfect dog, big sweet boy that he was. We got him all cleaned up and have loved him ever since. He...

I haven't had the greatest luck with blues... can someone tell me if this is a defect or not? It doesn't look like I would've expected it to. It seems all I have is bad luck with blues...

February's end marks my renewal time in the NPIP program. I'm not sure if I should renew or not and would like to hear some oopinions from those of you who HAVE been in the NPIP program or ARE in the NPIP program and have made this decision. I have wanted to get a few new birds, but I can't...

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Hello, We had these lovely TRADERS threads for each state, or most states. You could subscribe to that thread, get updates via email on ONLY YOUR AREA, see what your local people had and wanted and keep in touch with your nearby friends. Which made everything SO EASY, local, no worries about...

Do you think that polyurethane would protect wood from bug infestations, like mites? My Lowe's has a clearance on some Cabothane for floors (Cabot brand) for $11 a gallon.......

The mice population has started to boom again and they have a favorite coop. Unfortunately, one male & female in that coop were in REALLY bad shape when I figured this out. Oddly they did not show the same "dirt" that everyone showed on the rear. Then hen was suprising all together as it took...

This is a MULTIPLE ITEM AUCTION - Due to current limitations in the Buy/Sell/Auction System YOU DO NOT NEED to place a bid here to purchase any of these items. Please Private Message Me or email: [email protected] to begin & complete your purchase. If you DO bid on these items, you will...

I've been experimenting here in the freezing cold and have kept a log on the temperatures for one of my experiments which I thought was the most hopeful. Is anyone else tracking the actual temperature of their water? What are your readings? I'm shooting for a warmer water really... something...

I wanted to share this craft with you, it's an easy last minute gift... can't imagine anyone wouldn't want one. We like to give these to teachers... as they are impersonal but handy. If you can't tell by the pics we have here a quilting ring, some wooden clothespins, green paint, cinnamon...

I just wanted you all to know, that last year after borrowing one, we purchased a digital projector. A BenQ model to be exact, a cheap LED one.. 2200 Lumens and around $350. IT IS THE SINGLE MOST AWESOME PURCHASE I HAVE EVER MADE IN MY LIFETIME!!!! People are always coming over asking us about...

This is a MULTIPLE ITEM AUCTION - Due to current limitations in the Buy/Sell/Auction System YOU DO NOT NEED to place a bid here to purchase any of these items. Please Private Message Me or email: [email protected] to begin & complete your purchase. If you DO bid on these items, you will...