Tag Archives: Chickens
Fowl or Gallino Rennet -Part 1
By now you have most likely figured out that I like to try things in book and see if they work, I also am huge on finding and learning ways to use everything that the farm produces and to reduce … Continue reading
Foot Care..this and that post..
Its been a interesting few weeks when it comes to foot care on the farm, in a number of ways, with the cold weather, socks/boots have become much more common on the farm, instead of crocks which are my standard … Continue reading
Chicken Feed-Protein from thin Air..sort of..
So a couple weeks back one of the blogs that I like to read recommended a new chicken book, The small Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey Ussery, now she did a glowing write up to the point that I had to … Continue reading
Sweet an Sour Grilled Quail Breast
This recipe is in the New Eld Hunter’s Cookbook, and I have not changed a thing, its amazing as it is! If you have access to Quail do give this one a try, or if you can’t find quail, consider … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged Canning, Chickens, Food Production and Recipes
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Chicken Power in the garden
Chicken Cruiser, Mobile Chicken Coop, Chicken Tractor, or Chicken Ark in our neck of the woods, the names all mean the samething in general, a moveable pen where your chickens get to be both confined(aka Safe) and yet have a fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Critters, gardens
Tagged Chickens, Ducks, Farm Fresh Eggs, Frugal, Garden, manure
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Fluff and Feathers..
A new clutch of ducklings, with a second hen still sitting on her nest.. total little fluffy tikes.. Remember these little guys.. Guess who just turned one month old and are ready for their move into the little barn Here … Continue reading
Raising Chicks 101
As I write this, I am listening to the peep-peep for the chicks and the whistle-whistle of the turkey day olds, you can tell by their sounds that they are content, its a soft sound, I had my hatching numbers for … Continue reading
Fresh Sweet Pea’s-A spring treat in a Sweet and Sour Pork Dish.
My Garden Cup Overflows, one of the many things coming out of the garden at this time of the year is sweet fresh green pea’s. They are still in bloom so there is no end in sight yet, but the … Continue reading
My Double Yolker Girl
My Chickens are dual purpose birds, this means they are of older breeds that are still good for both egg production but you get a nice amount of size on the boys for the freezer camp. It also means that … Continue reading
Its started already-The dryer’s are full and will be till fall
Its the time of year that we start preserving food for the coming winter, and I am currently drying Stinging Nettle (for my own use, I like the fresh spring nettles for house use), Clover for winter chicken feed, and … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Storage, frugal
Tagged Chickens, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Wild Foods
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Just another Day on the Farm 