Our chicken ranch seems to be continuing on. My sister found a great bunch of old books on raising chickens, feed and how to manage flocks - old school. The books are from the 1920's and they are so good.
We continue to learn. Right now in the "open air" coop there are 8 hens.... and we get about 6 eggs a day from them. In the enclosed coop there are 22 hens.... and we get about 8 eggs a day. Hmmmmmm, what is wrong with this picture?After studying, reading and thinking, talking and pondering, the guys have cut out the door and some "windows" to make the enclosed coop "open air". I'll let you know how it goes. So far, the chickens seem to love it, but it is the first day. The idea is to give them light, cross ventilation and one solid wall for a feeling of protection.
I am going to do a separate post on my sister's thoughts on the whole chicken process. We are both more convinced than ever that it is a good way to go.... raise them up as natural and healthy as possible by giving them what they need. This gives us ample resource then for protein from the meat and eggs.
It is baseball season and our son-in-law found time to play a little ball with our youngest son out in the orchard. What a great day!Best of health to you
Cindy
Looks like great fun!
ReplyDeleteWe're doing a couple of renovations to our coop too. This one is the first one we've ever built (we built it about 5 years ago) and boy has it been a good experience in what to do and not do when you build a coop. I'll be excited to build a new coop when we move to more property knowing what we know now!
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around the tomato plants & have already been able to plant some outside last week. They would be a bit pricey for that many tomatoes though but to get a few started early it has been worth it for them.
We haven't done much more on the house but my dad has been working on it for us while we have been over here.
It is super crazy windy here today which usually means it is stormy on your side of the Sierra's....
I found a recipe on the web last night for Beet Kvass & it is made & sitting on my counter. It looks pretty!
Heather, you might get the book I posted, or read portions of it on line. I listed a link to it on today's blog. It sure has good ideas. BTW, I skimmed the book you asked about, I think I either loaned it to Melissa (was it you?) or Nicole to read. When they are done, do you want me to send it up to you?
ReplyDeleteMelissa, the tomato plants are gorgeous. These are the best I have ever had. They are sturdy, dark green, lots of beautiful foliage.... lovin' it :)
I hope you like the kvass. Next time you come, ask me. I have some that has been sitting on the counter for a couple of months. You might like it. It is usually good for months and I would love to share some really potent stuff. I need to bottle it up and throw it in the fridge. It is a great cellular cleanse.
I couldn't find a blog on it.... guess I better get busy on that.