I got a great video for you to watch about raising chickens.  Now take a look at these two good looking guys while they bring you up to date on the latest way to raise these chicks.  Michael & I watched this and think it has a helluva lot of merit.  If its country....its got my vote.  Love ya.

 

I hate keep posting pictures of my silly birds.  All 9 eggs that were under Mother Goose in the barn hatched.  I am still amazed that that many made it.  In my wife's incubator in her classroom so far she has 4 of the 9 that have hatched. Her kids in her classroom have had a ball with it.

4 hours ago, Hawkez said:

I hate keep posting pictures of my silly birds.  All 9 eggs that were under Mother Goose in the barn hatched.  I am still amazed that that many made it.  In my wife's incubator in her classroom so far she has 4 of the 9 that have hatched. Her kids in her classroom have had a ball with it.

  Thumbs up to sharing this in the classroom. Alway great education. 

I see hissing!  You got two birds that don't look happy.

I am imagining the bird in the top of the image as having a MOB personality, "what you looking at PAL!"  "get him vinny"

26 minutes ago, CSM said:

I see hissing!  You got two birds that don't look happy.

2 Birds?  Nope, there were 5 there that weren't happy.  The females have always been pretty calm and stand-offish, but yesterday was the first time that they have actually bit me.  They are definitely a gregarious animal.  Those chicks are protected by the flock and not just momma.  It has been so fun to watch.

I want geese now.

fishing pole and some pop corn is all you need to catch on yourself    

Edited April 21, 20168 yr by Me78569

8 minutes ago, CSM said:

I want geese now.

I'd be happy to hook you up with some of these.  I have an incubator in the house with 11 eggs that should hatch in 2 weeks.  I should be starting another incubator full this weekend as the one is becoming available.

I bought mine last year from Metzer Farms in southern California.  They just put them in the mail.  I barely feed them as they eat weeds and LOVE dandelions.   I keep water available for them all day.  They are very little work.

5 minutes ago, Hawkez said:

I'd be happy to hook you up with some of these.  I have an incubator in the house with 11 eggs that should hatch in 2 weeks.  I should be starting another incubator full this weekend as the one is becoming available.

I bought mine last year from Metzer Farms in southern California.  They just put them in the mail.  I barely feed them as they eat weeds and LOVE dandelions.   I keep water available for them all day.  They are very little work.

 

Thanks!  

 

Unfortunately they aren't allowed where I live at the moment.  (Military base)

Can't you pull rank?

21 minutes ago, Hawkez said:

Can't you pull rank?

 

Ha.  I'm nobody. 

This was my day.  My son and I processed about 18 chickens.  We ended up with about 90 lbs of meat that we put in the freezer.  My wife and I figured that between the cost of the birds and feed this harvest cost us about $1.45 a pound. Not too bad for a days work. 

 

On a side note, I am a proud dad.  My 12 year old son was in charge of the killing, scalding, plucking, and chopping off the legs.  I was impressed at how capable he was and never needed my help, in fact, I struggled to keep up with him.

mmmm... I love fried chicken. 1.45 a lbs. in those birds isn't bad, the quality is so much better than store bought and at least you know whats in them

 

 

I cant butcher mine though. They are just egg layers. 3 years and still producing. I was thinking of picking up a batch of butcher chickens for the summer,

Greenhouse is doing it's work.  We harvested our first veggies this year.  2 split peas, some spinach and a boat load of rhubarb.   Within a week we should have some squash starting to show.  

The garlic is doing great also.   ( on the right, tall)

 

Our short list

- garlic

- beans

-peas

-tomato ( various)

- green / yellow / Patty pan squash

- cucumber

-strawberries

-raspberries

- asparagus 

- lettuces

- spinach

- small onion (whatever they are called)

- Brussel sprouts

 

Anyone else growing stuff?

Edited June 13, 20168 yr by Me78569

We have Potatoes, Onions, Tomatoes and lots of corn.  One of these years I'd like to plant garlic.

Blackberries, raspberries, cherry, apples, pears, plums, thimble berries, etc.

1 hour ago, Hawkez said:

We have Potatoes, Onions, Tomatoes and lots of corn.  One of these years I'd like to plant garlic.

i'd highly recommend it.  It is SOOO easy to do and it leaves you with a nice area to plant mid july once you harvest the garlic.

1 minute ago, Me78569 said:

i'd highly recommend it.  It is SOOO easy to do and it leaves you with a nice area to plant mid july once you harvest the garlic.

Do you plant your garlic in the fall or early spring?

Fall,

 

If you'd like I can ship you a few cloves for planting when I harvest this year?  We have some really nice gaint garlic.

We got chickens this year. 16 pullets. One turned out to be a rooster. Her name was Ginger. Now Gingerbread Man. But I call him Junior. They all use the same bathroom. Lol.