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Jordan G · #31 02-26-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Buy an old book entitled, "5 Acres & Independence." Take from it what looks fun and forget the rest. Get a subscription to "Mother Earth News". When my last kid leaves I'm moving out of town to resume the good life after a 25 year pause....

---chris

I checked out that book on amazon too....looks pretty good, it's now in the shopping cart. The mixed reviews seem aligned with your suggestion (take what you want/discard the rest)....it seems people expect WAY too much from a book written in 1930 - but many of the core principles probably remain the same. Thanks for the tip B.

Chad300tdt · #32 02-26-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordan G

I checked out that book on amazon too....looks pretty good, it's now in the shopping cart. The mixed reviews seem aligned with your suggestion (take what you want/discard the rest)....it seems people expect WAY too much from a book written in 1930 - but many of the core principles probably remain the same. Thanks for the tip B.

I though it was worth ordering as well.

Thanks from me too.

Jordan G · #33 02-26-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Chad300tdt

I though it was worth ordering as well.

Thanks from me too.

Ahhh, the power of theBot.

Have you read any of John Seymour's books or the Storey's? I'm more familiar with the Storey's.....I think my MIL has a copy of the Basic Country Skills book....I'll have to check it out.

Chad300tdt · #34 02-26-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordan G

Ahhh, the power of theBot.

Have you read any of John Seymour's books or the Storey's? I'm more familiar with the Storey's.....I think my MIL has a copy of the Basic Country Skills book....I'll have to check it out.

Wow. There's a Storey's guide for everything.
"Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities"

I have to look into some other books now.

I also took some "darkstar" advice and ordered "Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening".

Botnst · #35 02-26-2008, 12:59 PM

Also anything by Rodale Press. They wrote the book (literally) on organic farming.

nate300d · #36 02-26-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

You major cost will be energy. Cold chickens don't produce and soon sicken.

For the second winter that I have been raising chickens my hens have yet to read the book about egg production and cold weather. Currently, I have ten hens; three Araucanas, three Australorps, and four Black Sex Links. Even in single digit temperature I have yet to get less than six eggs. I have been averaging eight eggs per day this winter. But then I also spoil my hens. When I feed then in the evening I feed them peanuts while I set on a pail and drink an imperial stout (well actually, two).

t walgamuth · #37 02-26-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by suginami

Let's settle this once and for all.

What variety was Foghorn Leghorn?

Leghorn?

Tom W

Botnst · #38 02-26-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nate300d

For the second winter that I have been raising chickens my hens have yet to read the book about egg production and cold weather. Currently, I have ten hens; three Araucanas, three Australorps, and four Black Sex Links. Even in single digit temperature I have yet to get less than six eggs. I have been averaging eight eggs per day this winter. But then I also spoil my hens. When I feed then in the evening I feed them peanuts while I set on a pail and drink an imperial stout (well actually, two).

Wow, don't ever teach those biddies to read!

suginami · #39 02-26-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Leghorn?

Tom W

You know, the cartoon character:

t walgamuth · #40 02-26-2008, 01:45 PM

Absolutely!

He is a leghorn, obviously.

Tom W

Chad300tdt · #41 02-26-2008, 01:47 PM

Foghorn Leghorn is a leghorn. He has an old college buddy named "Rhode Island Red".

This is the best cartoon starring Foghorn Leghorn IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw51WxPyZqU

nate300d · #42 02-26-2008, 01:48 PM

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Wow, don't ever teach those biddies to read!

I think that it is a matter of 'keeping the ladies happy'. They love peanuts and banana peels. When I st down to feed them one of the Araucanas will fly up on my leg or shoulder. So far they don't bother my stout.

Mistress · #43 02-26-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by raymr

It sounds like a much simpler way of life, and it's better than having employees. If you ever get mad at the chickens, just eat 'em!

chickens have lips-n-lawyers.

Mike D · #44 02-26-2008, 02:19 PM

Why do chicken coops have two doors?

Wait for it!

Wait for it!

'cause if they had four doors, they'd be sedans!

Yes, mother, I'm taking the rest of my meds now.

Dee8go · #45 02-26-2008, 02:23 PM

When I was growing up in North Carolina, I used to see a lot of ole Buick and Chevy chicken coops in the front yards of my grand mother's tenants' houses. I think they were actually chicken sedans . . . .