A week ago today I drove an hour north of where I live and picked up 4 new hens. My new hens are NPIP tested, fat and healthy and happy! I just formally introduced the ladies together in the same pen and after a week in "quarantine" they are getting along famously. Whew! After my beginnings with 6 hens in Jan. down to 4…
I know you are not supposed to introduce adult hens with other adults hens. But I did it anyway. It has turned out remarkably well! I had lost two of my six hens over about three months. One was sick and the other one, well we do not know what happened to her, I just had to cull her. It was sad. So, an opportunity came up…
So what is everybody harvesting now? For me...zone 7b...it's tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, tomatillos, okra, green beans, squash, and cukes. I see melons and corn on the horizon.
All of you may do this already. I saw it on Facebook/ backyard homesteaders. If you buy hearts of romaine lettuce, as I do, you can put the bottom part that you cut off in a glass jar with about an inch of water and it will almost immediately start to grow new leaves. If I knew how to post a picture on here I could show…
Good morning y'all! Just wanted to share this. Most of you may already know. This morning, I apparently was still sound asleep, I laid my hand right down on a hot burner. Bad burn on two fingers. I immediately broke two eggs open, and soaked my fingers in the egg white. Five minutes and no more pain. It is a wonderful home…
I recently lost one of my hens to Marek's Disease and wondered if any of you had any experience with this ailment?
Hello, Just thought we could start off with topics that we can add to and then all the answers are at one post? This morning I had 2 soft boiled eggs and 1 slice if Hovis seed sensations bread with flora light = 332 cal this will keep me full till dinner time. I picked the eggs up fresh this morning from my two chickens.…
