Tag Archives: Chickens

Winter eggs- How to get them

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

How do you get a steady supply of winter eggs on the homestead? Most folks talk about Light and how it effects laying and it does, and its important for sure.. Darker hens have more trouble with this then lighter … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens | Tagged 5 ways to keep your chickens laying in winter, Chickens, Winter laying of eggs | 14 Comments

The danger of a food glut-Pantry Woes

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

It does not matter if you buy in bulk at the farmers market, buy in bulk from your local farmer or be a homesteader, old or new at the living off the land, one of the big challenges is food … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged Budgeting your pantry needs, Buying meat in bulk, Chickens, Ducks, Farmgal tip of the day, Farmstead, gardens, homestead, Meat on the homestead, Rabbits | 3 Comments

Heavy Dual Bird Growout 2015 – Speckled Sussex

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

This grow out had a number of challenges, the least of which are that I got chicks at three different times of the year, so they have to be compared to where they are fair more then If I had … Continue reading →

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The New Layer Flock to be..

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

My older flock is really getting up there with age on some of the hens, I love them and I hope to get another year or two out of them yet, but my youngest hen is three coming four and … Continue reading →

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How to get your birds out of a tree!

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

If you have had chickens or fowl of some kind, it happens to the best of us.. we teach them to come when called, we train them to go into the coop at night, we round them up and chase … Continue reading →

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Chickens- Egg production overview 2015- Jan

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

The intent of working to keep track of this is for a few reasons, in part because this is a tracking year! A) General overview of costs of the hens vs the return impute on the eggs, (I am unsure … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Farm Tracking 2015 | Tagged Chickens, Cost of feeding a laying hen per week, Costs of farm raised eggs, Farm Tracking Year, Farm Tracking Year 2015, feed costs, Feeding chickens in winter | 8 Comments

Proof in the pudding, or in this case, proof in nest box.

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Just another day on the farm

So last year, I brought a high quality faverolles rooster at the spring bird sale, I paid a pretty penny for him and I named him Wash, he is a very good rooster, he is great with us, he is … Continue reading →

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The New Chicks..

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Well so far momma hen has hatched less then 50% of her clutch, the four are doing great, Momma is still sitting on her eggs and she has now hatched a single chick for three days in a row.. and she shows … Continue reading →

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Won’t they make such pretty chicks?!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

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Very interesting information from Mcmurray Hatchery in regards to Light Bulbs..

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Just another day on the farm

Makes me glad all over that I removed all the non-stick pans in the house, but I will now have to start double checking when we buy our light bulbs for the little barn, so glad I use the in … Continue reading →